Frozen Negotiations: The Peace Process in Chiapas

Mexico's democratic transition has helped reduce, if not eliminate, the threat of renewed armed conflict in Chiapas. However, absent more active measures from the government and the Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional (EZLN) to seek a permanent peace agreement and come to terms with the l...

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Published inMexican studies Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 131 - 152
Main Authors Manaut, RaAol BenASHtez, Selee, Andrew, Arnson, Cynthia J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berkeley University of California Press Books Division 01.01.2006
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Agreement
Chiapas
Citizens
Conflict
Democracy
Democratization
Detente
Mexico
Negotiation
Peace
Peace negotiations
Political Change
Politics
Rebellions
Zapatista National Liberation Army-Mexico
Mexico
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Summary:Mexico's democratic transition has helped reduce, if not eliminate, the threat of renewed armed conflict in Chiapas. However, absent more active measures from the government and the Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional (EZLN) to seek a permanent peace agreement and come to terms with the legacies of the past, the conflict will linger on in an unstable detente, which we term 'armed peace.' While this situation is far better than the open hostilities of the past, it also belies the promise of a fully democratic society in which all citizens are equally included in the political process. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT].
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ISSN:0742-9797
1533-8320
DOI:10.1525/msem.2006.22.1.131