Víctor Hernández-Huerta
Biographic Data
| ID | 773898 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Víctor Hernández-Huerta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Víctor |
| FAMILY NAME | Hernández-Huerta |
| SIGNATURE | HERNÁNDEZ-HUERTA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8440-308X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Authoritarian Legacies and Incumbency Advantage in Mexico's Gubernatorial Elections: Party Machines Over Performance
What explains electoral success in Mexico's gubernatorial elections after its transition to democracy? And to what extent did governors shape electoral outcomes in this period? This paper argues democratic competition, combined with the decentralisation of resources to the states, reinforced authoritarian-era practices like clientelism and the discretionary use of public funds by incumbents. As a result, electoral success was driven less by gover…
Populist Attacks on Academic Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in Liberal and Electoral Democracies
Governments are increasingly targeting academic institutions such as the Central European University in Hungary, Boğaziçi University in Turkey, or CIDE in Mexico. These attacks represent the most visible symptoms of the deterioration of academic freedom. What is the cause of this trend? We argue that populism, being a thin ideology that polarizes the public sphere into virtuous citizens and a corrupt elite while emphasizing the will of the people…
Public Distrust in Disputed Elections: Evidence from Latin America
The comparative literature on democratization has shown that election trust depends as much on subjective factors as on the objective conditions of the process. This literature, however, has thus far overlooked the consequences of candidates refusing to concede an electoral defeat. This letter argues that a disputed electoral outcome further inflames negative perceptions of electoral integrity among voters who supported a losing candidate. We bri…
Disputed Elections in Presidential Democracies: Contexts of Electoral “Blackmail
This study examines the global phenomenon of postelection disputes within presidential democracies. By using an original data set of 164 presidential elections held from 1974 to 2012 in 31 democracies spanning the Americas, Africa, and Asia, two-stage regression modeling was conducted. Comparative case studies from Indonesia and Venezuela were used to explain why and how losers challenged election outcomes. The results showed that challenges occu…
Negative Advertisements and Voter Turnout: The Evidence from Mexico
A pesar de la abundante literatura sobre campanas negativas la evidenciasobre su efecto en la participacion electoral no es concluyente Adicionalmentela literatura existente se ha enfocado en los Estados Unidos y se requiere de masinvestigaciones para conocer el efecto de las campanas negativas en otros contextosEn 2007 los principales partidos politicos en Mexico aprobaron una enmiendaconstitucional que prohibio el uso de campanas negativas bajo…
Public Distrust in Disputed Elections: Evidence from Latin America
The comparative literature on democratization has shown that election trust depends as much on subjective factors as on the objective conditions of the process. This literature, however, has thus far overlooked the consequences of candidates refusing to concede an electoral defeat. This letter argues that a disputed electoral outcome further inflames negative perceptions of electoral integrity among voters who supported a losing candidate. We bri…
Disputed Elections in Presidential Democracies: Contexts of Electoral “Blackmail
This study examines the global phenomenon of postelection disputes within presidential democracies. By using an original data set of 164 presidential elections held from 1974 to 2012 in 31 democracies spanning the Americas, Africa, and Asia, two-stage regression modeling was conducted. Comparative case studies from Indonesia and Venezuela were used to explain why and how losers challenged election outcomes. The results showed that challenges occu…
Negative Advertisements and Voter Turnout: The Evidence from Mexico
A pesar de la abundante literatura sobre campanas negativas la evidenciasobre su efecto en la participacion electoral no es concluyente Adicionalmentela literatura existente se ha enfocado en los Estados Unidos y se requiere de masinvestigaciones para conocer el efecto de las campanas negativas en otros contextosEn 2007 los principales partidos politicos en Mexico aprobaron una enmiendaconstitucional que prohibio el uso de campanas negativas bajo…
Populist Attacks on Academic Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in Liberal and Electoral Democracies
Governments are increasingly targeting academic institutions such as the Central European University in Hungary, Boğaziçi University in Turkey, or CIDE in Mexico. These attacks represent the most visible symptoms of the deterioration of academic freedom. What is the cause of this trend? We argue that populism, being a thin ideology that polarizes the public sphere into virtuous citizens and a corrupt elite while emphasizing the will of the people…
Negative Advertisements and Voter Turnout: The Evidence from Mexico
A pesar de la abundante literatura sobre campanas negativas la evidenciasobre su efecto en la participacion electoral no es concluyente Adicionalmentela literatura existente se ha enfocado en los Estados Unidos y se requiere de masinvestigaciones para conocer el efecto de las campanas negativas en otros contextosEn 2007 los principales partidos politicos en Mexico aprobaron una enmiendaconstitucional que prohibio el uso de campanas negativas bajo…
Disputed Elections in Presidential Democracies: Contexts of Electoral “Blackmail
This study examines the global phenomenon of postelection disputes within presidential democracies. By using an original data set of 164 presidential elections held from 1974 to 2012 in 31 democracies spanning the Americas, Africa, and Asia, two-stage regression modeling was conducted. Comparative case studies from Indonesia and Venezuela were used to explain why and how losers challenged election outcomes. The results showed that challenges occu…
Public Distrust in Disputed Elections: Evidence from Latin America
The comparative literature on democratization has shown that election trust depends as much on subjective factors as on the objective conditions of the process. This literature, however, has thus far overlooked the consequences of candidates refusing to concede an electoral defeat. This letter argues that a disputed electoral outcome further inflames negative perceptions of electoral integrity among voters who supported a losing candidate. We bri…
Populist Attacks on Academic Freedom: How Populist Leadership Erodes Academic Freedom in Liberal and Electoral Democracies
Governments are increasingly targeting academic institutions such as the Central European University in Hungary, Boğaziçi University in Turkey, or CIDE in Mexico. These attacks represent the most visible symptoms of the deterioration of academic freedom. What is the cause of this trend? We argue that populism, being a thin ideology that polarizes the public sphere into virtuous citizens and a corrupt elite while emphasizing the will of the people…
Authoritarian Legacies and Incumbency Advantage in Mexico's Gubernatorial Elections: Party Machines Over Performance
What explains electoral success in Mexico's gubernatorial elections after its transition to democracy? And to what extent did governors shape electoral outcomes in this period? This paper argues democratic competition, combined with the decentralisation of resources to the states, reinforced authoritarian-era practices like clientelism and the discretionary use of public funds by incumbents. As a result, electoral success was driven less by gover…
Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Democratization (2 works) · Media Influence and Politics (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics and Society in Latin America (2 works)