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"Morris, whose earlier study on corruption provided valuable insights into Mexican political culture, provides a useful, broad overview of political change in Mexico, the first work of its scope to appear. Includes an excellent case study of Jalisco, a major western state, and pays considerable attention to US influence. Extremely important for understanding trends from 1982-94"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57

When future historians look back upon the current political climate in the U.S., it is likely that they will view the severe state of political polarization between liberals and conservatives as being one of its defining characteristics. While some have suggested that a difference in general levels of empathy among liberals and conservatives could be playing a role in shaping their differing political attitudes, psychologist Paul Bloom has forcefully argued against any such difference in his book "Against Empathy". In this commentary I set out to counter Bloom's claim that there is no significant relationship between the capacity to experience empathy and political ideology. To this end, I discuss how a growing collection of empirical research indicates that an individual's propensity to experience empathy correlates with one's general political attitudes (including party affiliation) as well as with which specific policy positions one takes. More specifically, this research suggests that a strong connection exists between empathy and liberal political views. In light of this research, I suggest that empathy can help account for the differences in political attitudes among liberals and conservatives in the U.S. and may even help explain why such attitudes have become increasingly polarized. The analysis provided in this essay aims to further our understanding of how personality traits can be used to predict voter attitudes in the U.S. and beyond. ; peerReviewed ; publishedVersion

When future historians look back upon the current political climate in the U.S., it is likely that they will view the severe state of political polarization between liberals and conservatives as being one of its defining characteristics. While some have suggested that a difference in general levels of empathy among liberals and conservatives could be playing a role in shaping their differing political attitudes, psychologist Paul Bloom has forcefully argued against any such difference in his book "Against Empathy". In this commentary I set out to counter Bloom's claim that there is no significant relationship between the capacity to experience empathy and political ideology. To this end, I discuss how a growing collection of empirical research indicates that an individual's propensity to experience empathy correlates with one's general political attitudes (including party affiliation) as well as with which specific policy positions one takes. More specifically, this research suggests that a strong connection exists between empathy and liberal political views. In light of this research, I suggest that empathy can help account for the differences in political attitudes among liberals and conservatives in the U.S. and may even help explain why such attitudes have become increasingly polarized. The analysis provided in this essay aims to further our understanding of how personality traits can be used to predict voter attitudes in the U.S. and beyond.

In recent years, opinion polls have shed light on the public's perception and involvement in political corruption, as well as corruption's impact on feelings of regime legitimacy, confidence in public institutions, and support for democracy Yet few studies have examined changes in these perceptions over time. This paper explores changes in the public's perceptions of political corruption in Mexico from 2004 to 2010. Contrasting the national situation in the two time periods, I develop and test a series of hypotheses linking democratization, the level of government-sponsored anti-corruption rhetoric, and the drug war to changes in political corruption. Analysis shows a clear increase in the perception of corruption and growing disillusionment of the government's efforts to fight it during the period, with a more mixed picture relating to actual involvement through bribery or solicitation of bribes. Analysis concludes by demonstrating once again how views on corruption have a detrimental impact on the public's confidence in government institutions and support for democracy. Adapted from the source document.