Resumen

MORALES MANZUR, Juan Carlos. The organization of american states and internal conflict mediation: The case of Venezuela (2002-2004). Revista de Ciencias Sociales [online]. 2010, vol.16, n.2, pp.343-353. ISSN 1315-9518.

The deteriorating political situation in Venezuela has threatened democratic governance in a country characterized by high political polarization, a notable and ever-increasing conflictive atmosphere and violence among different sectors that support or oppose the government. In this framework and derived from the constitutional breakdown of April 11, 2002, the Organization of American States has been actively involved in achieving agreement between the warring parties. This paper addresses the sensitive performance of that agency through a bibliographic literature review, and given the recent nature of the topic, the situation-objective was approached, concluding that, despite the participation of the OAS through the facilitation of Dr. Gaviria, conditions for political reconciliation were not given, as demonstrated by subsequent events, to assist in the internal pacification process in Venezuela and contribute to maintaining Venezuelan democracy, one of the oldest in Latin America.

Palabras clave : Democracy; Friends of the Secretary General of the OAS; mediation; negotiation table; political polarization.