| Mexico's Pivotal Democratic Election: Candidates, Voters, and the Presidential Campaign of 2000 Contributor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I. (Editor), Lawson, Chappell H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804749736 ISBN-13: 9780804749732 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: " Dominguez and Lawson' s book fills an important gap in the systematic, analytical, empirical, and theoretical study of Mexican electoral politics." -- Latin American Politics and Society " A major effort at analyzing the pivotal Mexican presidential elections of July 2000, using best practices derived from American electoral studies. This book will serve as a benchmark for subsequent studies within Mexico, and for comparative international studies." -- Laurence Whitehead, Director, Centre for Mexican Studies, Oxford University |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - General - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 324.972 |
| LCCN: 2003017240 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.2" W x 9.46" (1.46 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 2000 Mexican presidential race culminated in the election of opposition candidate Vicente Fox and the end of seven decades of one-party rule. This book, which traces changes in public opinion and voter preferences over the course of the race, represents the most comprehensive treatment of campaigning and voting behavior in an emerging democracy. It challenges the "modest effects" paradigm of national election campaigns that has dominated scholarly research in the field. Chapters cover authoritarian mobilization of voters, turnout patterns, electoral cleavages, party strategies, television news coverage, candidate debates, negative campaigning, strategic voting, issue-based voting, and the role of the 2000 election in Mexico's political transition. Theoretically-oriented introductory and concluding chapters situate Mexico's 2000 election in the larger context of Mexican politics and of cross-national research on campaigns. Collectively, these contributions provide crucial insights into Mexico's new politics, with important implications for elections in other countries. |
