Local power and reconfiguration of elites: Inertia of alternation in Puebla

Abstract

The analyzes on electoral integrity highlight the importance of comparative approaches to democratic quality at the subnational level to understand democratic development in different regions, especially those with great insecurity, poverty, and practices of co-option and subordination of different kinds. They also consider the emergence of governance models that address social problems with citizen participation in decision-making. In other words, more legitimate elections from the point of view of citizens and governments committed to equitable development based on constant processes of plural deliberation and renewal of public trust.