| Author |
McCoy, Jennifer.
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| Title |
International mediation in Venezuela / Jennifer McCoy and Francisco Diez. |
| OCLC |
711777362 |
| ISBN |
9781601270689 (alk. paper) |
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1601270682 (alk. paper) |
| Publisher |
Washington, D.C. : United States Institute of Peace, 2011. |
| Description |
xxii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Mediation, International.
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Conflict management -- Venezuela -- International cooperation.
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Democracy -- Venezuela.
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Venezuela -- Politics and government -- 1999-
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Venezuela -- History -- Attempted coup, 2002.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword by Jimmy Carter -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Roots of the crisis ; The unraveling of Venezuelan representative democracy ; The rise of Hugo Chávez Frías ; The 2002 coup and countercoup ; The context of Venezuelan political culture -- 2. The dynamics of the conflict and the international context ; The power struggle ; The clash of values ; The actors ; The five cycles of the conflict ; The three characteristics of the conflict ; the internal dynamics of the parties: the two "archipelagos" ; The Carter center as third-party facilitator ; The international context -- 3. An invitation to third parties to facilitate dialogue, June-October 2002 ; The main issues of contention ; The Carter Center's strategy ; Carter's first trip, July 2002 ; An assessment of Carter's first trip ; The Tripartite Working Group ; The "Go--between" exercise ; A new escalation of the conflict ; Terms of reference for the dialogue table ; The introduction of the ' Third-side" idea ; International context ; Analysis and lessons -- 4. From the negotiating table to the oil strike, November 2002-March 2003 ; The negotiation and agreements table ; The control over weapons ; The control over oil and the national strike ; The table during the strike ; The international context ; The "third-side" radix ; Analysis and lessons -- 5. From the May agreement to the recall petition, March-October 2003 ; The negotiation and agreements table ; The strengthening peace in Venezuela program ; The appointment of members to the National Electoral Council ; The onset of the electoral process ; The international context ; Analysis and lessons -- 6. Moving toward the recall referendum, November 2003-May 2004 ; A last effort at negotiation ; The petition drive ; the OAS--Carter Center joint mission ; The repair process ; The international context Analysis and lessons -- 7. Campaign for the recall referendum, June-July 2004 ; Reactions to the recall announcement ; Reconciliation amid a campaign? ; The third parties during the campaign ; Electoral issues of concern during the campaign ; The international context ; Analysis and lessons -- 8. The recall referendum and aftermath, August-September 2004 ; Election eve ; Voting day ; The day after ; A second audit ; The international observers ; The international context ; Analysis and lessons -- 9. Government consolidation of power, 2005-10 ; The aftermath of the recall vote ; A deepening of the revolution ; The battle over constitutional reform ; Further radicalization ; The opposition advances ; The disengagement of the third parties ; The international front ; Analysis and lessons ; Conclusions -- Conclusions ; Lessons for international relations theory and international democracy promotion ; Lessons for conflict resolution theory ; Lessons for conflict resolution practice ; Concluding remarks -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- About the authors -- United Stats Institute of Peace Press -- About the United States Institute of Peace. |
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