Shuttle+POLI+390


 * SHUTTLE POLI 390**

Mexico's Government Structure (Library of Congress) []

Politics of Mexico []

Mexico’s do-nothing legislature: The siesta congress | The Economist []


 * 2006 Presidential Election**:

The bitterness and closeness of the 2006 election

The Online NewsHour: Mexico Election 2006 (PBS) []

Primer: Mexico Elections 2006 (Washington Post) []


 * 2012 Presidential Election**

Mexico’s presidential election: The man to beat | The Economist []

Mexico’s Presidential Race Could Be Pivotal - NYTimes.com []

As the presidential campaign officially begins, time is running out to catch up with Enrique Peña Nieto | The Economist []

A Wary Mexico Sizes Up Contenders for the Presidency (New York Times) []

BBC News - Race to Mexico's presidential palace begins []

Mexican presidential favorite vows to restore peace | Reuters []

Analysis: Drug gang menace overshadows Mexican election | Reuters []

The three candidates and their political parties

The Parties « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide []

Left, right or center? Mexican political brand names explained - latimes.com []

The Candidates « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide []

Factbox: Mexico's presidential candidates | Reuters []

Factbox: Mexican presidential candidates on the issues | Reuters []

1. PAN « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide []

Josefina Vázquez Mota (PAN) « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Is Mexico Ready for a Woman President? []

Women in Mexican Politics []

2. PRD « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD) « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">A New Face for AMLO?

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Leftist for President []

Mexican leftist juggles love and rage in election run | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

3. PRI « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Enrique Peña Nieto (PRI) « The Mexico Institute's Elections Guide <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexican election favorite Pena Nieto extends lead over rival | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

The PRI Hopes for a Comeback []

Analysis: Mexico 2012 frontrunner stirs reform optimism | Reuters <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico Institute 2012 Election Guide http://mexicoinstituteonelections.wordpress.com/

"Mexico's 2012 Presidential Election and U.S.-Mexican Relations" Duncan Wood. May 2011 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) http://csis.org/files/publication/110519_wood_us_mexico_rel.pdf http://csis.org/publication/mexicos-2012-presidential-election-and-us-mexico-relations

Woodrow Wilson Center and Mexico Institute "Mexico's Presidential Elections: Implications for the U.S. Relationship with its Neighbor Next Door" http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/mexicos-presidential-elections-implications-for-the-us-relationship-its-neighbor-next-door


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">OIL INDUSTRY **

Mexico's Oil Industry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Mexico Petroleum nationalization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_oil_expropriation

Calderon Vows to Renew Drive in Congress to Boost Pemex Output - Businessweek <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico's Oil Dilemma <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico’s Oil Politics Is Causing Woes - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[] Ties to expropriation 72 years ago.


 * Mexican Murals**

Where Angelina got her inspiration | Mexico Unmasked http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/mexico/2012/03/where-angelina-got-her-inspiration.html

Diego Rivera Web Museum http://www.diegorivera.com/

José Clemente Orozco: Man of Fire | American Masters | PBS <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexican Muralism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_muralism

Art of the Mural http://www.pbs.org/americanfamily/mural.html

ARTSEDGE: Five Artists of the Mexican Revolution <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Google Image search under "Mexican Murals"

Sweet Search under "Mexican Muralists"


 * MEXICALI: APU MINISTRY**

APU - Mexico Outreach - Carolyn Koons <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Meet Our Team <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Contact Information <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Base Camp Locations <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Typical Daily Schedule <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Ministry Options <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Musicians <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Speakers <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Vision Velocity <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Resource Center <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Blogs <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Songs <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

APU - Mexico Outreach - Online Resources <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">VISUAL MEXICO **

Blend this material into the content modules below:

Visit Mexico website http://www.visitmexico.com/

Visit Mexico YouTube http://www.youtube.com/visitmex

World Heritage Cities in Mexico http://www.visitmexico.com/en-us/world-heritage-cities-of-mexico

Archeology (supplement using Google Images) http://www.visitmexico.com/en-us/archeology-in-mexico http://www.visitmexico.com/en-us/archeology-in-teotihuacan

Discover Mexico through its Routes Wine Country and the Aquarium of the World Baja http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/la_cultura_del_vino_y_el_acuario_del_mundo

Discover Mexico through its Routes The Millenary Tarahumaras http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/los_tarahumaras_milenarios

