THE ROLE OF THE OAS IN THE POLITICAL CRISIS OF VENEZUELA (APRIL 11, 2002- MAY 31, 2003)

 
 
 
 

THE ROLE OF THE OAS IN THE POLITICAL CRISIS OF VENEZUELA (APRIL 11, 2002- MAY 31, 2003)

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dc.contributor.advisor Walker, Thomas en_US
dc.contributor.author Sanchez Melean, Jesus en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-07-08T17:47:43Z
dc.date.available 2008-07-08T17:47:43Z
dc.date.created 2005 en_US
dc.date.issued 2008-07-08T17:47:43Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1133806832 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/14519
dc.description This thesis describes the intervention of the OAS in the Venezuelan political crisis between April 2002 and May 2003. Invoking for first time its Democratic Charter, the OAS became the principal actor in Venezuela using symbolic diplomacy, good offices, and third party mediation. The OAS clearly signaled to domestic and regional actors that antidemocratic actions would not be tolerated in the region and created conditions for local actors to engage in dialogue and negotiation which reduced the level of violence and conflict. Nevertheless, the OAS's intervention in Venezuela reveals the limited consensus among its members as to how the Inter-American Charter should be applied to democratic crises that are beyond the scope of coups and self-coups. Also, the creation of the OAS-backed roundtable and the Group of Friends of Gaviria reveals that the US dictated the terms under which the OAS intervention took place in Venezuela. Sources for the thesis are: published documents; OAS's and Venezuelan government internal documents; interviews with participants; newspapers and magazines of North, Central, and South America; and secondary literature. en_US
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dc.format 144p. en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
dc.rights Copyright and permissions information available at the source archive en_US
dc.subject OAS en_US
dc.subject VENEZUELA en_US
dc.subject INTERAMERICAN DEMOCRATIC CHARTER en_US
dc.subject US-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS en_US
dc.title THE ROLE OF THE OAS IN THE POLITICAL CRISIS OF VENEZUELA (APRIL 11, 2002- MAY 31, 2003) en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name MA en_US
dc.degree.level masters en_US
dc.degree.discipline International Studies - Latin America en_US
dc.degree.grantor Ohio University en_US
dc.contributor.publisher Ohio University / OhioLINK en_US

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