Recent elections in Mexico have seen dramatic changes in public opinion toward political parties. Focusing on the elections of 1994 and 1997, the book evaluates campaign strategies, voting habits, party loyalty and the decline of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). It begins by
situating the transformation of Mexico's parties in an historical context, then goes on to consider the role of gender,
and the resurgence of the Mexican left. The contributors, drawn from the US and Mexico focus on both the strategies of political parties to woo voters, and how voter actually responds. They also develop several methodological innovations for studying public opinion that can be applied beyond the case of Mexico.
Edited by:
Jorge I. Dominguez,
Alejandro Poire
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9780415921596
ISBN 10: 0415921597
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 03 February 1999
Audience:
College/higher education
,
General/trade
,
Professional & Vocational
,
Primary
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Figures ,List of Tables ,Preface ,1. Jorge I. Domínguez--The Transformation of Mexico's Electoral and Party Systems, 1988-1997: An Introduction ,2. Alejandro Poiré--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
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.
Reviews for Toward Mexico's Democratization: Parties, Campaigns, Elections and Public Opinion
"""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"
