Name: What Does Maduro's Removal Mean for Venezuela? (Part 2/3)
Start: 2026-01-15T19:30:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-15T20:30:00-08:00
Location: Manny's

$What Does Maduro's Removal Mean for Venezuela? (Part 2\/3)$

Join Dr. Dorothy Kronick and Simon Olavarria in conversation on how the deposition of Maduro fits into contemporary Venezuelan politics.
About this Event

This dialogue will help us understand contemporary Venezuelan politics. What happens now in Venezuela? What are the various political factions that might try to fill the vacuum? What does removing Maduro from power mean for the Venezuelans in the coming days and in the future? What has happened in recent decades to bring us to this moment politically?

Have your questions answered and understand what is going on in Venezuela now.

Dorothy Kronick is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at Berkeley. She studies contemporary Latin American politics, focusing on Venezuelan politics and the politics of crime and policing. Her work has been published in the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, Science, and Science Advances, among other outlets. Her commentary on Venezuelan politics has appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post.

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Simon Olavarria is the Director of Trust & Safety at Instawork here in San Francisco. A Venezuelan himself, he brings years of knowledge and background in this discussion.

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