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Government and Politics in Mexico - JMM591
Title: Government and Politics in Mexico
Guaranteed by: Department of North American Studies (23-KAS)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2018 to 2020
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: winter s.:combined
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 10 / unknown (10)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: Mgr. Lukáš Perutka, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Mgr. Lukáš Perutka, Ph.D.
Incompatibility : JMM488
Interchangeability : JMM488
Is incompatible with: JMMZ318, JMM488
Is interchangeable with: JMM488
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download ackelson_constructing_security.pdf Jason Ackelson: Constructing Security on the U.S.-Mexico Border. Political Geography 24 (2005) 165–184. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Ai Camp Intro.pdf Roderic Ai Camp: Politics in Mexico, Oxford University Press, 2002, Introduction PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download ai-camp-attitudes-leadership.pdf Roderic Ai Camp: Politics in Mexico, The Democratic Consolidation, Oxford University Press, 2007: Political Attitudes and Their Origins: Partisanship, Alienation, and Tolerance. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download ai-camp-groups.pdf Roderic Ai Camp: Politics in Mexico, The Democratic Consolidation, Oxford University Press, 2007: Groups and the State: What Is the Relationship? PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download ai-camp-intro-history.pdf Roderic Ai Camp: Politics in Mexico, The Democratic Consolidation, Oxford University Press, 2007: Comparative context and historical legacies. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download anguiano-cardenas.pdf Arturo Anguiano: Cárdenas and the Masses, The Mexico Reader. History, Culture and Politics, Duke University Press, 2002 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download azaldua-mestiza.PDF Gloria Azaldua: Borderlands/La Frontera, The New Mestiza, Aunt Lute Books, 1999. La conciencia de la mestiza. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download calles-institutions.pdf Plutarco Elías Calles: Mexico Must Become a Nation of Institutions ans Laws, in: The Mexico Reader. History, Culture and Politics, Duke University Press, 2002 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download camin-miracle.PDF Hector Aguilar Camín and Lorenzo Meyer: In the Shadow of the Mexican Revolution, Chapter 5-The Mexican Miracle. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download camp-governance.pdf Roderic Ai Camp: Politics in Mexico, Oxford Univesity Press, 1999, Who Governs? The Structure of Decision Making. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download carpenter-drugs.PDF Ted Galen Carpenter: Bad Neighbor Policy. Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, Mexico: The Next Colombia? PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Cartones_overview_2011.docx Cartones_2011 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download castaneda-limits.PDF Jorge Castaneda, Robert A. Pastor: Limits to Friendship, Vintage Books, 1989, Chapter1 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download constitution-eng.pdf Mexican Constitution in English, 2005 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download cpeum_ingles_ref_26_feb_2013_pdf_81046.pdf Constitution of Mexico, October 8, 2013 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download dietz-indigenismo.pdf Gunther Dietz: From Indigenismo to Zapatismo. The Struggle for a Multi-ethnic Mexican Society, in: Nancy Grey Postero and Leon Zamosc, The Struggle for Indigenous Rights in Latin America, Sussex Academic Press, 2004 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download dietz-indigenismo2.pdf Gunther Dietz: From Indigenismo to Zapatismo. The Struggle for a Multi-ethnic Mexican Society, in: Nancy Grey Postero and Leon Zamosc, The Struggle for Indigenous Rights in Latin America, Sussex Academic Press, 2004 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download dillon-1994.PDF Sam Dillon and Julia Preston, Opening Mexico, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2000, Chapter: 1994 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download doyle-forgetting.pdf Kate Doyle: Justice is not Forgetting, World Policy Journal, Summer 2003 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Economist_A tale of two Mexicos.docx The Economist: A Tale of Two Mexicos, 2008 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download edmonds-mexico-political-change.pdf Emily Edmonds-Poli and David A. Shirk (eds.): Contemporary Mexican Politics. Rowan and Littlefield, 2012. Mexican Democratization, 1968 to the Present. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download edmonds-poli-elections-parties.pdf Emily Edmonds-Poli and David A. Shirk (eds.): Contemporary Mexican Politics. Rowan and Littlefield, 2012. Political Parties and Elections. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download freeman-trap.pdf Laurie Freeman and Jose Luis Serra, Mexico. The Militarization Trap, in: Coletta A. Youngers, Eileen Rosin: Drugs and Democracy in Latin America, Lynne Riener Publishers, 2000 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Gilbert-textbook-controversy.pdf Dennis Gilbert: Rewriting History: Salinas, Zedillo and the 1992 Textbook Controversy, Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos, Vol. 13, No. 2, (Summer, 1997), pp. 271-297 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Haber-Mexico since 1980-selected chapters.pdf Stephen Haber et al.: Mexico since 1980, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Mgr. Michala Bernkopfová, Ph.D.
