http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2930/alex-serafimov Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:01:19 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:01:19 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1108/social-change-in-venezuela By Alex Serafimov - This study will show that, at a national level, there is a process of innovative democratic structures being set up. For example, 30,000 Communal Councils and over 60,000 workers’ cooperatives have been established and tentative steps towards workers’ self-management have been made. On a regional level, Venezuela has been central in implementing and hosting new international institutions. One example is the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA),1 a heterodox political, economic and social cooperative organisation innovatively including social movements in its decision... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1108/social-change-in-venezuela