This paper analyzes the practice of mobilization in the context of social
conflict via social media, using the protests in Venezuela at the beginning
of 2014 as a case study. The analysis focused on the case of Twitter using
two of the following hashtags that trended during February and March as
a reference: #PrayForVenezuela and #SOSVenezuela. The study comprised
part of a mixed perspective of research from a random sample of 2,771
tweets, 1,957 users and 1,984 published news articles via traditional

The literature has profiled the experience of several extractive industry
economies throughout history to identify key commonalities such as the
tendency to implement welfare systems which negatively impact long-run
resource allocation. These commonalities in terms of social, economic, and
political economy attributes have been collectively coined as the ‘Resource
Curse Thesis’; the reinforcing nature of the combination of factors
ultimately culminate to constrain long-run economic growth. This paper

Market segmentation is a popularly employed practice in the tourism and
hospitality business, yet the literature is sparse and lags behind practice,
not only in the area of small hotels but in the general segmentation of the
tourism and hospitality markets. This study argues, that, in light of the
need for effective marketing in the hospitality business, in general, and the
small hotels in particular, the popular bases of segmentation need to be
combined in a scientific way for identifying more attractive market

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has regained momentum as both
firms and governments have realized that CSR provides a mechanism for
the private sector to align itself with sustainable development goals. In this
paper, we examine the oil and gas sector as firms in this sector have been
at the forefront of the movement towards a greater degree of CSR.
Specifically, we examine Atlantic LNG and British Petroleum in Trinidad
and Tobago, and Staatsolie in Suriname and we show that these companies

Intra-CARICOM migration is advocated as a strategic tool for fostering a
regional identity and development, but immigrants’ origins and
destinations impact these goals. Based on in-depth interviews and a crossnational
survey, this article delineates how intra-regional migrants from
outlying member states perceive their integration and mobility experiences
within CARICOM. Information-deficiencies, non-acceptance and the
absence of positive migration narratives undermined both their lived
experiences and attachments to CARICOM. The article makes

In 2006, the United Nations established the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and several Caribbean countries have
signed and ratified this global treaty. Similarly, countries within the
English-speaking Caribbean have signed the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) that were approved by the United Nations in September
2015. Notwithstanding the signing and ratifying of these treaties by
Caribbean countries, not much has taken place for persons with disabilities