download haber-mexico-politics.PDF Stephen Haber et al., Mexico Since 1980, Cambridge University Press, 2006, Chapter 5, The Transformation of Mexican Politics PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Henriques-Patel-NAFTA and agriculture.pdf Gisele Henriques and Raj Patel: NAFTA, Corn, and Mexico´s Agricultural Trade Liberalization, in: Americas Program, February 2004 Mgr. Michala Bernkopfová, Ph.D.
download chasteen_latin_america.pdf John C. Chasteen, James A. Wood (eds.), Problems in Modern Latin American History. Sources and Interpretations. SR Books, 1999. Globalization and Latin America PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download inequality_oxfam.pdf Gerardo Esquivel Hernandez: Extreme Inequality in Mexico / Concentration of Economic and Political Power, Oxfam Report, June 2015 Mgr. Michala Bernkopfová, Ph.D.
download klesner-end-of-onepartyrule.pdf Joseph L. Klesner: The End of Mexico's One-Party Regime Author(s)PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Mar., 2001), pp. 107-114 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Kozak-facing-asymmetry-published.pdf Kryštof Kozák: Facing Asymmetry. Bridging the Gap in U.S.-Mexican Relations. Peter-Lang Verlag, 2008. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download levy_nogrowthwithoutequity.pdf Santiago Levy and Michael Walton (eds.), No Growth Without Equity? Inequality, Interests, and Competition in Mexico. ©2009 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download malkin_elections_2009.docx Elisabeth Malkin: Opposition Wins Majority in Mexican Vote, The New York Times, July 5, 2009. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download malkin_nieto.docx Elisabeth Malkin: A Departing Governor Looks Ahead to a Bigger Prize in Mexico, The New York Times, July 2, 2011. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download mckinley_amlo.docx James C. McKinley: Mexico’s Losing Leftist Defiantly Awaits Election Ruling, The New York Times, July 23, 2006. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Meyer-Crossroads.pdf Maureen Meyer et al.: At a Crossroads: Drug Trafficking, Violence and the Mexican State, Washington Office on Latin America, Briefing Paper 13, November 2007. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Mosaic_topics_complete_2011.docx Mosaic_topics_2011 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download paz-chingada.pdf Octavio Paz: The Sons of La Malinche, in: The Mexico Reader. History, Culture and Politics, Duke University Press, 2002, PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download quinones_telenovelas.pdf Sam Quinones: True Tales from Another Mexico, The University of New Mexico Press, 2001. Telenovelas. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download rohter_chilangos.pdf Larry Rohter: Scornful and Scorned, the New Yorkers of Mexico, August 8, 1988, The New York Times. PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download Salas-NAFTA.pdf Carlos Salas: Between Unemployment and Insecurity in Mexico/NAFTA enters its second decade, in: EPI Briefing Paper N. 173, September 2006 Mgr. Michala Bernkopfová, Ph.D.
download smith_mexico.pdf Thomas E. Skidmore, Peter H. Smith: Modern Latin America, 4th edition, Oxford University Press, 2000. (Chapter: Mexico, The Taming of a Revolution) PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
download williams-resurgent.pdf Edward J. Williams: The Resurgent North and Contemporary Mexican Regionalism, Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 299-323 PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Přemysl Kozák, Ph.D.
Annotation
Last update: Mgr. Lukáš Perutka, Ph.D. (13.09.2018)
This course introduces students to the study of Mexican politics and government from an interdisciplinary perspective. The course focuses on the development and presentation of contemporary United States of Mexico. For a better understanding, it starts with a historical overview of the last two centuries. After that, present Mexico is described along with its problems and its promises. We are going to analyze the country from four different perspectives: politics, economy, society and foreign relations. Emphasis will be given to the ties with its northern neighbor the United States of America, as there are present many mutual problems like emigration, drugs, and economic cooperation under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The end of the course will be dedicated to the future perspective of Mexico. Students will also take part in these final remarks as they present their projects in the final class. These papers have to be about one current Mexican problem and its future development.
Requirements to the exam
Last update: PhDr. Jan Hornát, Ph.D. (07.09.2020)

