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Régimen político y democracia: conflicto constitucional en el pluralismo incompleto
Political system and democracy: constitutional conflict in an incomplete pluralism
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Abstract Dos rasgos constitucionales enmarcan el arribo de México a la democracia: la creación de instituciones electorales creíbles y la preservación de reglas correspondientes al régimen autoritario heredadas de los años treinta del siglo XX. Ambos conjuntos de reglas chocan entre sí, lo que explica bajos ... view more
Dos rasgos constitucionales enmarcan el arribo de México a la democracia: la creación de instituciones electorales creíbles y la preservación de reglas correspondientes al régimen autoritario heredadas de los años treinta del siglo XX. Ambos conjuntos de reglas chocan entre sí, lo que explica bajos niveles de gobernanza democrática y baja calidad de la legislación y las políticas públicas. El debate político sobre esta contradicción parece haber tocado fondo y se han propuesto diversas alternativas para salir de esta situación. Sin embargo, no se han alcanzado los acuerdos políticos necesarios para avanzar en una dirección definida. El artículo describe estos procesos y expone las alternativas en disputa así como los resultados posibles en el futuro cercano.... view less
Two constitutional features frame Mexico's arrival to democracy: the creation of credible electoral institutions and the preservation of rules corresponding to the authoritarian regime inherited from the decade of the '30s in the twentieth century. These two sets of rules clash with each other, a fa... view more
Two constitutional features frame Mexico's arrival to democracy: the creation of credible electoral institutions and the preservation of rules corresponding to the authoritarian regime inherited from the decade of the '30s in the twentieth century. These two sets of rules clash with each other, a fact which explains the low levels of democratic governance and the low quality of legislation and public policies. The political debate over this contradiction seems to have reached the lowest point and several different alternatives have been formulated to break the deadlock; nevertheless, the necessary political agreements that may clearly define a political path have not been reached. The article describes these processes and lays out the alternatives in dispute as well as possible outcomes in the near future.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Law
Free Keywords
democracy; governance; state reform; political regime; pacto por Mexico; human rights
Document language
Spanish
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 115-137
Journal
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, 58 (2013) 217
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0185-1918(13)72277-3
ISSN
2448-492X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0