Mexico's pivotal democratic election : candidates, voters, and the presidential campaign of 2000 / edited by Jorge I. Domínguez and Chappell Lawson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Domínguez, Jorge I., 1945-

Lawson, Chappell H., 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--Mexico--Elections--2000.

Presidents.

Political campaigns.

Mexico.

Elections.

Elections--Mexico.

Mexico--Politics and government--1988-.

Politics and government.

Political campaigns--Mexico.

Political parties--Mexico.

Political parties.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

" 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

Contents:

Part I. The Electoral Context

2 Citizen Attitudes toward Democracy and Vicente Fox's Victory in 2000 / Roderic Ai Camp 25

3 Mobilized Voting in the 2000 Elections: The Changing Efficacy of Vote Buying and Coercion in Mexican Electoral Politics / Wayne A. Cornelius 47

4 Political Reform, Electoral Participation, and the Campaign of 2000 / Chappell Lawson, Joseph L. Klesner 67

Part II. Parties and Candidates

5 The Structure of the Mexican Electorate: Social, Attitudinal, and Partisan Bases of Vicente Fox's Victory / Joseph L. Klesner 91

6 The Making of the Mexican President, 2000: Parties, Candidates, and Campaign Strategy / Kathleen Bruhn 123

7 Primary Priming / James A. McCann 157

Part III. Campaign Messages and Voter Responses

8 Television Coverage, Vote Choice, and the 2000 Campaign / Chappell Lawson 187

9 Mexico's Great Debates: The Televised Candidate Encounters of 2000 and Their Electoral Consequences / Chappell Lawson 211

10 The Effects of Negative Campaigns on Mexican Voters / Alejandro Moreno 243

11 Strategic Coordination in the 2000 Mexican Presidential Race / Beatriz Magaloni, Alejandro Poire 269

12 The Issues, the Vote, and the Mandate for Change / Beatriz Magaloni, Alejandro Poire 293

13 Conclusion: Why and How Did Mexico's 2000 Presidential Election Campaign Matter? / Jorge I. Dominguez 321.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0804749736

0804749744

OCLC:

52775176