Předmět Government and Politics in Mexico (JMM591)

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Government and Politics in MexicoCourse program  19.10. IntroductionCourse requirements, course program, presentations, relevance of MexicoIntroductory texts:Of cars and carts, The Economist, Sept. 17, 2015http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21664939-despite-decades-reform-most-mexicans-are-still-long-way-wealth-and-modernity-carsHello 2015: a make or break year for Mexico’s Peña Nietohttp://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2014/12/22/hello-2015-a-make-or-break-year-for-mexicos-pena-nieto/  AMLO ad:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbIaqx3Hys4Pena Nieto ad:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XnhV7FMHxo&feature=relmfu Vazquez Mota ad:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VZHuFgKAREYoSoy132Academicoshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqL_7Ds0NIIYoSoy132Estudianteshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRg-pcaGZfsTucanes de Tijuana: El Diablohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4q5Yfb2-jcInvest in Mexicohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwDA08sc3eYVisit Mexicohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgFao8RYeQ8&spfreload=124 hours in Mexico Cityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN0k-TjeTV4  216.10. Historical backgroundMexican revolution, PRI, Mexican miracleMosaic: Readings:Roderic Ai Camp: Politics in Mexico, The Democratic Consolidation, Oxford University Press, 2007: Comparative context and historical legacies.Recommended:Thomas E. Skidmore, Peter H. Smith: Modern Latin America, 4th edition, Oxford University Press, 2000. (Chapter: Mexico, The Taming of a Revolution)Hector Aguilar Camín and Lorenzo Meyer: In the Shadow of the Mexican Revolution, Chapter 5-The Mexican Miracle. Possible Mosaic Topics:Porfirio Díaz, Venustiano Carranza, Debate about the 1917 Constitution, Power of the Church in Mexico, Cristero Revolution, Alvaro Obregón, Trotsky in Mexico, Relations with the U.S. during the Revolution, Natinalization of the oil industry, End of Zapata, Refugees from Civil War, PRI in the Cold War 23.10. Transformation in MexicoMosaic: Readings:Emily Edmonds-Poli and David A. Shirk (eds.): Contemporary Mexican Politics. Rowan and Littlefield, 2012. Mexican Democratization, 1968 to the Present.Recommended:Stephen Haber et al., Mexico Since 1980, Cambridge University Press, 2006, Chapter 5, The Transformation of Mexican PoliticsKate Doyle: Justice is not Forgetting, World Policy Journal, Summer 2003Dennis Gilbert: Rewriting History: Salinas, Zedillo and the 1992 Textbook Controversy, Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos, Vol. 13, No. 2, (Summer, 1997), pp. 271-297Sam Dillon and Julia Preston, Opening Mexico, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2000, Chapter: 1994 Possible Mosaic Topics:Main causes of the 1982 debt crisis, Miguel de la Madrid, Carlos Salinas, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, debate about NAFTA in Mexico, Ernesto Zedillo, Donaldo Colosio, consequences of the Zapatista uprising, 1988 election campaign, 2000 election campaign.  430.10. Groups and AttitudesReadings:Roderic Ai Camp: Politics in Mexico, The Democratic Consolidation, Oxford University Press, 2007: Political Attitudes and Their Origins: Partisanship, Alienation, and Tolerance.Roderic Ai Camp: Politics in Mexico, The Democratic Consolidation, Oxford University Press, 2007: Groups and the State: What Is the Relationship?Mosaic:Possible mosaic topics:Church and politics in Mexico, Trade unions in Mexico, Business lobby in Mexico, Comparative World Values Survey. 56.11. Cultural contextMosaic:Readings:Sam Quinones: True Tales from Another Mexico, The University of New Mexico Press, 2001. Telenovelas.Gloria Azaldua: Borderlands/La Frontera, The New Mestiza, Aunt Lute Books, 1999. La conciencia de la mestiza.Possible Mosaic Topics:Most popular Mexican TV-shows, movies, music bands, media structure in Mexico, attitudes of Mexicans compared with US, official cultural policy, sport in Mexico, theater in Mexico, most famous Mexican artits, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo. 613.11. U.S.-Mexico BorderReading: Jonas Ackelson: Constructing Security on the U.S.-Mexico Border (in SIS)La Jaula de Oro trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBBNmC2JWGUSin Nombre (full movie)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EJ0poeSWgQ 720.11. Constitution, political system and governance in Mexico Readings:Mexican Constitution in English, 2013Plutarco Elías Calles: Mexico Must Become a Nation of Institutions and Laws, in: The Mexico Reader. History, Culture and Politics, Duke University Press, 2002 Possible Mosaic Topics:Comparative analysis of executive, legislative, judicial branch. In depth analysis of any article from the constitution, famous cases decided by Mexican Supreme Court.Current positions of the PAN, PRD, PRI, internal problems of the parties, finacing of parties, Azcárraga family, Carlos Slim, monopolies in Mexico, structure of povery in Mexico.  827.11. Presidential elections, political parties and inequality Readings:Mandatory: Emily Edmonds Poli and David A. Shirk: Contemporary Mexican Politics. Rowan and Littlefield. Chapter Political Parties and Elections in Mexico. Recommended: 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(Pages 157-198 of the .pdf document) The End of Mexico's One-Party Regime Author(s): Joseph L. Klesner Source: PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Mar., 2001), pp. 107-114 James C. McKinley: Mexico’s Losing Leftist Defiantly Awaits Election Ruling, The New York Times, July 23, 2006. Elisabeth Malkin: Opposition Wins Majority in Mexican Vote, The New York Times, July 5, 2009. Elisabeth Malkin: A Departing Governor Looks Ahead to a Bigger Prize in Mexico, The New York Times, July 2, 2011. Possible Mosaic Topics:Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador, Felipe Calderón, leading presidential candidates for 2012, strategies for electoral campaigns, opinion polls agencies in Mexico, IFE, popular movements other than political parties, El Barzón   94.12. Drug WarMosaic: Readings: Luis Astorga: Drug Trafficking in Mexico: A First General Assessment, Management of Social Transformations, 2001. http://www.unesco.org/most/astorga.htmJorge Castaneda: Alternatives to Drug War: http://www.cato.org/publications/economic-development-bulletin/time-alternative-mexicos-drug-war  Recommended:Ted Galen Carpenter: Bad Neighbor Policy. Washington's Futile War on Drugs in Latin America, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, Mexico: The Next Colombia?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, 2000Maureen Meyer et al.: At a Crossroads: Drug Trafficking, Violence and the Mexican State, Washington Office on Latin America, Briefing Paper 13, November 2007.  Possible Mosaic Topics:Colombian connection, Gutierrez Rebollo, Los Zetas, economy of the drug trade, murders of women in Ciudad Juaréz, Felix Gallardo, El Chapo Guzmán, cardinal Posadas, Raúl Salinas  1011.12.Agricultural movements and protest Readings: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 John C. Chasteen, James A. Wood (eds.), Problems in Modern Latin American History. Sources and Interpretations. SR Books, 1999. Globalization and Latin America Possible Mosaic Topics:Formation of the EZLN, Indian languages in Mexico today, Procampo, changing structure of Mexican agriculture, political relevance of farmers.  1118.12.  Mexican Foreign PolicyMosaic: Readings:Kryštof Kozák: Facing Asymmetry. Bridging the Gap in U.S.-Mexican Relations. Peter-Lang Verlag, 2008. ConclusionsJorge Castaneda and Robert Pastor. Limits to Friendship. Farar, Straus, Giroux, 1989.   Possible Mosaic Topics:Mexico’s relations with China, Europe, Brazil, Guatemala, Japan, structure of Mexican trade, major exports and imports, political implications of trade patterns, Mexican position in 2003 Iraq invasion. official foreign policy doctrine.  12Optional:Inequality and government in Mexico Readings: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(Pages 110-156 of the .pdf document) Possible Mosaic Topics:Major problems in education, transportation, energy sector, mining, social policies, universities, global competitiveness, sources of inequality, racism within Mexico, Mexican middle class, social mobility in Mexico.12Regionalism in MexicoReadings:Edward J. Williams: The Resurgent North and Contemporary Mexican Regionalism, Mexican Studies / Estudios Mexicanos, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 299-323The Economist: A Tale of Two Mexicos, August 2008 (in SIS)Larry Rohter: Scornful and Scorned, the New Yorkers of Mexico, August 8, 1988, The New York Times. Possible Mosaic Topics:Politics and government in Oaxaca, Chiapas, Nuevo León, Chihuahua, Baja California, Campeche, Michoacán, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey.  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.                    

