Report on Venezuela's Political Crisis: Impact on Society, International Relations, and Humanitarian Challenges

1. What is the topic of your research?

Maduro, the president of Venezuela, leads a corrupt government and implements an authoritative leadership style. The military, politicians, and other people who oppose his leadership are arrested and tortured. Those who oppose the government's 2020 COVID 10 quarantine restrictions also face the same punishment. The country is in an economic crisis, and illegal business activities like illicit gold mining, and human and drug trafficking are rampant. The people lack standard medical care, food, and other essential needs, but the government is least interested in helping them.

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2. What are the questions your research is examining?

Duddy, Patrick. Political Crisis in Venezuela. Council on Foreign Relations., 2015.

Anti-government protests were rampant in Venezuela from February to March 2014 because the government became dictatorial after Maduro took over in 2013. People went to jail, lost their lives, and suffered severe injuries during the violent protests. There is a toxic relationship between the United States and Venezuela because Maduro accused the US of trying to overthrow his government by creating an economic war in his country. The Union of South American states supported Venezuela by demanding the US respect the country and revoke sanctions it imposed on it. Maduro won the 2018 elections fraudulently. The research seeks to find out the political state of Venezuela, the response of international bodies and other countries towards the crisis, and to offer recommendations on what international bodies and other countries should do to save the people of Venezuela.

Rebolledo-Ponietsky, K., C. V. Munayco, and Edward Mezones-Holguín. "Migration crisis in Venezuela: impact on HIV in Peru." Journal of Travel Medicine 26.2 (2019): tay155.

Humanitarian issues lead to massive immigration into Venezuela; thus, causing overpopulation in the country. Immigration is also causing an increase in the HIV infection rate in Peru. Food shortage and declining food production in the country are a result of political crisis and overpopulation. Many households rely on government food assistance, and children are suffering from acute malnutrition. Child deaths and pediatric hospital admissions are high because of malnutrition.

3. What are the research resources you plan to use?

Allison, Brian (Professor Emeritus et al. Research Skills For Students. Taylor And Francis, 2016.

Online and printed peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and books will be the primary sources of research about the impact of the political crisis on the economic and social life of the people of Venezuela, the strategies that the government is implementing s to contain the situation, and the results of these techniques.

McGrew, Sarah et al. "Can Students Evaluate Online Sources? Learning From Assessments Of Civic Online Reasoning". Journal Theory & Research In Social Education, vol 46, no. 2, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2017.1416320. Accessed 24 Nov 2020.

Use online sources of information during the research. Validated news from trusted online media houses, electronic newspapers, and magazines is essential when collecting information about the research topic. Online survey tools will be a game-changer in the study because I can look for respondents on social media and send them online questionnaires for them to fill out.

4. How will doing this research help you develop your skills in English 102?

Russell H., Susan, et al. Benefits Of Undergraduate Research Experiences. AAAS, 2007, Accessed 24 Nov 2020.

The study will help me to develop the skills that English 102 teaches. The research skills that I will gain from this study will help me in college academic research projects. I will also develop excellent reading, writing, and critical thinking skills from the research because I need to collect enough valid information about the research topic. The English 102 skills will come in handy when taking essay exams.

Works Cited

Allison, Brian (Professor Emeritus et al. Research Skills For Students. Taylor And Francis, 2016.

Duddy, Patrick. Political Crisis in Venezuela. Council on Foreign Relations., 2015.

Rebolledo-Ponietsky, K., C. V. Munayco, and Edward Mezones-Holguín. "Migration crisis in Venezuela: impact on HIV in Peru." Journal of Travel Medicine 26.2 (2019): tay155.

McGrew, Sarah et al. "Can Students Evaluate Online Sources? Learning From Assessments Of Civic Online Reasoning". Journal Theory & Research In Social Education, vol 46, no. 2, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2017.1416320. Accessed 24 Nov 2020.

Russell H., Susan et al. Benefits Of Undergraduate Research Experiences. AAAS, 2007, Accessed 24 Nov 2020.