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<journal-id>0188-2503</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de sociología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Sociol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-2503</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-25032017000200287</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Competencia electoral e independencia judicial en los estados de México, 1985-2014]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Electoral competition and judicial independence in Mexican states, 1985-2014]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ríos-Figueroa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soto Tamayo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,aff2  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>79</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>287</fpage>
<lpage>318</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-25032017000200287&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-25032017000200287&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-25032017000200287&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: ¿Qué explica la variación en los niveles de independencia judicial de los estados de México? Este artículo vincula de forma positiva, teórica y empíricamente, la competencia electoral y la independencia judicial de jure. Distingue entre varias lógicas y medidas que ligan la competencia electoral con la creación de reformas judiciales. También explora explicaciones alternativas, como la lógica del seguro, la difusión y la ideología política. El análisis se hace con una base de datos original que cubre las reformas a los mecanismos de nombramiento, remoción y duración de los magistrados del tribunal superior en todos los estados de 1985 a 2014.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: What explains variation in levels of judicial independence across Mexican states? This article examines the positive, theoretical and empirical link with electoral competition and de jure judicial independence. It distinguishes between various logics and measures associating electoral competition with the creation of judicial reforms. It also explores alternative explanations, such as the logic of insurance, dissemination and political ideology. The analysis is conducted using an original database on amendments to the mechanisms for the appointment, removal and duration of judges of the higher court in every state from 1985 to 2014.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[electoral competition]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[subnational analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexican states]]></kwd>
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