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Noten, Isadora (2019)

A Story of Disappointment: Political Legitimacy and the Rise of the #YoSoy132 Movement in Mexico under the Peña Nieto Administration

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

Mexico's political history can be defined as relatively turbulent. The hegemonic rule of the dominant PRI party, has influenced Mexico by the distrustful attitude Mexicans continue to have against the political party system. A crisis of political legitimacy and distrust prove to play a large role in the continuing discontent and the emergence of several social movements in Mexico. With the return of the PRI in 2012, one specific movement stood out to mobilize against president Peña Nieto, the #YoSoy132 movement. A lack of faith in the dominant PRI were based upon distrust in institutions, an unstable political system and many fraud allegations. This thesis examines the link between distrust and political legitimacy, and how these notions are connected to the emergence of the #YoSoy132 movement.

Political legitimacy

Distrust

social movements

party system

Author

Noten, Isadora

Note

This thesis solely focuses on the political dimension and uses a historical approach.

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Latin America

Supervisors

Valdivia Rivera, Soledad

ECTS Credits

15

Language

es