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Operationalizing and reconstructing the theory of nationalism
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2007)
This paper contributes to the elaboration of a unified theory of how nations are constructed. It identifies four types of mechanisms that have been posited in the literature, and tests them as explanatory hypotheses about ...
An antitrust theory of group recognition
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2007)
This paper proposes a domination-sensitive litmus test for determining whether a national state’s courts and legislatures should give prima facie standing to a national minority’s claim to group recognition. Analogizing ...
Hasta en las mejores familias: Madrazo and the PRI in the 2006 presidential elections
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2007)
This work examines how the possibilities of winning an election affect the strategies of the party’s factional leaders toward the presidential campaign. Using an original data base of the strategies of 132 PRI leaders to ...
The durability of constitutions in changing environments: a study on constitutional stability in Latin America
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2007)
Political scientists often consider constitutions and their various designs as key variables for explaining a wide range of relevant outcomes, such as the stability and quality of democracy, economic performance, or the ...
"A ras de suelo": candidate appearances and events in Mexico´s presidential campaign
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2007)
This work examines a crucial part of modern presidential campaigning in Mexico: candidate appearances in municipalities. It also traces the changes in presidential campaigning over the past 30 years and finds that modern ...
Cultura política y consolidación democrática (1997-2006)
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2007)
En este trabajo, se pretende hacer una reflexión sobre las condiciones que han imperado en la última década en torno a la democratización en México, y si ellas han estimulado o detenido la formación de una cultura política ...