MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale
Fox International Fellowship

Akira Watanabe

Fox International Fellowship
Academic Year: 2003-04
Direction: To Yale
Exchange Partner: The University of Tokyo
Research Interests:

The Political Linkage Between Center And Periphery: Democratization In Mexico And Local Politics In the Yucatan

Mr. Watanabe s project is a on the theme of contemporary Mexican politics, specifically on the democratization process. He will examine how the PRI dominated authoritarian political system was transformed in to an electoral democracy. As a Fox Fellow, Mr. Watanabe hopes to combine results from field work he had previously conducted in Mexico, mainly in the Yucatan, between 2000 and 2001 and theoretical studies. At Yale he plans to conduct research in the library's Latin American Collection and work with, among others, Professor Gilbert Joseph and Professor Ernesto Zedillo.