Venezuela – demokracija ili poludemokracija?
Venezuela – Democracy or Semidemocracy?

Summary/Abstract: The author outlines the development of democracy in Latin America and considers the political trends and the period of development of Venezuela in the second half of 20. century. Unlike other states in the region, in which undemocratic regimes still prevails, Venezuela has been a democratic state since 1958. In regards to the fact that its democratic development has latter been following the trend in the region, the author considers the case of Venezuela as a sign-post of the political trends in Latin America. As Hugo Chavez has recently been trying to change the representative democracy to a plebiscite democracy, the author comes to the conclusion that the case of Venezuela is a mark of the future political development of Latin America. These changes can be seen as a potential come back of a softer version of authoritarianism. Autorica prikazuje razvoj demokracije u Latinskoj Americi te razmatra političke trendove i faze razvoja Venezuele u drugoj polovini 20. stoljeća. Za razliku od drugih država regije u kojima su prevladavali nedemokratski režimi, Venezuela je od 1958. demokratska država. S obzirom na to da su ostale zemlje regije kasnije slijedile njezin politički razvoj, autorica Venezuelu smatra putokazom političkih trendova Latinske Amerike. Budući da se u posljednjem razdoblju za vladavine predsjednika Huga Chaveza predstavnička demokracija pokušava zamijeniti plebiscitarnom, autorica zaključuje da je slučaj Venezuele naznaka budućega političkog razvoja Latinske Amerike, i to u pravcu mogućeg povratka blažih oblika autoritarizma.

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