Award Date
5-2013
Degree Type
Honors Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Political Science
Advisor 1
John Tuman
Advisor 2
Miram MeltonVilanueva
Advisor 3
Andrew Hanso
Number of Pages
48
Abstract
The charismatic authority of Hugo Chávez often led analysts to affirm that the Bolivarian Revolution was dependent on his leadership. This study attempts to assess the degree of that dependence by examining whether the Bolivarian Revolution has institutionalized or not. Three variables were examined: the discourse of President Chávez, the political unity of PSUV deputies in the National Assembly, and the bypass of the electoral framework by Chávez. Two hypotheses were then formulated. The first one stipulated that the aspects of movementism found in the Bolivarian Revolution were relevant enough to disqualify it as an institutionalized system. The second one stipulated that the Bolivarian Revolution had, however, made efforts to institutionalize that qualify it as a system in transition. The revolution was found to be only partially institutionalized as the bypass of the electoral framework by President Chávez was both a violation of institutionalized democracy and participatory democracy. A discussion of findings follow.
Keywords
Political science; Revolutions; Social movements; Social movements--Political aspects
Disciplines
Other Political Science | Political History | Political Science | Social Influence and Political Communication
Language
English
Repository Citation
Davila, Miguel, "Movementism and Party Institutionalization in Venezuela" (2013). Honors College Theses. 19.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/honors_theses/19
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