Edited by Martin Echeverria and Ruben Arnoldo Gonzalez
Media and Politics in Post-Authoritarian Mexico: The Continuing Struggle for Democracy presents an analytical and empirical overview of the array of issues that the Mexican media faces in the post-authoritarian age, which jointly explains how a partially accomplished democracy, its authoritarian inertias, and its unintended consequences hinder the democratic performance of the media.
This is analyzed from three points of view: the stalemate Mexican media system and ineffective regulations, the conditions of risk and insecurity of the journalists on the field, and the limits of freedom of expression, political substance, and inclusiveness of media content.
A binational effort, with research from US and Mexican authors, a wide analytic perspective is provided on the macro, meso, and micro levels, allowing for a deep conceptual richness and a comprehensive understanding of the Mexican case. With leading researchers in the field, the volume revolves around the problems of the media in post-authoritarian democracies.
By answering the questions of how and why the Mexican media has not fully democratized, the works encompassed here can resonate with and are relevant to other post-authoritarian countries and academic disciplines.
The book is available in Hardcover and eBook formats.
Martin Echeverria is a Full-Professor at the Centre for Studies in Political Communication, Institute of Government Sciences and Strategic Development, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico and a Co-Chair of the Political Communication Research Section at IAMCR.
Ruben Arnoldo Gonzalez is a Full-Professor at the Centre for Studies in Political Communication, Institute of Government Sciences and Strategic Development, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico.
The above text is from the publisher’s description of the book:
Title: Media and Politics in Post-Authoritarian Mexico: The Continuing Struggle for Democracy
Editors: Martin Echeverria and Ruben Arnoldo Gonzalez
Published: 2024
Pages: 286
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham