Why Mexico Fell Apart, and How to Fix It

Denise Dresser

February 24, 2017 

Denise Dresser: Why Mexico Fell Apart, and How to Fix It

Event Description

Denise Dresser will speak about  the demise of the "Mexican Moment" due to corruption, the mass kidnapping of students from Ayotzinapa, increasing violence, and economic mismanagement by the Peña Nieto administration. She will also focus on U.S.-Mexico relations in the Trump era, and what Mexican civil society and its political class can do to put the country on a better track.

Speaker

Denise Dresser is a political analyst, columnist, and academic who writes for Reforma and Proceso, and teaches at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). She is the author of numerous publications on Mexican politics and U.S.-Mexico relations and was recently named one of the 50 most powerful women in Mexico by Forbes.

Resources

"Why Mexico Fell Apart, and How to Fix It" by Denise Dresser, article about this event in the Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies