Toward Mexico's Democratization: Parties, Campaigns, Elections and Public Opinion / Edition 1

by Jorge I. Dominguez, Alejandro Poire

Overview

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415921596
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/03/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jorge I. Dominguez is the Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University. Alejandro Poire is a young scholar at Harvard University and is Visiting Professor at Instituto Technologico Autonomo de Mexico.

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

1. Jorge I. Dominguez--The Transformation of Mexico's Electoral and Party Systems, 1988-1997: An Introduction

2. Alejandro Poire--Retrospective Voting, Partisanship, and Loyalty in Presidential Elections:

1994

3. Linda S. Stevenson--Gender Politics in the Mexican Democratization Process: Electing Women and Legislating Sex Crimes and Affirmative Action, 1988-97

4. Kathleen Bruhn--The Resurrection of the Mexican Left in the 1997 Elections: Implications for the Party

System

5. Alejandro Moreno--Campaign Awareness and Voting in the 1997 Mexican Congressional Elections

6. Chappell Lawson--Why Cardenas Won: The 1997 Elections in Mexico City

7. Alberto Cinta--Uncertainty and Electoral Behavior in Mexico in the 1997

Congressional Elections

8. Beatriz Magaloni--Is the PRI Fading? Economic Performance, Electoral Accountability and Voting Behavior in the 1994 and 1997 Elections

Index

Editorial Reviews

Contributors from the US and Mexico analyze the Mexican elections of 1994 and 1997, which saw the first cracks in the 70-year monopoly of power by the Institutional Revolutionary Party. They evaluate campaign strategies, voting habits, party loyalty, the historical context, the role of gender, the resurgence of the left, and other topics. They also develop several methodological innovations for studying public opinion that can be applied elsewhere. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

Booknews

"The work of Chand, Mixrahi, and Bruhn provides readers with valuable insights into the inner workings of two of Mexico's most important political parties." — Caroline C. Beer, University of Vermont

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