For the sake of Venezuela: Power-Sharing mechanism challenges and opportunities: Por el bien de Venezuela: oportunidades y retos del mecanismo del poder compartido

Francisco Salvador Barroso Cortes

doi:10.12795/araucaria.2024.i56.15

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Francisco Salvador Barroso Cortes Universidad Loyola Andalucía https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9143-2391

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/araucaria.2024.i56.15

Schlagworte:

Power-Sharing; Venezuela; Populism; Democratization; Nation-Building.

Abstract

It remains to be determined whether what will prevail is a Venezuela united in diversity or a divided and presumably destroyed. This article suggests that Venezuelan political elites might contemplate power-sharing as a means to restore the nation-state. The article delves into the challenges and prospects of adopting power-sharing as an elite strategy for not only peacekeeping but also crucially, peace-making processes. Starting with an overall assessment of Venezuelan democracy, it identifies factors that may hinder consociational democracy. The article then analyzes sociopolitical elements favoring autocracy and partitocracy, before discussing the current challenges and opportunities of power-sharing. It highlights the role of Venezuelan elites and the persistent issue of elite non-circulation as critical factors in the ongoing political deadlock. Additionally, it explores the relationship between democracy, state-building, and the impact of autocratization.

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