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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Author: Campos González, Sergio Alonso
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
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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.