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Islands of power. Democratic legitimacy, autonomous organisms, and their conflict in Mexico

Islands of power. Democratic legitimacy, autonomous organisms, and their conflict in Mexico Abstract In connection with the democratic transition in Mexico, several autonomous organisms were created by constitutional amendment, in significant public policy areas. However, these same organisms came under increasing criticism over the past years, as technocratic and illegitimate, in the country’s national media. Institutional confrontation followed. We discuss this conflict employing our own theoretical proposal on sources of bureaucratic legitimacy. Furthermore, based on key informant interviews, we examine the understanding of senior officials who serve at autonomous organisms about their role in Mexican democracy, and how this understanding informs and orients their work toward strengthening the legitimacy of their own institutions. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Administrative Theory & Praxis Taylor & Francis

Islands of power. Democratic legitimacy, autonomous organisms, and their conflict in Mexico

Ferraro, Agustin E.; Fondevila, Gustavo
Administrative Theory & Praxis , Volume OnlineFirst: 24 – Mar 10, 2023
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Islands of power. Democratic legitimacy, autonomous organisms, and their conflict in Mexico

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Abstract In connection with the democratic transition in Mexico, several autonomous organisms were created by constitutional amendment, in significant public policy areas. However, these same organisms came under increasing criticism over the past years, as technocratic and illegitimate, in the country’s national media. Institutional confrontation followed. We discuss this conflict employing our own theoretical proposal on sources of bureaucratic legitimacy. Furthermore, based on key...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2023 Public Administration Theory Network
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1949-0461
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1084-1806
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10.1080/10841806.2023.2179473
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Abstract

Abstract In connection with the democratic transition in Mexico, several autonomous organisms were created by constitutional amendment, in significant public policy areas. However, these same organisms came under increasing criticism over the past years, as technocratic and illegitimate, in the country’s national media. Institutional confrontation followed. We discuss this conflict employing our own theoretical proposal on sources of bureaucratic legitimacy. Furthermore, based on key informant interviews, we examine the understanding of senior officials who serve at autonomous organisms about their role in Mexican democracy, and how this understanding informs and orients their work toward strengthening the legitimacy of their own institutions.

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Administrative Theory & Praxis – Taylor & Francis

Published: Mar 10, 2023

Keywords: Autonomous organisms; bureaucracy; democratic legitimacy; Mexico

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