Author: Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer | Journal of Democracy

Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer is assistant professor at the Centro de Estudios Internacionales at El Colegio de México and academy scholar at Harvard University.

October 2021, Volume 32, Issue 4

Is Mexico Falling into the Authoritarian Trap?

Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer
Kenneth F. Greene

A weakened mandate from voters and perennial state dysfunction are putting Mexico’s populist president in a bind. Will he further damage democracy to fulfill his promises for change?

October 2018, Volume 29, Issue 4

Latin America’s Shifting Politics: Mexico’s Party System Under Stress

Kenneth F. Greene
Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer

AMLO’s sweeping victory in Mexico’s 2018 elections could point to a long-term dealignment of the country’s party system, but it is more likely that a less radical process of partisan recomposition will take place.