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Political factionalism in Southern Mexico: the case of Oaxaca (2000-2006)

Politische Fraktionierung in Südmexiko: der Fall Oaxaca (2000-2006)
Faccionalismo político en el sur de México: el caso de Oaxaca (2000-2006)
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Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe

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


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-institucio... view more

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


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