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Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Graphs -- List of Maps -- Chapter 1 Introduction: A Longue Durée View of the Process of Democratization in Mexico -- Why Should We Study Presidential Elections? -- Methodology -- Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2 The Democratization Process in Mexico and Presidential Elections. Toward a Typology of Presidential Elections -- The Relationship Between Political Parties and Democratization -- What Are Political Parties and Why Are They Important for Democracy? -- The Democratization Process and Causal Mechanisms -- Theories of Democratization -- Moore and His Followers: The 'Structuralists' -- Schumpeter and His Friends: The Elitists -- Some Critiques of the Elitist Model -- The Current Debate on Democratization -- A Political Process Model and the Building of a Democratic System -- Structure of Political Opportunities -- Organizational Strength of the Oppositionand the Political Parties -- Structure of Incentives to Solidarity -- Communications Networks -- Leaders or Political Entrepreneurs -- A Typology of Presidential Elections -- Study of Consecutive Presidential Elections -- Correlation Between the Vote for the PRI and Its "Traditional" Vote -- References -- Chapter 3 Maintaining Elections: 1970, 1976 and 1982 -- Mexican Electoral Reforms as a Response to the Political Crisis of 1968 -- The Guerilla Movements, 1964-1975 -- The Presidential Election of 1970 -- The of 1973 and the Elections Without Alternative of 1976 -- The of 1977 -- Federal Election of 1979 -- The Economic Crises of 1982 and Its Political Consequences -- Three Maintaining Elections 1970, 1976, and 1982 -- References -- Chapter 4 Converting Elections: 1988, 1994, and 2006 -- The Night When the System Became Silent -- The Context of the 1988 Presidential Election

This book analyzes the transformation of the Mexican political system during the last four decades seen through the lens of its presidential elections. In the 1970s, Mexican presidential elections were without choice; thirty years later, the number of candidates and the competition increased dramatically to multiple parties and candidates. How can we classify presidential elections in Mexico between 1976 and 2012? How should these complex processes and the behavior of the Mexican electorate be explained? This monograph uses a mixed methodology including historical and statistical analysis of the presidential elections in Mexico to address these questions. In its chapters, the project presents a typology of presidential elections generally followed by detailed analysis of the presidential elections between 1976 and 2012.--

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This article compares the processes of democratization in Spain & Mexico. The central arguments are (1) In order to understand the process of democratization, it is essential to look at the process of contestation-mobilization from below that preceded democracy. (2) The level of institutionalization of the authoritarian regimes is a key variable in explaining the relatively "rapid" democratization of the Spanish regime & the protracted transition taking place in Mexico. (3) This level of institutionalization also helps us to understand the strength or weakness of the authoritarian elites. (4) The contestation-mobilization process is linked to the process of organization of the political parties of the opposition in the democratization process. (5) Although in Spain the opposition political parties, in particular the Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol was able to become a governing alternative, in Mexico the structure & strength of the regime have slowed the possibilities of alternation & more generally, of a full transformation of the authoritarian regime into a competitive & inclusive democracy. 3 Tables. Adapted from the source document.