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Mexican Movers and Shakers: Protest Mobilization and Political Attitudes in Mexico City

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2018

María Inclán
María Inclán*
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María Inclán is profesora-investigadora in the División de Estudios Políticos, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas.
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Abstract

Using an innovative survey of six major street demonstrations in Mexico City between 2011 and 2013, this study compares political attitudes of protest participants and nonparticipants. The analysis offers three relevant findings. The results suggest that in comparison to protest nonparticipants, demonstrators tend to be more politically involved and experienced individuals, mobilized through their personal and organizational networks. The intensity of these factors’ effects as protest participation predictors varied across demonstrations, showing that protest participation is triggered by different factors. And the diversity of mobilizing factors shows that protest participation in Mexico City is complex, and is a common form of political participation for the plural, mobilized civil society.

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Latin American Politics and Society , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , February 2019 , pp. 78 - 100
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© 2019 University of Miami 

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