José Abdelnour Nocera, Author at Caracas Chronicles

José Abdelnour Nocera

José is a Venezuelan professor and sociotechnical researcher based in the UK. His background spans communication, design, social psychology, and human–computer interaction. His work focuses on the intersections of users, technology, institutions, geopolitics, and culture in the Global South.

Could Recovery Reinforce Power in Venezuela?

Economic reactivation may further consolidate the Washington-Miraflores arrangement before people get to choose who governs them

José Abdelnour Nocera October 24, 2026

The Invisible Infrastructure Beneath the Rubble

Venezuela’s disaster also revealed the sociotechnical systems that quietly keep the country functioning, and the limits of these when solidarity cannot become coordination

José Abdelnour Nocera July 8, 2026

Venezuela Isn’t Transitioning. It’s Operating

As pundits speculate about a Venezuelan “transition”, daily life continues to run on informal networks that function beyond political timelines and state intervention

José Abdelnour Nocera February 10, 2026

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