%0 Journal Article
%T Transnational Influences in a Protracted Democratization: The Case of Mexico
%A Romero Leal
%A Enrique
%J Norteam¨¦rica
%D 2010
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X this article seeks to explain the extent to which transnational forces are responsible for advances -and setbacks- in the ongoing transition to democracy in mexico. it argues that external elements did play a role during this democratization. concrete examples of transnational forces are analyzed to assess their impact on domestic politics, including the relationship between economic reform and political liberalization -two free trade agreements are analyzed- and the mexican government's attitudes toward democracy within the inter-american system. the article concludes that transnational elements play a significant role as instruments offering opportunities and posing limits to democratization.
%K transnational forces
%K transition
%K influences
%K democracy
%K nafta
%K mexico-european union free trade agreement.
%U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1870-35502010000200002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en