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The purpose of this article is twofold: on the one hand, it proposes a model to understand the relation between the media and politics in Mexico after the transition, which transformed from a relation dominated by a centralized political power into another dominated, this time, by strong broadcasting networks over a fragmented political landscape. On the other hand, additionally to what has been discussed in recent literature, it offers some evidence to consider that under conditions of fragmentation of power it is also possible to capture the State by strong and organized economic actors.

¿Por qué pensar el estudio de la comunicación y los medias como una guerra?: Estudio Introductorio / Maira Vaca -- El análisis de los medios desde una metodología histórico-estructural / Enrique E. Sánchez Ruiz -- La estructura define la estrategia: el manifiesto de la sociología de los medios / Rodney Benson -- Estúpida normatividad*: ¿qué es y qué implica? / Maira Vaca -- Enfoque cultural, sentido común y comunicadores: lo casi ordinario, lo interdisciplinario y lo específico / David Morley -- Comunicación y desarrollo: contribución y relectura de los aportes de Wilbur Schramm / Eduardo Portas Ruíz -- El giro afectivo y sus desafíos metodológicos: nuevos horizontes teóricos y metodológicos en comunicación en el siglo XXI / Victoria Isabela Corduneanu -- Entre lo comunicativo, lo social y lo cultural: una explicación no ortodoxa / Vivian Romeu -- Imaginarios de lo digital: ambigüedad, poder y la cuestión de la agencia / Robin Mansell -- Ciudadanos reemplazados por algoritmos: emanciparse bajo la hipervigilancia / Néstor García Canclini.

This study of micro-level political decision making responds to an initially perplexing phenomenon that appeared in the 2006 Mexican presidential election, what the authors call the disenchanted voter. The authors found that participants in their longitudinal, qualitative study expressed extreme dissatisfaction with politics, politicians, and the outcomes of a young democracy yet voiced enthusiasm for voting. Checks after the ballot revealed they actually did vote. In this article, the authors argue that this unlikely constellation is explained by participants' emotional appraisals of mediated campaign messages about a polarizing presidential candidate. Grounded in an individual's class position, emotional appraisal of this candidate generated fear in wealthy participants and hope in poorer participants. The coping mechanism, or "secondary assessment" of the candidate, was the firm decision to vote. Based on these findings, the authors propose a model of disenchanted voting that integrates research on emotional appraisal and the social construction of emotions with election salience and personal political efficacy. These findings may be of use in economically polarized democracies beyond Mexico. However, the authors question whether long-term polarizing political discourse is a viable antidote to disenchantment with the uneven economic and social justice outcomes of Latin American democracy.

Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America proposes, tests and analyses the liberal captured model. It explores to what extent to which globalisation, marketization, commercialism, regional bodies and the nation State redefine the media's role in Latin American societies

The term captured-liberal has been proposed as an approach to Latin American media systems. Here, we contend these systems result from the region's particular democratization path (i.e., competitive and open access to power but a flawed exercise of power). We also contend that since media systems operate at structural levels, the concept does not seem flexible enough to explain conjunctural variations and particular dynamics in the media landscape. We propose that these aspects are better explained by looking at regimes (roles) rather than systems (structures). Thus, we advance the concept of media regimes, which, by responding to the political orientation of the government in office, incarnates into two forms in some Latin American cases: a corporate-consensus or a confrontational media regime.

Part of the International Library of Policy Analysis series, this book provides the first detailed examination of the practice of policy analysis in Mexico. Whilst shaped by the legacy of the Mexican state's colonial history as well as by recent social, economic and political developments, the study of policy analysis within Mexico provides important comparative lessons for other countries. Contributors study the nature of policy analysis at different sectors and levels of government as well as by non-governmental actors, such as unions, business, NGOs and the media, promoting the use of evidence-based policy analysis, leading to better policy results. The book is a vital resource for academics and students of policy studies, public management, political science and comparative policy studies