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Government and Politics in Mexico Course requirements: 1. Active participation, including thorough preparation for each class - 15%Students are required to read and be ready to discuss assigned texts, which are available in the SIS system. For repeated failures to answer questions based on the texts in class, no percentage points will be awarded to the students. 2. Newsletter based on political cartoons - 7%Each student will put together one newsletter based on recent political cartoons and present it at the beginning of the class. The newsletter should include three cartoons by various artists, with a brief explanation of the significance of the cartoon. The file: Cartones-overview in the SIS helps with basic orientation in Mexican political landscape.  The cartoons are available for free on the websites of major Mexican newspapers, the keyword is "cartones". Students are responsible for translating the cartoon into English. Recommended sources: El Universal, La Jornada, La Reforma, El Financiero. For coverage in English, The News: http://www.thenews.com.mx/ 3. Newsletter analysis - 8% Two weeks after the presentation, the student should hand in written analysis and explanation of the three cartoons (the cartoons should be included in the document), including their implications for politics and government (3 600 characters including spaces).At the end of the class, the cartoons and their analyses will be combined and sent to all participants of the course. 4. Presentation of supporting mosaic topics - 10% Student should form groups of two, maximum three. Each group will have a very short presentation (max. 7 minutes, strictly enforced) about a subject relevant to the class on each date. Some suggested topics are listed in the course program. Students are encouraged to come up with their own topics relevant for the class, but these need to be approved by the instructor. For each topic, at least one third of the presentation should be devoted to its relevance in the context of Mexican politics and government, or to the specific topic of the class. Comparisons to U.S. and European contexts are strongly encouraged. Instead of trying to present as much data as possible, focus on one or two interesting aspects or connections. 5. Written paper on the supporting mosaic topic - 10% Two weeks after the presentation, the group should hand in the mosaic topic in writing. It should be in standard academic paper format. Pictures, graphs and figures are encouraged. The text should be at least 12 000 characters including spaces for the group. Again, at least one third of the paper should be devoted to its relevance in the context of Mexican politics and government, or to the specific topic of the class. Comparisons to U.S. or European contexts are strongly encouraged. Instead of trying to present as much data as possible, focus on one or two interesting aspects or connections.At the end of the class, the best papers will be published at the postni.to web portal.   6. Final exam - 50%In the first part, students will have to provide definitions for basic terms and concepts from the readings, the second part will be based on short questions, and the last part will contain more general questions which will require a longer response based on thorough understanding of the course materials. Classification: 70-80% good, 81-90% very good, 91-100% excellent  

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PhDr. et Mgr. Kryštof Kozák, Ph.D.

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PhDr. et Mgr. Kryštof Kozák, Ph.D.