The Authoritarian Resurgence
Autocratic Legalism in Venezuela
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6287785 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Javier Corrales (0000-0001-7180-2826), Graeme Orr (0000-0003-0614-6732, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 37-51 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2015.0031 |
| OpenAlex | W2039045734 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 101 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper contributes to the literature on dynamics of hybrid regimes, i.e., whether these regimes stay stable, or instead, turn more democratic or more autocratic with time. Venezuela since the mid-2000s is an example of the latter. I first focus on how this happened in Venezuela. I posit that the turn toward greater authoritarianism occurred through autocratic legalism. This refers to the use, abuse, and disuse of the law to disempower veto players. I then focus on the “why” question. The main cause of Venezuela’s regime dynamics is a combination of external factors (increasing tolerance from abroad) and the ruling party’s declining electoral competitiveness at home and institutional path dependence
Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Democracy · Development economics · Dictator · Economic system · Economics · Legalism (Western philosophy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Veto · Cultural and political discourse analysis · Law · Political Theory and Democracy · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 101 |
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| Citations per year | 10,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 100 |