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Gobernadores sin contrapesos. El control de los medios de comunicación locales como estudio de caso en Querétaro

2016; University of Guadalajara; Volume: 23; Issue: 67 Linguagem: Inglês

10.32870/espiral.v23i67.5693

1665-0565

Germán Espino Sánchez,

Political Dynamics in Latin America

In this article the conceptualization of "subnational authoritarianism" is discussed and exemplified by a case study. The state of Queretaro serves to show how the governor dominates the rest of powers and local public institutions, with focus on how the governor controls the local media. A collection of similar studies around the country shows that the state of Queretaro is an example of how the governors control the local media. The conclusion is that democracy has been installed on the federal level, however, this has not happened successfully at the subnational level. This research shows how the governors have managed to gain power at the national level but have lost counterweights at the local level during the period of political transition. For the case study two series of interviews with journalists and former officials were performed.