Ex: We are troubled to note that so far the U.S. government has taken the most aggressive and partisan stance of any country in the hemisphere regarding the recent violence. While Latin American nations and organizations such as the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) have expressed concern about the oppositions destabilization tactics, the U.S. State Department has made statements that will only encourage the most radical, violent sectors of the opposition to continue on their current path. We urge you to reaffirm a commitment to democracy, in this case Venezuela’s democratic institutions and the will of the Venezuelan people, which twice over the past ten months has affirmed support for the administration of Nicolás Maduro through an electoral process that former president Jimmy Carter has described as the “best in the world.” Doing so could help engender good will in the region and discourage more violence. We fear that doing the opposite will have unfortunate consequences both for the people of Venezuela and for U.S.-Latin American relations. Sincerely, Joel Andreas, Professor of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University Thomas Angotti, Professor of Urban Affairs, CUNY Graduate Center Robert Austin, Honorary Research Fellow, School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, University of Queensland, Australia Dario Azzellini, Professor of Sociology, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria Marc Becker, Professor of Latin American History, Truman State University Keane Bhatt, writer and activist Donald W. Bray, Professor of Political Science Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles Marjorie Woodford Bray, Director of Latin American Studies, Retired, California State University, Los Angeles Michael Brenner, Professor Emeritus of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh Julia Buxton, Central European University Ronald H. Chilcote, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Riverside George Ciccariello-Maher, Professor of Political Science, Drexel University Marjorie Cohn, Professor of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law Lisa Duggan, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University; President-Elect, American Studies Association Luis Duno-Gottberg, Professor of Film and Caribbean Studies, Rice University Alex Dupuy, Professor of Sociology, Wesleyan University Steve Ellner, Professor of History, Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela Sujatha Fernandes, Professor of Sociology, Queens College, CUNY Graduate Center Bill Fletcher, Jr., writer and activist John Foran, Professor of Sociology; former director, Program in Latin American and Iberian Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Jeff Goodwin, Professor of Sociology, New York University Greg Grandin, Professor of History, New York University Daniel Hellinger, Professor of Latin American Politics, Webster University Katherine Hite, Professor of Political Science, Vassar College Forrest Hylton, Lecturer in History & Literature, Harvard University Dan Kovalik, Professor of International Human Rights, University of Pittsburgh School of Law George Leddy, Professor of Environmental Science, Los Angeles Valley College Sidney Lemelle, Professor of History, Pomona College Paul OConnell, Reader in Law, SOAS, University of London Adrienne Pine, Professor of Anthropology, American University Margaret Power, Professor of History, Illinois Institute of Technology Vijay Prashad, Edward Said Chair of American Studies, American University of Beirut Adolph Reed, Jr., Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Nazih Richani, Director of Latin American Studies, Kean University William I. Robinson, Professor of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara Eric Selbin, University Scholar & Professor of Political Science, Southwestern University Cathy Schneider, Professor of International Affairs, American University T.M. Scruggs, Professor Emeritus of Music, University of Iowa Denise A. Segura, Professor, Department of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara Naoko Shibusawa, Professor of History, Brown University Victor Silverman, Professor of History, Pomona College Richard Stahler-Sholk, Professor, Political Science, Eastern Michigan University Sinclair Thompson, Professor of History, New York University Miguel Tinker Salas, Professor of History, Pomona College Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic and Political Research John Womack, Jr., Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics, emeritus, Harvard University
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:54:39 +0000
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