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Abstract This article provides an explanation of major civil upheaval and violent political turmoil – hereinafter referred to as “active political factionalism” – that take place in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. More specifically, this work identifies the main causes of extra-institutional protest politics or... view more
This article provides an explanation of major civil upheaval and violent political turmoil – hereinafter referred to as “active political factionalism” – that take place in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. More specifically, this work identifies the main causes of extra-institutional protest politics or uncivil modes of political action that seriously affect political stability and undermine democratic advancement. The analysis focuses on the effects of two groups of explanatory factors: i) deteriorated socioeconomic conditions (such as poverty and inequality), and ii) institutional limitations (corruption, electoral exclusion, a weak rule of law, among others) in a context of “subnational authoritarianism.” The study also examines some of the mechanisms through which these variables operate and interact with other factors (resources, opportunities, government actions, etc.) to generate political factionalism. This work finally assesses the relative importance of these two groups of explanatory factors. Evidence presented here shows that institutional factors are the primary sources of political factionalism in Oaxaca, while socioeconomic factors are quite significant but not predominant.... view less
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El presente artículo explica el fenómeno de la violencia política y el conflicto civil extremo – denominado aquí “faccionalismo político activo” – en el estado de Oaxaca, México. En particular, este trabajo identifica las principales causas de la presencia de movimientos de protesta extra-institucional o formas inciviles de acción política que afectan seriamente la estabilidad política y limitan el avance democrático. El análisis se enfoca en los efectos de dos grupos de factores explicativos: i) el deterioro de las condiciones socioeconómicas (pobreza y desigualdad, por ejemplo), y ii) limitaciones institucionales (corrupción, exclusión electoral, ausencia de estado de derecho, entre otros) en un contexto de “autoritarismo sub-nacional”. El estudio también analiza algunos de los mecanismos a través de los cuales estas variables operan y se relacionan con otros factores (recursos materiales, oportunidades, acciones gubernamentales, etc.) para generar faccionalismo político. Finalmente, el trabajo evalúa la importancia relativa de estos dos grupos de factores explicativos. La evidencia muestra que los factores institucionales constituyen la principal fuente del faccionalismo político en Oaxaca, mientras que los factores socioeconómicos son significativos pero no son predominantes.... view less
Keywords
institutional factors; hegemony; party; Latin America; determinants; political power; comparative political science; protest; Central America; social inequality; Mexico; poverty; political conflict; resistance; regional factors; election; government; socioeconomic factors; political system; developing country; media; corruption
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
theory application; applied research; empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 73-106
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 4 (2012) 1
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works