This volume discusses the negotiation processes that failed to resolve the Venezuelan crisis between 2014 and 2024, proposing an analytical framework to explain conflict intractability. The core argument is that negotiation collapse is likely to happen in a deadlock scenario under conditions of a Hard (polarization), Unstable (fragmentation), Self-Serving (profiteering) Stalemate (HUSSS). The book explores how the presence of HUSSS in negotiations impacts conflict intractability, signaling the need to rethink the conceptualization of intractability from a protracted space to a dynamic one.
“Venezuelan Negotiations – From Deadlock to Collapse (2014-2024) provides a comprehensive look at the repeated efforts to resolve the conflict between the autocratic regime of Nicolas Maduro and Venezuela's democratic opposition, putting it in a theoretical framework that helps to explain why this conflict has proven so intractable. It is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to understand one of the Western Hemisphere's most tragic conflicts today.”
Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University
By:
Marian Vidaurri
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9783032108449
ISBN 10: 3032108446
Series: Perspectives on Global Affairs
Pages: 145
Publication Date: 28 January 2026
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1: Venezuelan Negotiations in Context.- Chapter 2: Theory of Negotiations, Deadlocks, and Stalemates.- Chapter 3: Deconstructing Hard, Unstable, Self-Serving Statelmates (HUSSS).- Chapter 4: First Generation of Venezuelan Negotiations (2014–2016).- Chapter 5: Second Generation of Venezuelan Negotiations (2016–2018).- Chapter 6: Third Generation of Venezuelan Negotiations (2019–2024).- Chapter 7: Negotiation Collapse: Deadlock under Conditions of HUSSS.
Marian Vidaurri is a Research Associate at the Center on Global Democracy at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. She holds a Doctor of International Affairs (DIA) from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science (MSc) in Latin American Studies from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Government) from Cornell University. Dr. Vidaurri is a Fellow with the Latin American Studies Initiative (LASI), at the Johns Hopkins - SAIS.