Between the state and the community: the dispute over the claim for political representation of indigenous women in Oaxaca (an analytical model)

Abstract

The purpose of this text is to present an analytical model to empirically study the political representation process with gender parity of indigenous women in communities of Oaxaca, Mexico. Through the articulation of three theoretical frameworks –cross-border assemblages, demands/affirmations of representation, as well as symbolic and substantive representation - this aims to address the influence of the Mexican state on the parity process (through legal frameworks with a liberal narrative and their institutional implementation according to their times and forms) and how this impacts the governance exercised by women.