All welcome. See below for suggested reading. It is not expected that you read all the texts – focus on the country or countries you are most interested in.

A critical introduction

http://thecommune.co.uk/2009/09/28/state-capitalism-and-communism-from-below-in-latin-america/

Cuba

http://richardlevins.com/writings/category/cuba

Venezuela

Steve Ellner “The perennial debate over socialist goals played out in Venezuela”, Science and Society, 74(1), 2010: click here

And critique (you may have to wait for few minutes to get the PDF to load):

https://thecommune.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/chavismo.pdf

Chiapas, Mexico

John Holloway – changing the without taking power – the lessons of the Zapatistas?

http://libcom.org/library/concept-power-zapatistas-john-holloway

And critique:

http://theanarchistlibrary.org/HTML/Sylvie_Deneuve__Charles_Reeve__Behind_the_Balaclavas_of_South-East_Mexico.html

Bolivia

In support:

http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/4097/morales_remakes_bolivia/

And critique (you may have to wait for few minutes to get the PDF to load):

https://thecommune.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/bolpamphletfinal.pdf