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The risk of partyarchy and democratic backsliding: Mexico's electoral reform
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2012)
Following the 2006 post-electoral crisis, important changes were made to the Constitution and several ordinary laws in Mexico. Authorities touted that electoral reform as a major triumph for the country’s democracy. However, ...
Vote buying with illegal resources: manifestation of a weak rule of law in Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2016)
Mexico’s consolidation strategy seems to be reaching a limit. The country’s transition from authoritarianism was largely based on a series of electoral reforms leveling the playing field in elections. While this strategy ...
Clientelismo y corrupción electoral en México: persistencia a pesar de los avances legislativos
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2016)
¿Qué desafíos enfrentan todavía los procesos electorales en México? El objetivo principal de este artículo es analizar algunos problemas particularmente duraderos de la democracia mexicana. Para ser concretos, argumento ...
An Argument for the ‘Best Loser’ Principle in Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2011)
In the following paper we take advantage of the inherent flexibility of mixed-member systems and propose a new set of electoral rules we argue can help resolve —or at least greatly mitigate— Mexico’s legislative gridlock ...