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Only a decade ago, Mexico saw the end of seventy years of single-party hegemonic rule and the first free and fair election in its history. How has the country evolved since then, and what is the status of its democracy today? In this comprehensive new collection intended for use in undergraduate courses a group of distinguished scholars examines recent political developments in Mexico鈥攊ncluding its 2006 election and the breakdown in consensus that nearly resulted鈥攊n order to assess the progress of its democratization. Focusing on transformations in Mexico鈥檚 evolving political party system, institutions in transition, and the changing nature of state-society relations, contributors to this book discuss the challenges that Mexican democracy faces today as well as the potential it has for further change in the near future.

Andrew Selee is Director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow 浪花直播 Center and an adjunct professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. Jacqueline Peschard is a Citizen Counselor of Mexico鈥檚 Federal Institute for Access to Information.

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Foreword
Jos茅 Woldenberg

1. Mexico鈥檚 Democratic Challenges
Andrew Selee and Jacqueline Peschard

Part I: The Evolving Political System
2. Citizens鈥� Values and Beliefs toward Politics: Is Democracy Growing Attitudinal Roots?
Alejandro Moreno
3. The Restructuring of the Party System in the Wake of the 2006 Elections
Jean-Fran莽ois Prud鈥檋omme
4. Federal and Local Electoral Institutions: From a National to a Fragmented System
Jacqueline Peschard
5. The 2006 Elections: Democratization and Social Protest
John M. Ackerman

Part II: Institutions in Transition?
6. Executive-Legislative Relations: Continuity or Change?
Mar铆a Amparo Casar
7. Transparency Reforms: Theory and Practice
Jonathan Fox and Libby Haight
8. Reforming Civil-Military Relations during Democratization
Ra煤l Ben铆tez Manaut
9. Federalism and the Reform of Political Power
Tonatiuh Guill茅n L贸pez
10. The Justice System, 2000鈥�2007
Jos茅 Ram贸n Coss铆o D铆az

Part III: The Changing Nature of State-Society Relations
11. Taming the Diaspora: Migrants and the State, 1986鈥�2006
David R. Ay贸n
12. Struggle and Resistance: The Nation鈥檚 Indians in Transition
Rodolfo Stavenhagen
13 The Role of Civil Society
Mariclaire Acosta
14. Churches, Believers, and Democracy
Roberto Blancarte
15. Democratic Antipoetry
Jes煤s Silva-Herzog M谩rquez

鈥淪elee and Peschard鈥檚 interesting and thoughtful Mexico鈥檚 Democratic Challenges contains several chapters about 鈥榠nstitutions in transition鈥�. The overall picture that emerges is that of a multiplocation of political and institutional actors, an 鈥榓utonomization鈥� of their role and influence, and hence of increasing political and administrative complexity, sometimes bordering on new forms of fragmentation, instability and insecurity, not particularly conducive to improving the quality of democracy.鈥濃�擶il Pansters, European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

鈥淭his is a very important book that fills a gap in our knowledge regarding recent political change in Mexico, particularly with regard to the 2006 presidential elections and their aftermath. It broadens our understanding of democracy in Mexico beyond the electoral arena and identifies some of the main challenges for defending and expanding democratic rights.鈥濃�擭eil Harvey, New Mexico State University

鈥淭he value of this edited collection is that it brings the reader up to date on the numerous political and institutional reforms that have occurred since Mexico鈥檚 formal transition to democracy in 2000. As such, it offers the longest view yet on the underpinnings of this country鈥檚 democratization process.鈥濃�擟arol Wise, University of Southern California