Acción colectiva y protesta en Venezuela. Dificultades teóricas y metodológicas en su estudio

The changes experienced in Venezuela in recent years have led to protests and collective actions across the country, capturing the attention of researchers in this field, who have mostly addressed this collective action from a theoretical angle. Based on an argumentative review of the main theoretical approaches to the issue, this work aims at identifying common elements of collective action and protests in Venezuela so that, in addition to its usability in the theoretical approach, these elements can serve as a guide in its methodological design. Considering these elements, this article proposes guidelines that will allow a better record of events in order to reduce the gaps found in the data sources of Venezuela. The proposed guidelines have initiated in the review and analysis of news archives about the protests, followed by the collection of testimonies of the people involved, and a description of events that includes details such as the identification of the event, information about protest actors, action, demands, identity, political variables, and the articulation of the incidents and actors.