Analysis: Bolivarian Project

What the Statistics Tell Us about Venezuela in the Chavez Era

By Chris Carlson - Venezuelanalysis.com, Nov 30th 2012

In the lead up to Venezuela’s presidential election earlier this year, the picture painted in most private media was that of a country falling apart. But a brief look at the statistics offers a very different story, one that helps explain why the majority of the Venezuelan people keep re-electing a government that, according to the private media, is driving the country into the ground.

Analyzing the Debate on Chavez’s Socialist Plan: Interview with Venezuelan Academic Javier Biardeau

By Hector Escalante / Javier Biardeau – Correo del Orinoco International , Nov 30th 2012

Javier Biardeau, Professor of Sociology at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) (CDO)

Javier Biardeau, Professor of Sociology at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), analyses the what the debate underway over Hugo Chavez’s Socialist Plan of the Nation means for democracy in Venezuela.

Viva Venezuela! New Documentary Released

By RCG - Revolutionary Communist Group, Nov 15th 2012

The British political organization Revolutionary Communist Group has released a new documentary, Viva Venezuela!, about the fight to build socialism in Venezuela and the 2012 elections.

The Opposition Will Beat Us in 2018 if We Don’t Rectify our Errors

By Luigino Bracci - El Espacio De Lubrio, Nov 13th 2012

Venezuelan blogger and journalist Luigino Bracci analyzes the significance of electoral trends and why support for the opposition has grown faster than support for Chavez in recent years. He argues that if current trends continue, the opposition will win the presidency in 2018.

"Chavez is still a model for Obama": Interview with Santiago Zabala

By Silvia Mazzini - Al-Jazeera, Nov 13th 2012

[REUTERS]

Silvia Mazzini talks to philosopher Santiago Zabala about 'hermeneutic communism' and and how re-elected Chavez should be a model for re-elected US President Barack Obama.

After Venezuela’s Elections: Defeat for the Right, Challenges for the Left

By Iain Bruce - International Viewpoint, Nov 12th 2012

The crowd outside Miraflores presidential palace after the announcement of Chavez’ re-election on 7 October (AVN)

Author and journalist Iain Bruce puts Hugo Chavez’ re-election as Venezuelan president into its domestic and regional context, and offers his analysis on the challenges for the left in Venezuela and Latin America in the coming period.

Venezuela: the Years Ahead

By Richard Gott – Latin America Bureau, Nov 10th 2012

Hugo Chavez waving the Venezuelan flag to supporters from the People’s Balcony of the presidential palace, Miraflores, on Sund

Hugo Chávez has won the presidential elections of 2012; so what now lies ahead in the next six years? After 14 years in power, it is tempting to suggest that he will preside over more of the same, yet in practice the experience of the Bolivarian Revolution over the long haul has been a roller-coaster of unexpected and visionary schemes that have come thick and fast...

The Momentum’s Still with Chavez, Not the Opposition

By Lee Brown - Left Futures, Nov 8th 2012

Hugo Chavez was re-elected with a landslide in October winning a record number of votes. Yet, some media have given the impression that though Hugo Chavez won, it is the Venezuelan right-wing coalition that is the political force making gains.

Taking the University to the People: The Politics of Higher Education in Venezuela

By Correo Del Orinoco International, Nov 7th 2012

For more than nine years, Venezuela’s Bolivarian University (UBV) has been leading the ﬁght to democratize higher education and provide opportunities for aspiring students who for a range of economic and geographic reasons had been previously unable to receive a college degree.

Michael Lebowitz on What We Can Expect from Chavez's Fourth Term as Venezuelan President

By Michael Lebowitz - Novosti Newspaper, Nov 2nd 2012

Michael Lebowitz in Zagreb. (Jovica Drobnja)

Author and academic Michael Lebowitz discusses the internal dynamics of the Bolivarian movement and prospects for the project of socialism of the 21^st century in Venezuela in the coming period.

What now? Venezuela's Post-Electoral Challenges

By Daniel Hellinger & Julia Buxton - Latin America Bureau, Nov 1st 2012

Two well-known scholars on Venezuela give their analysis of the post-election scenario and what the challenges will be for the Bolivarian Revolution in the coming years.

The Children of 1989: Resurrecting the Venezuelan Dead

By George Ciccariello-Maher – History Workshop Online, Oct 31st 2012

“We are sons of ´89 in revolution” (Lainie Cassel, http://caracazomedia.org/)

The dead of 1989 are not mere metaphor: concretely speaking, these corpses were between 300 and 3,000, most executed at close range in their homes as the Venezuelan armed forces fired an estimated four million bullets in an attempt to do the impossible, to put the genie back in the bottle, Pandora back in her box.

Venezuela: The Future of ‘21st Century Socialism’ After the Poll

By Federico Fuentes - Green Left Weekly, Oct 29th 2012

(Green Left Weekly)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s re-election on October 7 with more than 55% of the vote was vital for two reasons. Here, Federico Fuentes, explains why, and outlines the challenges facing Venezuela's project for 21st century socialism over the next 6 years.

Is Venezuela a "One off"?

By Richard Seymour & Stuart Munckton, Oct 15th 2012

Afro-descendent youths from the Venezuelan cultural movement "Cause" (Cause)

Here Venezuelanalysis brings you an exchange between Richard Seymour and Stuart Munckton on the significance of the Venezuelan process and perceptions of it in leftist circles in the West.

Venezuela Reelects Hugo Chavez. What’s Next?

By Steve Ellner - In These Times, Oct 12th 2012

Chavez celebrates his victory last Sunday (archives)

To judge by his previous victories, Chávez’ win will be quickly followed by a new wave of reforms.