Discover Mexico through its Routes The magic of Traditions and Nature http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/la_magia_de_las_tradiciones_y_la_naturaleza

Discover Mexico through its Routes The Birthplace of History and Romanticism http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/la_cuna_de_la_historia_y_el_romanticismo

Discover Mexico through its Routes The art of Tequila and Music under the Sun http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/el_arte_del_tequila_y_la_musica_bajo_el_sol

Discover Mexico through its Routes The Huastecas and their Outstanding Beauty http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/las_bellezas_huastecas

Discover Mexico through its Routes Thousand flavors of Mole http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/los_mil_sabores_del_mole

Discover Mexico through its Routes The Mystery and origin of the Maya Culture http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/el_misterio_y_el_origen_de_los_mayas

Discover Mexico through its Routes A Colonial Experience http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/una_experiencia_virreinal

Discover Mexico through its Routes Don Vasco Route http://www.theroutesofmexico.com/wb/Visitmexico/ruta_don_vasco


 * Mexican Newspapers**

Newspapers

http://www.kidon.com/media-link/mx.php

El Periodico de Mexico http://www.elperiodicodemexico.com/

Google News http://news.google.com.mx/nwshp?hl=es&tab=wn

Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/page/espanol-inicio.html

CNN Mexico <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

BBC News media listing: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1205074.stm#media

The press:

Excelsior - established daily http://excelsior.com.mx/

La Jornada - daily http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/12/15/

Reforma - influential daily http://www.reforma.com/

El Universal - established Mexico City daily http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/noticias.html

El Sol de Mexico - daily http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldemexico/

El Financiero - business daily http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/

Siempre! - political weekly http://www.siempre.com.mx/

Proceso - political weekly http://www.proceso.com.mx/

Television:

Televisa - Mexico's TV giant, operates four networks and has many local affiliates http://www.televisa.com/

TV Azteca - main competitor of Televisa, operates two networks and local stations http://www.tvazteca.com/

Once TV - Canal 11 - public, educational, cultural http://oncetv-ipn.net/

Television Metropolitana - Canal 22 - government-owned cultural network http://www.canal22.org.mx/

Radio:

Grupo ACIR - has stations in Mexico City and across the country http://www.grupoacir.com.mx/

MVS Radio - operates in the capital and elsewhere http://www.mvsradio.com/

Grupo Radio Centro - operates large network of stations http://radiocentro.com.mx/

W Radio - news, talk network; part of Televisa group http://www.wradio.com.mx/

Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (IMER) - state-run, operates domestic services and external service http://www.imer.com.mx/

Council on Foreign Relations U.S.-Mexico Inititative Director: Shannon K. O'Neil, Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies http://www.cfr.org/projects/world/us-mexico-inititative/pr1487

CSIS George Grayson, College of William and Mary http://csis.org/expert/george-w-grayson

Three for One program, Mexico <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

Mexican Bills in Circulation - Mexican Money <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Information About Mexican Currency For Visitors To Mexico: Bills and Bank Notes <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Different Ways To Send Money to Mexico : Mexico Living

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Mexican Last Names:

Hispanic Last Names: Why Two of Them? | Dr. Manuel A. Perez-Quinones <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

What is in a Mexican name? - in Mexico, at least two last names are required <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

The Handbook for Educators Who Work with Children of Mexican Origin <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Mexico's Criminal Insurgency <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

The COIN Approach to Mexican Drug Cartels: Square Peg in a Round Hole | Small Wars Journal <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

Rebellion in Chiapas and the Mexican Military <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB109/]

The Blind Man and the Elephant: Reporting on the Mexican Military <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[|http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB120/index.htm]

Mexican Politics (websites not used for Spring 2012 course)

2006 Election (Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/mexico06/

2006 Election (BBC News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5114662.stm

2006 Election (Ray Suarez--PBS Newshour) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/north_america/mexico_election06/

2000 Election (PBS Newshour) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/latin_america/mexico_index.html

University of Houston professors/Mexican Presidential Elections http://m.uh.edu/news-events/tip-sheets/elections-mexico.php

The 2006 Election and its Aftermath http://www.apsanet.org/imgtest/PSJan07Klesner.pdf

Instituto Federal Electoral <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">IMMIGRATION

Learning About U.S. Immigration With The New York Times - NYTimes.com <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">[]