Presentation

Política y Gobierno is a peer-reviewed journal of political science published twice a year since 1994 by CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas). It has become a leading forum for the debate of the most important issues in Mexican and Latin American politics and society, such as:

• Democratic consolidation and institutional design
• Electoral laws and their consequences
• Rule of law
• Decentralization
• Political economy and economic reform
• Public opinion and electoral behavior

Política y Gobierno welcomes papers on comparative politics, political theory, law and society, and international relations.

Recent articles:

• María Victoria Murillo, La encrucijada del sindicalismo latinoamericano
• Adam Przeworski, El estado y el ciudadano
• Susan C. Stokes, ¿Son los partidos políticos el problema de la democracia en América Latina?
• Barry Ames, Disciplina partidaria en la legislatura brasileña
• Scott Mainwaring, La durabilidad de la democracia en América Latina
• Bernard Manin, Montesquieu, la república y el comercio