Claiming and Contesting Representation in Mexico
Meanings, Practices and Settings
1st Edition
Published on 25. March 2024
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-5292-3624-8 (ISBN)
Description
Mexico is a country whose global political and economic significance are rapidly increasing. This book offers the first in-depth English-language analysis of the politics of representation in Mexico.
Through innovative conceptual work and original case studies, the book explores important trends in Mexican politics and governance through the lens of representation, including who speaks and stands for whom, on what grounds and in what domains and the challenges they face.
Revealing a significant portrait of major tensions in and challenges to democracy across Mexico emerges, this book will be of interest to those researching current trends in the theory and practice of political representation, and readers looking for new perspectives on Mexican politics and governance.
Through innovative conceptual work and original case studies, the book explores important trends in Mexican politics and governance through the lens of representation, including who speaks and stands for whom, on what grounds and in what domains and the challenges they face.
Revealing a significant portrait of major tensions in and challenges to democracy across Mexico emerges, this book will be of interest to those researching current trends in the theory and practice of political representation, and readers looking for new perspectives on Mexican politics and governance.
Reviews / Votes
"A vital book for understanding representative politics, moving between deeply researched case studies and theoretical reflection to show how diverse styles of performing representation may reinvigorate or harm democracy." Eline Severs, Vrije Universiteit Brussel "With focused and original analyses of political and social representation, including studies of established and emergent groups and identities, this book provides invaluable insights into the dynamics of representation in Mexico. It also makes a significant contribution to our understanding of democracy, shining a new light on how political demands are deeply influenced by time and place." Jorge Cadena-Roa, Execuive Secretary, Mexican Social Science Council, Consejo Mexicano de Ciencias Sociales (COMECSO).More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
447 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-3624-8 (9781529236248)
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E-Book
03/2024
1st Edition
Bristol University Press
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Persons
Fernando Castanos is a Senior Researcher in the Social Sciences Institute of Mexico's National Autonomous University, UNAM.
Silvia Inclan is a Researcher in the Social Sciences Institute of Mexico's National Autonomous University, UNAM.
Michael Saward is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.
Silvia Inclan is a Researcher in the Social Sciences Institute of Mexico's National Autonomous University, UNAM.
Michael Saward is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.
Editor
Social Sciences Institute of Mexico's National Autonomous University, UNAM
Contributions
Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan
Institute of Social Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
University of Calgary
Gobierno de Mexico
Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)
Institute of Social Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
Content
1. Introduction - Fernando Castanos and Silvia Inclan
2. Representation: Disputable Claims, Contestable Concept - Fernando Castanos and Alejandro Monsivais
3. Representation in Complex Associative Systems: Exclusion and Embodiment - Matilde Luna and Jose Luis Velasco
4. Paths to Agreement in Participatory Democracy: Three Cases in Yucatan - Cristina Puga
5. Daring Mexico City's Government To Deliberate: Interplay Between Representation and Participation - Ivan Islas
6. Contesting Gender Representation in Oaxaca's Indigenous Communities - Carina Galar
7. Ontological and Political Representation in Community Development Discourse - Scott McLean and Laura Montes De Oca
8. Acting as a Representative: The Case of the Executive Council of Global Corporations - Ricardo Tirado and Fernando Castanos
9. Delivering Genuine Change and National Redemption: Representative Claims in Mexico's 2018 Election - Alejandro Monsivais and Fernando Castanos
Afterword: The Travels and Travails of Political Representation - Michael Saward
2. Representation: Disputable Claims, Contestable Concept - Fernando Castanos and Alejandro Monsivais
3. Representation in Complex Associative Systems: Exclusion and Embodiment - Matilde Luna and Jose Luis Velasco
4. Paths to Agreement in Participatory Democracy: Three Cases in Yucatan - Cristina Puga
5. Daring Mexico City's Government To Deliberate: Interplay Between Representation and Participation - Ivan Islas
6. Contesting Gender Representation in Oaxaca's Indigenous Communities - Carina Galar
7. Ontological and Political Representation in Community Development Discourse - Scott McLean and Laura Montes De Oca
8. Acting as a Representative: The Case of the Executive Council of Global Corporations - Ricardo Tirado and Fernando Castanos
9. Delivering Genuine Change and National Redemption: Representative Claims in Mexico's 2018 Election - Alejandro Monsivais and Fernando Castanos
Afterword: The Travels and Travails of Political Representation - Michael Saward