The Perils and Promise of Politics in Mexico, PoliSciData.com Special Edition

About This Feature

This special issue of political science articles on Mexican politics focuses on a range of contemporary challenges and dynamics, employing robust data analysis to explore various facets of governance, policy, and social issues. Together, these studies provide a comprehensive and data-driven exploration of Mexican political life. Featuted on web site Summer 2024.

Replication Data from Peer-Review Studies

Mexican Reform Lifts Reelection Ban; Legislators Focus More On Election-Friendly Policies
Electoral Accountability
Electoral Reform Mexico
Particularistic Legislation
Difference-in-Differences
2021
APSR
5 R files
2 Stata files
1 other files
24 datasets
Dataverse

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States in the Customs House: Institutional Reforms and Structural Change in Mexican Trade Policy
2013
ISQ
2 R files
Dataverse

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Why Democracies Struggle with Brutality: Institutional Failures in Mexico
Inquisitorial Justice
Mexican Prisoners
Torture Deterrence
Militarization Effect
2020
APSR
4 R files
4 Stata files
4 datasets
2 other files
1 text files
Dataverse

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Party Unity in Mexico: Discipline Resists Nomination Rule Changes Despite Personal Vote Ban
Party Unity
Mexican Deputies
Candidate Selection
Electoral Incentives
2021
LSQ
1 R files
1 Stata files
4 datasets
1 text files
Dataverse

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Mexico's Drug War Fears: Do They Deter Voters from Corruption?
Corruption Perception
Drug War Violence
Mexican Voters
Crime Exposure
2021
PSR&M
2 R files
1 Stata files
3 datasets
2 PDF files
1 other files
Dataverse

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Social Networks Help Incumbents Dodge Accountability After All?
Electoral Accountability
Voter Coordination
Family Networks
Field Experiment
2019
APSR
1 archives
Dataverse

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How Surname Polling Stations Reveal Ongoing Election Fraud in Mexico
Regression Discontinuity
Mexico
Elections
2014
AJPS
12 text files
11 datasets
Dataverse

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Paradox: Military Weapons Improve Police Image in Mexico Despite Violence Links
Militarization
Mexico
Conjoint
Gender
Civil Liberties
2022
BJPS
8 R files
2 Stata files
16 text files
24 datasets
3 other files
Dataverse

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Commodity Shocks Ignited State Building After Mexico's Revolution
Mexico
Great Depression
Elite Competition
State Capacity
2018
APSR
1 other files
Dataverse

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Same-Sex Recognition in Mexico vs US Shows Surprising Rights Progress
Same-sex Recognition
Civil Rights
Social Movements Theory
Partisan Politics
Federalism
2018
SPPQ

Dataverse

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AI Detects Election Fraud: 1988 Mexico's Hidden Ballots Revealed
Convolutional Neural Networks
Mexican Elections
1988 Electoral Fraud
Ai Auditing
2019
APSR
1 R files
1 Stata files
2 datasets
1 text files
1 archives
Dataverse

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Mexican Businesses Link Violence Exposure to Higher Social Spending Support
Mexico
Business Owners
Survey Experiment
Tax Policy
2022
CPS
6 R files
1 Stata files
6 datasets
1 text files
Dataverse

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Why Do Drug Cartels Use High-Profile Murders in Mexico?
Drug Cartels
Mexico
Political Polarization
Election Cycles
2021
BJPS
2 Stata files
2 PDF files
6 datasets
Dataverse

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Repressive Defamation Laws Chilling in Mexican Media, Study Finds
Defamation Laws
Mexico Media Coverage
Chilling Effect
Corruption Reporting
2015
AJPS
1 Stata files
2 datasets
1 PDF files
Dataverse

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Agents or Partisans? New Study Reveals Why Mexican Teachers Union Wins Elections
Political Brokers
Partisan Attachment
Incentives And Monitoring
Mexican Teachers Union
SNTE
2017
AJPS
10 Stata files
24 datasets
2 PDF files
3 other files
11 text files
Dataverse

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A documentary, from the Bertelsmann Foundation (29:06).

the Peoples Choice: Mexico, Morena, and the 2018 Election

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From Wall Street Journal (6:32).

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