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International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol. 43, No. 3-5, 350-367 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/002071520204300307
© 2002 SAGE Publications

Attitudes Toward Democracy: Mexico in Comparative Perspective

Alejandro Moreno

Department of Political Science, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, ITAM, Río Hondo No. 1, Tizapán-San Angel, México DF, 01000 México

Patricia Méndez

Department of Survey Research, Reforma, Av. México Coyoacán No. 40, Col. Santa Cruz Atoyac, México DF, 03310 México

Mexico’s gradual democratization had a critical point in 2000, when the presidential election brought about political alternation in that country. If democracy requires a compatible value system that helps such a system endure, how democratic are Mexicans today and what implications does this have for democratic consolidation in Mexico? This article examines new survey data to address this old question. Our findings reveal that the prevailing political culture in Mexico expresses comparatively low support for democracy and relatively high support for non-democratic government, on the one hand, and low interpersonal trust, low levels of tolerance, and a strong emphasis on deference, on the other. Education is an important determinant of democratic values, and individual variation is significant on a wide range of attitudes. Changes over time also indicate that Mexicans have reinforced both democratic and non-democratic values in the last few years, which makes it hard to assess whether, overall, Mexico’s democratic values are expanding or shrinking.


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