The Morally Defeated Opposition: Populism, Affective Polarization, and Regime Transformation in Mexico

• In Event: Polarization and Democratic Erosion in Mexico and Latin America

Brief Overview

Populist affective polarization enabled AMLO and Morena to secure electoral dominance and pass reforms that eroded Mexican democracy. We show how populism and polarization reinforce each other to justify power concentration and regime change.

Authors

• Rodrigo Salvador Castro Cornejo, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

• Alejandro Monsivais-Carrillo, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

• Azul Aguiar, Iteso