How do you build political modernity in Mexico ? The interstices and intermediate metropolitan protests

Résumé de l’article

The emergence of new forms of clientelism to solve socio-institutional conflicts in the metropolis of Mexico is linked to political regime changes. Such clientelism overwhelms traditional institutional action and is expressed in two ways. Firstly, clientelism can be related to the deterioration of living standards in peripheral urban areas and to the ensuing demand for services. Secondly, clientelism can be viewed as a result of the chronic scarcity of water in the Valley of Mexico, analyzed here as the consequence of the political incapacity to reproduce natural cycles.

This paper analyzes the crisis of metropolitan institutional action and its relationship with social protest groups. It develops a comprehensive analysis of recent controversies, debates and intergovernmental disagreements, as well as an analysis of complaints, protests, blockades and pressures by social groups. We conclude that it is necessary to acknowledge the emerging new forms of socio-political metropolitan conflicts in the context of regime change ; this entails, in turn, adopting an interdisciplinary analysis for the treatment of metropolitan strategic issues. Keywords : public policy, metropolis of Mexico, publics services, protests, clientelism.

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