Venezuela's Chavismo and Populism in Comparative Perspective

by Kirk A. Hawkins

Populism is best understood as a Manichaean worldview linked to a characteristic language or discourse. Chavismo, the movement that sustains Hugo Ch vez in Venezuela, is a paradigmatic instance of populism. Using a novel, cross-country dataset on populist discourse, combined with extensive data from within Venezuela and across other countries, this book demonstrates that populist movements can be understood as responses to widespread corruption and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052176503X
• ISBN13: 9780521765039
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"