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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>S0188-25032021000600011</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/iis.01882503p.2021.0.60167</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[América Latina y Covid-19: democracias fatigadas en tiempos de pandemia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Latin America and Covid-19: Weary democracies in times of pandemic]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martí i Puig]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Salvador]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alcántara Sáez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona Facultad de Derecho ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Girona ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Complutense de Madrid  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salamanca ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>83</volume>
<numero>spe2</numero>
<fpage>11</fpage>
<lpage>37</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-25032021000600011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-25032021000600011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-25032021000600011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Este artículo analiza cuál ha sido el desempeño de los actores políticos frente a la crisis del Covid-19 en América Latina. Para ello, se estudia a los actores que se encargan de comunicar la llegada de la pandemia y se analiza qué tipo de discurso elaboran. Posteriormente, se señala cuáles son las instituciones que asumen el liderazgo en la crisis, indicando la relevancia que adquieren los presidentes. En tercer lugar, se indica el rol de los actores políticos y sociales; finalmente, se da cuenta del impacto de la crisis en las democracias de la región.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This article analyzes the reactions of political actors to the Covid-19 crisis in Latin America. To do so, it focuses first on the actors in charge of communicating the outbreak of the pandemic, observing what kind of discourse they used. Then, it explains which institutions assumed leadership during the crisis, highlighting the relevance of presidents. Third, it points out the role played by political and social actors. Finally, it notes the impact of the crisis on the region&#8217;s democracies.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pandemia]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[democracia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[coyuntura crítica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pandemic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[democracy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[critical junctures]]></kwd>
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