Mexican Intellectuals and Policy Alteration (2000-2004)

The political & intellectual landscape of Mexico has been changed by two dramatic events: a new democratic experience, with the triumph of Vicente Fox in the presidential elections of the year 2000; & the relevant role that intellectuals are playing in public opinion. Soon, the democratic ex...

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Published in:The Review of policy research 2005-01, Vol.22 (1), p.17-26
Main Author: Ochoa Bilbao, Luis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authoritarianism (Political Ideology)
Democracy
Intellectuals
Mexico
Policy Reform
Political Change
Public Opinion
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Summary:The political & intellectual landscape of Mexico has been changed by two dramatic events: a new democratic experience, with the triumph of Vicente Fox in the presidential elections of the year 2000; & the relevant role that intellectuals are playing in public opinion. Soon, the democratic experience turned from illusion to deception, basically because Mexican political culture still is authoritarian, & this is something Mexican intellectuals could not accept. Their critics point out that democracy in Mexico is as new as it is weak, & Fox's government has been attacked in the media as no other president in recent history. 24 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1541-132X