CONFERENCE REPORTS:

Beyond Paralysis by Silvana Flinn is an article summarizing the 2004 Venezuela Conference.

Venezuela: Directions and Prospects is a summary report on a June 2003 workshop held at Georgetown University that brought together a group of Venezuela experts and policy makers to current crises and future scenarios for Venezuela.

STUDENT RESEARCH REPORTS:

Social Class Embodiment: The Body as a Site for Political Struggle? The Case of Working Class Women in Revolutionary Venezuela By Naomi Lee Parker examines how women of different classes feel about appearance, clothing, natural beauty and plastic surgery in the context of growing social stratification and division in Venezuela.

Democratic Participation and the 1999 Constitution By Andrés Felipe Villamizar discusses the state of democracy and the development of the participatory dimension established in the 1999 Constitution.

History of Ciudad Guayana By Megan Morrissey details a journey into Ciudad Guayana's history, which simultaneously emphasizes its place in national and trans-national processes.

The Venezuelan Political Situation By Brandon Yoder (Summer 2004) is a research report about different pro-Chavéz influences on the referendum process, including the verification council, the naturalization drives, and money spent by the administration.

Caracas, Venezuela Rise of Evangelicalism in Venezuela: Political Implications By Ben Kincaid (Summer 2003) documents the factors that have contributed to the rise of the nation's Evangelical movement.

Caracas, Venezuela The State of Venezuelan Political Parties By Adam Utesch (Summer 2003) explores the breakdown of the traditional party system under President Hugo Chvez through a series of interviews with academics and delegates to the Venezuelan National Assembly.

Reflections on Venezuela by Martin Austermuhle reflects on the beginning of Hugo Chávez's presidency in Venezuela.

For more information on the Venezuela Program at the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University please contact Dr. Angelo Rivero-Santos via email at ar93@georgetown.edu.