Mexico has been building scaffolding to strengthen democracy. The creation of autonomous bodies is proof. Voter turnout increased thanks partly and significantly to the existence of the Autonomous Institute, the INE, which has organized and monitored the electoral process. Challenges remain, and even risks of backsliding, for which it is necessary to refine the country's institutions. Another danger undermining democracy is widespread corruption in many areas of public and private life in the country.
However, these challenges are not exclusive to Mexico; they are framed in complex and uncertain international contexts. Democratic regimes are threatened not only by internal contradictions and weaknesses, as in Mexico, but also by changes in the world order, the return of geopolitical rivalry among world powers, growing populism (both left and right), deglobalization, and the strengthening of authoritarian models and governments throughout the planet. In this context, the School designed the Democracy and Global Affairs Research Group to comprehensively analyze what an effective and credible democracy requires, considering internal and external factors.
In this way, the group generates activities that impact the elaboration of proposals for designing mechanisms and incentives to strengthen democracy while providing a reflective, critical look at the relationship between national and international affairs to consolidate a full democracy in Mexico.
