Transitions to Democracy
Magaloni’s The Third of Democratization in Latin America: Advances and Setbacks offers an effective and pragmatic take on Mexico’s “PRI” party and its 70 year control of Mexican politics and government. Amidst its Latin American peers Mexico is different in…
Comparing “From Above” to “From Below” Democratization
In the article, “The Demise of Mexico’s One-Party Dominant Regime”, the idea of democratization working it’s way down from the place of elites to the people is discussed. This is contrasted in the article, “An Insurgent Path to Democracy Popular…
A Case Study Regarding the Role of Economics in Democratic Transitions
Ms. Wood discussed the role of economic interests in democratic transitions especially with respect to the end of the Cold War. She examines two cases of El Salvador and South Africa especially with this post focusing on the former. The…
Invisible Thresholds to Democracy: Mexico
The article, “The Demise of Mexico’s One-Party Dominant Regime” describes not only the slow breakdown of the Partido Revolucionario Institutional (PRI), but it also the creation of democracy and the difficulty of pinpointing when a country officially transitions. The PRI…
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