Tag: succession

Civil Religion and the Transfer of Charismatic Authority in Venezuela

Posted by wordpress | Mar 8, 2013 | Analysis

As the procession of thousands of supporters carrying Chávez’s remains progressed slowly through Caracas streets on Wednesday, March 6, the President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello tweeted that he could hear the...

Are the Stakes High? Is the Region Divided?

Posted by David Smilde | Jan 24, 2013 | Analysis

One paragraph of Jackson Diehl’s recent op ed on Venezuela stuck with me. Discussing the shroud of secrecy around Hugo Chávez’s health and the irregular situation that it has produced within Venezuela, Diehl said: All this would...

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