Paradoxes of democratic transition: subnational authoritarianism in Mexico
In this work the author argues that the democratization process in Mexico began at the locallevel, but its consequences and most important achievements were at the national level,through a series of legal reforms that guaranteed fair competition and allowed for greater electoralcompetitiveness. Thes...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repository: | Estudios Políticos |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/33096 |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rep/article/view/33096 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | democratic transition Institutional Revolutionary Party authoritarianism subnational units mexican political system transición democrática Partido Revolucionario Institucional autoritarismo unidades subnacionales sistema político mexicano |
| Summary: | In this work the author argues that the democratization process in Mexico began at the locallevel, but its consequences and most important achievements were at the national level,through a series of legal reforms that guaranteed fair competition and allowed for greater electoralcompetitiveness. These changes started problems involving the democratization at thesub national level, given that in several regions, the transition came only marginally throughnational reforms, creating ideal conditions for the existence of so called authoritarian enclaves. |
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