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Enrique Gomáriz Moraga

Enrique Gomáriz Moraga has been researcher at FLACSO in Chile and other countries in the region. He was a consultant for international agencies (UNDP, IDRC, IDB). He studied Political Sociology at the Univ. of Leeds (England) wit R. Miliband.

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Ideas to save democracy (also in Latin America)

Make no mistake: democracy is not a social welfare program, but primarily a political system for making collective decisions peacefully.

United States: the rebellion against progressivism

Explaining the causes of Donald Trump's resounding victory in the last elections requires examining several factors to avoid oversimplification. The economy, of course, but...

On the strategy to overcome the Venezuelan crisis

The idea that a soft approach toward the regime increases the chances for a democratic transition is both naive and harmful.

The key factors sustaining Maduro’s regime

Maduro benefits from an institutional architecture created by his predecessor, staffed with operators and adherents who occupy the top echelons of the executive, legislative and judicial branches

 Kamala Harris’ risky bet

Having established an entirely progressive ticket with the choice of Tim Walz as her running mate, Harris placed the U.S. electorate in a stark political contrast.

The accomplices of electoral fraud in Venezuela

The burden of outrages committed and the violations of moral and human rights by the Maduro regime are so great that it is not in a position to abandon power on its own, regardless of what happens in Venezuela.