Auditing Democracy: Mexico 2006
Keywords:
surveys, public opinion, political culture, democracy, social capitalAbstract
This research note discusses the methods, the key findings, and implications ofthe second study of the political culture of Mexico. The 2006 survey, carried out under theauspices of the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP), permits comparing Mexicowith 20 other countries. It measures political culture in depth and generates a portrait of democraticquality. This note analyzes, in comparative perspective, the following concepts:political tolerance, system support, democratic stability, social capital, rule of law, insecurity,and corruption. LAPOP 2006s findings uphold the argument that Mexico has a stable andcomparatively robust democratic culture that can contribute to the consolidation of itsdemocracy.
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