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Reveles Vázquez, Francisco (coordinador), "El Partido de la Revolución Democrática. Los problemas de la institucionalización", 2004.

Reveles Vázquez, Francisco (coordinador), "El Partido de la Revolución Democrática. Los problemas de la institucionalización", 2004.

During the Zedillo administration, the PRD experienced two fundamental changes: it turned its confrontational strategy into one of limited cooperation in negotiating the rules of electoral competition, & in 1997 it became the governing party in several Mexican states. These changes resulted in a greater degree of institutionalization. However, throughout this period informal practices & the application of formal rules within the party were constantly at odds. The author examines this situation from the perspective of the institutionalization of political organizations. 4 Tables, 2 Graphs, 34 References. Adapted from the source document.

Murder and Politics in Mexico studies the causes of political killings in Mexico s liberalization-democratization within the larger context of political repression. Mexico s democratization process has entailed a little known but highly significant cost of human lives in pre- and post-election violence. The majority of these crimes remain in a state of impunity: in other words, no person had been charged with the crime and/or no investigation of it had occurred. Over 70% of the political murders of Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) members in the 1990s remain unsolved. This has several consequences for Mexican politics: when the level of violence is extreme and when political killings that are systematic and invasive are involved, this could indicate a real fracture in the democratic system. This book analyzes several dimensions regarding impunity and political crime, more specifically, the political killings of members of the PRD in the post-1988 period in Mexico. The main argument proposed in this book is that impunity for political killings is a structured system requiring one central precondition, namely the failure of the legal system to function as a system of restraint for killings. This structured system of impunity for political killing in general consists of political and institutional elements (law enforcement agencies, lawyers, public prosecutors, politicians). Dr Schatz s research finds that political assassinations are indeed rational, targeted actions but they do not occur within an institutional vacuum. Political assassinations are calculated strategies of action aimed at eliminating political rivals. They are caused by multiple interacting factors that involve the political, legal and criminal justice systems. As a form of interpersonal violence, political assassination involves direct or implied authorization from political leaders, the availability of assassins for hire and the willingness of some political leaders to utilize them against political opponents, and violent interactions between political parties combined with judicial system ineffectiveness. A corrupt legal system facilitates the use of political assassination and explains the persistence of impunity for political murder over time. To reduce political violence in the transition to electoral democracy, specific institutional conditions, namely a structured system of impunity for murder must be overcome.

This article addresses the status of political leadership in the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD). It consists of four sections; the first presents a reflection on political parties, categories and classifications, the basis for articulating an empirical explanation on the PRD. The second section reviews the impact of Cuauhtemoc Cardenas and Andres Manuel López Obrador through a typology that distinguishes charismatic and administrative leaderships and these categories are located throughout five presidential elections in Mexico: 1988-2012. The third section analyzes the effects of the electoral competition between the PRD and Morena, due to the resignation of Lopez Obrador and his main founding leader, Cardenas. Finally, it analyzes the relief of the last national leaders in the party, in which the atmosphere of internal fragility and the indefinition of the political course stand out. ; El presente artículo aborda el estatus del liderazgo político en el Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD). Consta de cuatro apartados, en el primero se presenta una reflexión en torno a los partidos políticos, categorías y clasificaciones, base para articular una explicación empírica sobre el PRD. En el segundo apartado se revisa el impacto de Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas y Andrés Manuel López Obrador por medio de una tipología que distingue liderazgos carismáticos y administrativos y se ubican dichas categorías a lo largo de cinco elecciones presidenciales en México: 1988-2012. En el tercer apartado se analizan los efectos de la competencia electoral entre el PRD y Morena, debido a la renuncia de López Obrador y de su principal líder fundador, Cárdenas. Finalmente, se analiza el relevo de los últimos dirigentes nacionales en el partido, en los cuales se destaca el ambiente de fragilidad interna y la indefinición del rumbo político.