Doctoral Dissertation: Democratization in the Mexican States: Political Recruitment, Institutional Change, and Public Policy

这篇博士论文研究了民主化的后果。 核心假设是，民主化制度的特点是选举竞争加剧，这会产生更具包容性和参与性的征聘模式。 这意味着，政策制定将旨在吸引广大选民。这项研究的重点是在墨西哥所有各州进行比较，并利用多种方法，包括与立法者和社区领导人的访谈、对正式/法律的文书的分析、对机构业绩的衡量和对民意数据的分析。 主要关注的是政治招聘，立法行为和公共政策结果的模式。 该研究通过观察国家以下一级发生的情况，深入了解过渡政府。

This doctoral dissertation research examines the consequences of democratization. The central hypothesis is that democratizing systems are characterized by increased electoral competition and that that this generates more inclusive and participatory patterns of recruitment. The implication is that policymaking will be designed to appeal to the mass electorate. The research focuses on comparisons across all of the states of Mexico and makes use of multiple methods, including interviews with legislators and community leaders, analysis of formal/legal instruments, measures of institutional performance and analysis of public opinion data. The primary focus is with patterns of political recruitment, legislative behavior and public policy outcomes. The study provides insight into transitional governments by observing what happens at the sub-national level.