Redes de defensa transnacionales frente a estructuras politicas federales. El caso afromexicano

This article is aimed at making two main contributions: first, to provide theoretical elements to the study of transnational activism, and, second, to introduce empirical elements to the study of the recognition process of the Afro-descendant population in the Mexico. According to information from Inegi’s Intercensal Survey 2015, around 1.4% of Mexican population of Mexico is of African descent, showing how these population has been organizing over the years to claim constitutional recognition. Through the creation of a defense network that has been strengthening both in the domestic and the international contexts during recent years, the Afro-Mexican movement has achieved political recognition thanks to an open international policy structure of opportunities that at the federal level is mainly closed; showing greater openness at State level. The impact of the actions described in this work is achieved with the support of international actors or the influence of international events such as the year and the decade of the Afro-descendants, as well as the Durban Conference.