Abstract
ABSTRACT Understanding how citizens’ organizations arise and endure is one of the most challenging topics in civil society research of emerging democracies. This article aims to explain the causes of the growing number of civil society organizations in Mexico throughout the country’s democratization process. Drawing upon an institutionalist perspective, this analysis tests the hypothesis that a transformation in the political opportunities structure changed citizens’ incentives to create formal organizations. We use a linear regression analysis, which treats the probable dates of the breaks in a time series (1950–2014) as unknown variables to be estimated. The identification of specific breaking points is a necessary input for the elaboration of an appropriate explanans, which in this argument is associated with a process of institutional change. Our goal is to contribute to the understanding of the conditions that explain the emergence of a civil society sector in new democracies.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
