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Is Mexico a North American or Latin American Country? An Analysis of Public Opinion
Author(s) -
Ochoa Bilbao Luis,
Schiavon Jorge A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
latin american policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2041-7373
pISSN - 2041-7365
DOI - 10.1111/lamp.12137
Subject(s) - latin americans , public opinion , argument (complex analysis) , political science , popular opinion , latin american studies , development economics , public administration , sociology , law , media studies , politics , economics , biochemistry , chemistry
This article presents the results of opinion polls conducted in Mexico since 2004, and of the Critical Discourse Analysis conducted on the most‐representative opinion articles of Mexican public intellectuals since 2000. The central argument is that the Mexican public accepts tacitly that the country can be a nation of multiple belongings, that is, North American and Latin American at the same time, and there is no need to choose one region over the other. Still, among intellectuals and public‐opinion leaders, there is a debate on whether Mexico should invest its foreign‐policy resources in North America or Latin America, and the costs and benefits of each option are evaluated.