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Topic:Politics and Elections
The Mexico Institute monitors political change, transition and democratic consolidation by promoting the discussion of issues such as transparency, elections, constitutional reforms, and the quality of democracy.
Mexico Portal on Politics and Elections
.JPG) The Mexico Institute has launched a news aggregator site with commentary, background, and academic studies on Mexico's political landscape. Check the Mexico Portal on Politics and Elections for the latest news on the 2009 elections, the energy and justice reforms, and Mexico's foreign policy.
Publications
 Mexico's 2009 Midterm Elections: Winners and Losers
Andrew Selee and Katie Putnam
 More Than Neighbors: An Overview of Mexico and U.S.–Mexico Relations
Andrew Selee
Other Resources
Electoral Yearbook 2007 (in Spanish)
Publicum Estrategias, December 2007
Political Scenarios, 2007-2009: Change and Continuity (Spanish)
Cuarta Encuesta Nacional, Grupo de Economistas y Asociados, Investigaciones Sociales Aplicadas, November 2007
Press Release on the State of Mexican Democracy (in Spanish)
Foro Internacional sobre Políticas Públicas para el Desarrollo de México, 2/7/2007
Mexico Elections 2006
One-Stop Resource on the 2006 Mexican Elections: For information on the 2006 Mexican election including key headlines, news summaries, analysis, and polls. For more information visit: Mexico Elections 2006 Archive
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News
Washington Post-Woodrow Wilson Center Fellows Featured in Newspaper
The Washington Post features articles about Latin America by the five Washington Post-Woodrow Wilson Center Fellows. The program brings professional journalists from Latin America to Washington, D.C. for a two-week exchange of dialogue and professional development.
Mexico: Transparency in a New Era of Democracy
After 71 years of single-party rule, Mexico confronts the challenges of a newly pluralistic, democratic country, while its citizens increasingly demand more political openness.
More Than Neighbors: The U.S.-Mexican Alliance
The United States and Mexico are increasingly interconnected and the Mexico Institute is working to promote mutual dialogue, most recently through its U.S.-Mexico Congressional Initiative.
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Events
Mexico’s Midterm Elections and the Future of Democracy
Friday, July 10 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
José Antonio Crespo, Professor and Researcher, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE), Mexico City; Jeffrey Weldon, Professor, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexico City
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Renewing the Partnership between the United States and Mexico: Shared Responsibility and Shared Strategies
Monday, June 08 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico; José Antonio Fernández, Chair and CEO, FEMSA; Roger Wallace, Vice President, Pioneer Natural Resources; Maria Echaveste, President, Nueva Vista and former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Clinton; Carlos Heredia, Researcher, CIDE and former Congressman; Jim Kolbe, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates and former Congressman; Jim Jones, President, Manatt Jones and former Ambassador to Mexico; Andrés Rozental, President, Rozental y Asociados & former Deputy Foreign Minister; Javier Treviño, Vice President, Cemex and former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Philip Bennett, Senior Advisor, Washington Post Group and former Managing Editor, Washington Post; Roderic Ai Camp, McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim, Claremont McKenna College; Luís de la Calle, Founding Partner of De la Calle, Madrazo, Mancera, S.C. (CMM); Rossana Fuentes-Berain, Vice President, Grupo Editorial Expansión; Susan Kaufman Purcell, Director, Center for Hemispheric Policy, University of Miami; Diana Negroponte, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Peter Smith, Simon Bolívar Professor of Latin American Studies, UCSD; Raúl Rodríguez Barocio, Chair, North American Center for Transborder Studies, Arizona State University and former Director, NADBank
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Challenges for Mexican Democracy with Beatriz Paredes
Tuesday, May 26 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Beatriz Paredes, President of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI).
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The V Summit of the Americas: Perspectives from the Region
Friday, April 03 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Rodrigo Borja, former President of Ecuador and former Secretary-General of the Unión de Naciones Sudamericanas (UNASUR)
Olga Pellicer, Researcher, Department of International Affairs, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Ricardo Sennes, President, Prospectiva Consultants and Profesor of International Affairs at the Pontifica Universidade Catolica - São Paolo (PUC- SP)
Francine Jacome, Executive Director, Instituto Venezolano de Estudios Sociales y Políticos (INVESP) and Director of the Red Democracia Activa
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Mexican National Leadership: Dr. Roderic Camp on "Has Democracy Made a Difference?"
Friday, March 27 2009, 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Roderic Camp, Philip M. McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim, Claremont McKenna College
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