Evaluation:

Attendance (only two absences without leave are permitted) – 25 %

Active participation in classes – 25 %

Student project (paper on one current Mexican problem and its future development – around 2000 words) – 25 %

Presentation of the project in class – 25 %

To pass the course the student needs to obtain at least 51 %

Grading is based on the Dean's Measure no. 20/2019: https://fsv.cuni.cz/deans-measure-no-20/2019

  • 91% and more   => A
  • 81-90%             => B
  • 71-80%             => C
  • 61-70%             => D
  • 51-60%             => E
  • 0-50%               => F

 

 

 

Syllabus
Last update: Mgr. Lukáš Perutka, Ph.D. (13.09.2018)

Government and Politics in Mexico

Course program 

 

1.     Introduction and geographic overview

2.     Modern history I – From independence to revolution

3.     Modern history II – From PRI to AMLO

4.     Political system – end of one-party rule?

5.     Economy – last bastion of neoliberalism?

6.     Society and minorities

7.     Emigration – Latinos, Hispanos, Chicanos, Tejanos, Californios

8.     Drugs, cartels, and violence

9.     Foreign relations I – Mexico and USA

10.  Foreign relations II – Czech lands and Mexico

11.  Foreign relations III – Mexico and the rest of the World

12.  Actual topics – independent candidates, education reform, PEMEX, Odebrecht, Donald Trump, AMLO

13.  Students‘ presentations

 

Anti-plagiarism reminder:

(A) Any use of quoted texts in seminar papers and theses must be acknowledged. Such use must meet the following conditions: (1) the beginning and end of the quoted passage must be shown with quotation marks; (2) when quoting from periodicals or books, the name(s) of author(s), book or article titles, the year of publication, and page from which the passage is quoted must all be stated in footnotes or endnotes; (3) internet sourcing must include a full web address where the text can be found as well as the date the web page was visited by the author.

(B) In case the use of any texts other than those written by the author is established without proper acknowledgement as defined in (A), the paper or thesis will be deemed plagiarized and handed over to the Disciplinary Commission of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Recommended literature:

Adams, John A. Bordering the Future: The Impact of Mexico on the United States. Praeger, 2006.

Beezley, William, Meyer, Michael C. The Oxford History of Mexico. Oxford University, 2010.

Boullosa, Carmen, Wallace, Mike. A Narco History. How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the ''Mexican Drug War''. OR Books, 2016.

De Vega, Mercedes (ed.) Historia de las relaciones internacionales de México, vol 1-7, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, 2011.

Delano, Alexandra. Mexico and Its Diaspora in the United States: Policies of Emigration Since 1848. Cambridge, 2011.

Gómez, Laura. Manifest Destinies. The Making of Mexican American Race. New York University, 2007.

Haber, Stephen. Mexico since 1980. Cambridge University, 2008.

Hamnett, Brian. A Concise History of Mexico. Cambridge University, 2004.

Hufbauer, Gary (ed). NAFTA Revisited: Achievements and Challenges. Columbia University Press, 2005.

Kašpar, Oldřich. Dějiny Mexika. Lidové Noviny 2009.

Kingslover, Ann. Nafta Stories: Fears and Hopes in Mexico and the United States. Lynne Rienner, 2001.

Mace, Gordon (ed.) Regionalism and the State: NAFTA and Foreign Policy Convergence. Ashgate, 2011.

Munck, Ronaldo. Contemporary Latin America. Palgrave, 2003.

Opatrný, Josef. Mexiko: Stručná historie států. Libri, 2016.

Raat, Dirk; Brescia, Michael. Mexico and the United States. Ambivalent Vistas. University of Georgia, 2010.

Rodríguez, Jaime (ed.) Common border, uncommon paths: race, culture, and national identity in U.S.-Mexican relations. SR Books, 1997.

Russell, Philip. The History of Mexico. From Pre-conquest to Present. New York, 2010.

Skidmore, Thomas. Modern Latin America. Oxford, 2013.

Smith, Peter. Talons of the Eagle: Latin America, the United States, and the World. Oxford, 2012.

 

 
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