The Christian Democrats of Venezuela
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14830402 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Franklin Tugwell (Latin American Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 245-267 |
| Publication date | 1965-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Inter-American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-3118 • E-ISSN: 2326-4047 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/165149 |
| OpenAlex | W2783264820 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Representative government in Venezuela is in its infancy. Experience with the techniques of political competition within a democratic framework has until recently been almost non-existent. Yet the vigor and determination with which strides toward economic development and political legitimation are being executed suggest that perhaps the nation may be able to accomplish the task of creating a stable and effective polity without the sacrifice of respect for human dignity that has been so commonplace elsewhere. Political parties have had a key role in this process; they have, in effect, been instruments of transition. This essay analyzes the evolution and growth of one of these parties — the Christian Democratic party — an organization which, ranking second in size only to Rómulo Betancourt's Acción Democrática, stands today in a pivotal position in the nation's distribution of political power
Democracy · Dignity · Legitimation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Sociology · Cultural and political discourse analysis · Law · Philosophy · Political Dynamics in Latin America · Political Theory and Democracy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 1979 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |