Monday, October 16, 2006
Quiz for Wed. Oct 18th. No class Friday Oct. 20th
Please come prepared for Wed. Quiz.
The PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) ruled México for more than 70 years. Using the concept of 'hegemony,' discuss how a political party/ruling class, maintains itself in power. Discuss how such hegemony is challenge and finally replaced. Use at least four specific examples from Mexican history.
I will be looking for the following information:
1. Definition of Hegemony
Hegemony: control or dominating influence by one person or group over others. Hegemony has been understood as being constituted by a combination of force and consent. A strong hegemony is one that does not depend on force, and instead relies on the use of education, the media, religion, and other means which influences a person's / group's thinking.
2. How the PRI established its hegemony after the Mexican revolution. Lazaro Cardenas, Corporatist/Clientist system.
3. Specific examples from Mexican history. The 'earthquakes' that shook the foundations of the PRI and that 'woke up' Mexican civil society.
A. 1968 Student Massacre at Tlatelolco. B. 1982 Economic crisis, economic restructuring, the rise of the technocrats. C. 1985 Mexico City Earthquake, the awakening of civil society. D. 1988 Election fraud against Cuahutemoc Cardenas, E. 1994 NAFTA
Also, we won't have class Friday Oct. 20th.
The PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) ruled México for more than 70 years. Using the concept of 'hegemony,' discuss how a political party/ruling class, maintains itself in power. Discuss how such hegemony is challenge and finally replaced. Use at least four specific examples from Mexican history.
I will be looking for the following information:
1. Definition of Hegemony
Hegemony: control or dominating influence by one person or group over others. Hegemony has been understood as being constituted by a combination of force and consent. A strong hegemony is one that does not depend on force, and instead relies on the use of education, the media, religion, and other means which influences a person's / group's thinking.
2. How the PRI established its hegemony after the Mexican revolution. Lazaro Cardenas, Corporatist/Clientist system.
3. Specific examples from Mexican history. The 'earthquakes' that shook the foundations of the PRI and that 'woke up' Mexican civil society.
A. 1968 Student Massacre at Tlatelolco. B. 1982 Economic crisis, economic restructuring, the rise of the technocrats. C. 1985 Mexico City Earthquake, the awakening of civil society. D. 1988 Election fraud against Cuahutemoc Cardenas, E. 1994 NAFTA
Also, we won't have class Friday Oct. 20th.
# posted by A. Palacios @ 3:11 PM 
