The Catholic Church, Political Institutions, and Electoral Outcomes in Oaxaca, Mexico

This study analyzes two competing arguments about the role of the Catholic Church in state politics Oaxaca, Mexico in the 1990s and 2000s. One line of argument claims that progressive Catholic bishops supported and facilitated democratization in this state. Another line suggests that the church may...

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Autor principal: Allyson Lucinda Benton Sheldon
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2011
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Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42121582006
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-047&d=42121582006oai
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topic Política
Catholic Church
Political Institutions
Electoral Outcomes
Oaxaca
political parties
indigenous
Partido Revolucionario Institucional (pri)
democratization
transition
liberal democracy
pluralism
spellingShingle Política
Catholic Church
Political Institutions
Electoral Outcomes
Oaxaca
political parties
indigenous
Partido Revolucionario Institucional (pri)
democratization
transition
liberal democracy
pluralism
Allyson Lucinda Benton Sheldon
The Catholic Church, Political Institutions, and Electoral Outcomes in Oaxaca, Mexico
topic_facet Política
Catholic Church
Political Institutions
Electoral Outcomes
Oaxaca
political parties
indigenous
Partido Revolucionario Institucional (pri)
democratization
transition
liberal democracy
pluralism
description This study analyzes two competing arguments about the role of the Catholic Church in state politics Oaxaca, Mexico in the 1990s and 2000s. One line of argument claims that progressive Catholic bishops supported and facilitated democratization in this state. Another line suggests that the church may have inadvertently facilitated ongoing authoritarian rule through its active support for the formalization of local customary political practices into law. Statistical analysis shows that the level of Catholic presence across Oaxaca¿s municipalities only matters in some cases and not always in the direction expected. Specifically, in some indigenous communities high levels of Catholic presence facilitated the adoption of customary laws, declines in pri support, and lower first place party margins. In other indigenous places, it had the opposite effect. The lack of systematic effect demonstrates the Catholic Church's capacity to intervene in local political affairs in multiple direction and ways, as well as its often tacit support for existing political dynamics.
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title The Catholic Church, Political Institutions, and Electoral Outcomes in Oaxaca, Mexico
title_short The Catholic Church, Political Institutions, and Electoral Outcomes in Oaxaca, Mexico
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title_fullStr The Catholic Church, Political Institutions, and Electoral Outcomes in Oaxaca, Mexico
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publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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