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Human rights during transition: accountability mechanisms in Mexican states 1997-2008
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Abstract This paper assesses the impact of political and fiscal accountability mechanisms on the severity and scope of human rights violations in Mexico's states during its democratic transition. First, we argue that elites in states with lower levels of electoral accountability are free of constraints that ... mehr
This paper assesses the impact of political and fiscal accountability mechanisms on the severity and scope of human rights violations in Mexico's states during its democratic transition. First, we argue that elites in states with lower levels of electoral accountability are free of constraints that would normally result in their removal from office should they engage in human rights violations. Similarly, we argue that local elites maintain power while evading accountability when supported by transfers from the central government, and are thereby freer to use force. We find statistical support for our claims that lower levels of procedural democracy and higher levels of central transfers are associated with higher levels of human rights and physical integrity rights violations. These results are robust to subsample and numerous economic and other factors. Our findings suggest that particularly during democratic transitions, subnational institutions are salient in explaining the frequency of human rights violations.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Demokratisierung; Menschenrechte; Institution; Mexiko; Interesse; Menschenrechtsverletzung; Elite; Einrichtung; wirtschaftliche Faktoren; politische Entwicklung; Transition
Klassifikation
Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen
Freie Schlagwörter
Einflussgröße; Menschenrecht; Rechenschaftspflicht; Verantwortlichkeit; Übergangsphase; Übergangszeit
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Seitenangabe
S. 264-288
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 14 (2022) 3
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)