Symbolism and Ritual in a One-Party Regime: Unveiling Mexico's Political Culture
Language: English
Published by University of Calgary Press, 2010
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- Title
- Symbolism and Ritual in a One-Party Regime: Unveiling Mexico's Political Culture
- Author
- Rodrigo Salazar-Elena Larissa Adler-Lomnitz Ilya Adler
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0816527539
- ISBN 13
- 9780816527533
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
Discussing Mexican presidential politics from the perspectives of anthropology, political science, and communications science, the authors analyze the 1988 presidential campaign of Carlos Salinas de Gortari-the last great campaign of the PRI to display the characteristics traditionally found in the twentieth century. These detailed descriptions of campaign events show that their ritualistic nature expressed both a national culture and an aura of domination.
The authors describe the political and cultural context in which this campaign took place-an authoritarian presidential system that dated from the 1920s-and explain how the constitutional provisions of the state interacted with the informal practices of the party to produce highly scripted symbolic rituals. Their analysis probes such topics as the meanings behind the candidate's behavior, the effects of public opinion polling, and the role of the press, then goes on to show how the system has begun to change since 2000.
By dealing with the campaign from multiple perspectives, the authors reveal it as a rite of passage that sheds light on the political culture of the country. Their study expands our understanding of authoritarianism during the years of PRI dominance and facilitates comparison of current practices with those of the past.
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About the Author
Rodrigo Salazar Elena (MD) is a political scientist. He is a full-time professor and researcher at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Mexico. He has authored and co-authored papers on Mexican electoral dynamics, Latin American politics, and political culture. His current research interests involve populism in Latin America, the causes and consequences of presidential reelection, and social science methodology.
Ilya Adler (Ph.D.) specializes in international and intercultural communications. He has been a professor for many years teaching in the areas of communications, business and international relations at Mexican and U.S. universities, including the University of Illinois-Chicago, the Tecnológico de Monterrey, the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Alliant International University. He has also held several academic administrative positions. He has authored a number of articles and a book dealing with social, political and cultural issues in Mexico and has been a regular columnist of Mexconnect, an electronic magazine dedicated to Mexico, writing about the cultural challenges faced in the Mexican business world. He has also been a successful consultant to business and public institutions both in the U.S. and Mexico.
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