Did the Bolivarian Revolution Transform the Venezuelan State?: The Working Class, the State, and Activism in Venezuela

Interview with Yoletty Bracho, conducted by Mathilde Allain The Bolivarian Revolution launched by Hugo Chávez in 1999 aimed to transform the Venezuelan state. You studied its effects in the barrios (working-class districts), along with the changes in the relationship between their inhabitants and public administration. How has this “people’s power” materialized in Venezuela, and what … Continue reading Did the Bolivarian Revolution Transform the Venezuelan State?: The Working Class, the State, and Activism in Venezuela