End of Clientelism

This week the article The End of clientelism? strong and weak networks in a Mexican squatter movement, written by Claudio Holzner, reflected on the structures of political parties and the effects they had on specifically the poor population in Mexico….

Illiberal Democracy

Lesly Boateng Professor Castillo Political Science 4240 October 30, 2016 Holzner 2004   Clientelism appears to have its pros and cons in Mexico, however it doesn’t seem to be good for its democracy. It creates selfishness between its states. In…

Clientelism in Latin America. Case Study of Mexico

Clientel politics is one of the political strategies adopted in Latin America in order to consolidate their grip on state power. Clientelism is basically described as a political system in which goods and services are exchanged for political support. It…

Blog Post #1 Debs

Democracy is a form of government that is built around the people. Through free and fair elections the people have the opportunity to voice their opinions and demand the change they want to see. In the Holzner article, we read…

End of Clientelism

The reading this week focuses on two settlements in Oaxaca, Mexico. In which, Holzner argues how under the PRI (Party of Institutionalized Revolution) individual and group behaviors are employed by the opportunities and restrictions brought by the strong and weak…

Illiberal Democracy: The end of Clientelism?

Illiberal Democracy: The end of Clientelism?

In this week’s article, “The end of clientelism?…,” Claudio Holzner focuses on two squatter settlements in Oaxaca, Mexico as case studies for his argument. He argues that individual and group behaviors of both squatter settlements are shaped by the opportunities…

Illiberal Democracy: The End of Clientelism?

This weeks article, authored by Claudio A. Holzner, was about the concept of clientelism with a focus on the PRI political party in Mexico. Holster highlights the fact that under the PRI (Party of Institutionalized Revolution) the political activity by…

Economic Liberalization: Neoliberalism

The focus on the article written by Michael Walton was “neoliberalism” and its effects on economic and social development in recent Latin American history. Walton explains two ways in which neoliberalism is used; the first being a narrow usage and…

The Left Turn: Rise of Ethnopopulism

One of the readings this week is written by Raúl L. Madrid, and the subject is the rise of ethnopopulism in Latin America. The goal of this article was to show that classic exclusionary appeals of populist and ethnic parties…

Skim for October 24th

Quote of the Day: “The problem with Mexico’s political system is that each time we have elections, one side declares in advance the illegitimate nature of the rules and therefore refuses to accept the results.” -Former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo,…