Claiming and Contesting Representation in Mexico

Fernando Castaños is a Senior Researcher in the Social Sciences Institute of Mexico's National Autonomous University, UNAM.Silvia Inclán is a Researcher in the Social Sciences Institute of Mexico's National Autonomous University, UNAM.Michael Saward is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.

“A vital book for understanding representative politics, moving between deeply researched case studies and theoretical reflection to show how diverse styles of performing representation may reinvigorate or harm democracy.” Eline Severs, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

• 1. Introduction – Fernando Castaños and Silvia Inclán2. Representation: Disputable Claims, Contestable Concept – Fernando Castaños and Alejandro Monsiváis3. Representation in Complex Associative Systems: Exclusion and Embodiment – Matilde Luna and José Luis Velasco4. Paths to Agreement in Participatory Democracy: Three Cases in Yucatán – Cristina Puga5. Daring Mexico City’s Government To Deliberate: Interplay Between Representation and Participation – Iván Islas6. Contesting Gender Representation in Oaxaca’s Indigenous Communities - Carina Galar7. Ontological and Political Representation in Community Development Discourse – Scott McLean and Laura Montes De Oca8. Acting as a Representative: The Case of the Executive Council of Global Corporations - Ricardo Tirado and Fernando Castaños9. Delivering Genuine Change and National Redemption: Representative Claims in Mexico’s 2018 Election - Alejandro Monsiváis and Fernando CastañosAfterword: The Travels and Travails of Political Representation – Michael Saward