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How Venezuela reinvented & transitioned to authoritarianism

DemDigest February 7, 2023

How Nicolás Maduro reinvented authoritarianism for the twenty-first century is the subject of a new book from Amherst College professor Javier Corrales. In Autocracy Rising, he explains why and how… Read more »

‘Chilezuela’? No chance: Renewing a democratic transition

DemDigest December 22, 2021

Despite being branded a “communist” by his critics, Chile’s left-wing president-elect Gabriel Boric has always pointed to Europe not Venezuela as the inspiration for the “social welfare” state he wants… Read more »