Mexico Under the “New” PRI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Denise Dresser

February 10, 2014

Mexico Under the "New" PRI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Event Description

Only 12 years after Vicente Fox was elected president and Mexico underwent a democratic transition, the former ruling party, the PRI, is back in power. Denise Dresser will assess Enrique Peña Nieto´s presidency and his proposed reforms in the context of Mexico’s long journey toward economic modernization and democratic consolidation. 

Speaker

Denise Dresser is a professor of political science at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and a columnist for the newspaper Reforma and the news weekly Proceso.

More Information

Read "Mexico under the 'New' PRI," Dresser's article for the Spring 2014 Berkeley Review

A Short Interview with Denise Dresser

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