1st Edition

The Politics of COVID-19 in Mexico Governance Meets Government

Edited By Thomas F Legler Copyright 2025
236 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book evaluates the factors behind Mexico’s painful experience with the Covid-19 crisis, a country that ranked fifth in the world for the number of deaths caused by the virus. Through a series of vignettes, its authors point to pandemic politics as the culprit. With a focus on the nexus of global governance and government in the Mexican case, they underline the politicized nature of domestic,... Read more

1.         Introduction

2.         Governance Gaps in Transnational Crisis Management: Mexico and WHO Responses to COVID-19, Laura Zamudio González

3.         Rethinking the Role of Epistemic Communities in the International Response to Pandemics: Mexico's Response to COVID-19, María Esther Coronado Martínez

4.         The Pernicious Impact of Pandemic Politics: Mexico’s Experience with COVID-19 Vaccine Governance, Thomas Legler

5.         Multi Stakeholder Partnerships for Migrant Healthcare Access at the U.S.-Mexico Border (San Diego-Tijuana) During The COVID-19 Pandemic, Valeria Marina Valle, Caroline Irene Deschak and Michelle Ruiz Valdes

6.         Health Systems Resilience and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ecuador and Mexico María Gabriela Palacio Ludeña, Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands Ricardo Velázquez Leyer, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico

7.         Limitations of Collaborative Governance Within Mexico’s Highly Disbalanced Federalist System, Heidi Jane M. Smith

8.         Conclusion, It’s the Politics, Stupid: The Challenge of Minimizing Their Negative Impact on Future Pandemics, Thomas Legler

Biography

Thomas Legler is professor of international relations and former University Research Director at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He is a member of the National System of Researchers in Mexico, level III. His research focuses on topics related to regional governance and institutions in Latin America, including the Organization of American States and the Inter-American System, international democracy promotion, the Pacific Alliance, inter-presidentialism, and informal intergovernmental organizations.