Abstract

MONTANO REYES, Mónica  and  CORTES GUARDADO, Marco Antonio. The political profile of Mexican federal representatives from PAN and PRI in the LXI Legislature: notes for a qualitative approach. Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2014, vol.21, n.60, pp.77-102. ISSN 1665-0565.

Discontent towards democracy has prompted the study of the leadership in representative institutions from the point of view of human capital. The essay puts forward a qualitative method for the analysis of the political profile of 382 federal representatives from the National Action Party (PAN) and the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), members of the LXI Legislature. The analysis takes into consideration, among other variables, their professional competencies, career and political experience. Main findings suggest a tight relationship between political careers and possible improvements in representative democracy.

Keywords : political class; congresspersons; political career; representative democracy.

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