About
Hélène Combes is director of research at CNRS, attached to CERI Sciences Po. She edited the journal Critique internationale from 2017 to 2023. She is the author of several books in French and Spanish. The latest, De la rue à la présidence. Foyers contestataires à Mexico, was published in May 2024 by Presses du CNRS.
Latest publication
“Blood and heads” or “Houses, cars and cash”? Anti-corruption definitional struggles in Mexico
- By Romain Busnel
- and Hélène Combes
In Cultures & Conflits (2024/1 n° 131-132)
Most viewed articles
Observing Mobilizations
Reflections on the Tricks of the Trade in the Sociology of Social Movements
- By Hélène Combes,
- Choukri Hmed,
- Lilian Mathieu,
- et al.
In Politix (2011/1 No 93)
Repression and Protest Structural Models and Strategic Interactions
- By Hélène Combes,
- Olivier Fillieule,
- Translated from French by Jean-Yves Bart
In Revue française de science politique (2011/6 Vol. 61)
“Blood and heads” or “Houses, cars and cash”? Anti-corruption definitional struggles in Mexico
- By Romain Busnel
- and Hélène Combes
In Cultures & Conflits (2024/1 n° 131-132)
Researching Political Parties: Comparative Perspectives
- By Myriam Aït-Aoudia,
- Carole Bachelot,
- Lucie Bargel,
- et al.
In Revue internationale de politique comparée (2010/4 Vol. 17)
Governing the Vote of the “Poor”
Fields of Expertise and Norm Circulation in Latin America (Cross-comparison Argentina/Mexico)
- By Hélène Combes
- and Gabriel Vommaro
In Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales (2017/1 No 216-217)
The 100 Facets of Comparative Politics: A Radiography of Critique Internationale
In Critique internationale (2023/3 N° 100)
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Articles
“Blood and heads” or “Houses, cars and cash”? Anti-corruption definitional struggles in Mexico
- By Romain Busnel
- and Hélène Combes
In Cultures & Conflits (2024/1 n° 131-132)
Uncertain Companions: 25 Years of Field Research on the Mexican Political Class
In Critique internationale (2023/3 N° 100)
Facing Up to the Transformations of the Fields: Return to/Feedback on/Reflecting On Contrasting Experiences
- By Hélène Combes,
- Laura Ruiz de Elvira,
- Josaphat Musamba
- et al.
In Critique internationale (2023/3 N° 100)
The 100 Facets of Comparative Politics: A Radiography of Critique Internationale
In Critique internationale (2023/3 N° 100)
Editorial
Wandering through n° 100: instructions for use
In Critique internationale (2023/3 N° 100)
The go-betweens of the everyday:
Continuum between neighborhood life: front-facing politics and social movements in Mexico City
In Sociétés contemporaines (2021/3 No 123)
A victorious movement to defend retirement? The 2018 mobilization of Spanish retirees
- Interview with Manuel Jiménez-Sánchez,
- conducted in behalf of Critique internationale by Hélène Combes
In Critique internationale (2020/2 No 87)
From Housing Rights to “activist rights”: The Sociology of Political Engagement in a Working Class Neighborhood of Mexico City (1985-2015)
In Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine (2017/2 No 64-2)
Governing the Vote of the “Poor”
Fields of Expertise and Norm Circulation in Latin America (Cross-comparison Argentina/Mexico)
- By Hélène Combes
- and Gabriel Vommaro
In Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales (2017/1 No 216-217)
Relations clientélaires ou politisation : pour dépasser certaines limites de l’étude du clientélisme
Repression and Protest Structural Models and Strategic Interactions
- By Hélène Combes,
- Olivier Fillieule,
- Translated from French by Jean-Yves Bart
In Revue française de science politique (2011/6 Vol. 61)
Observing Mobilizations
Reflections on the Tricks of the Trade in the Sociology of Social Movements
- By Hélène Combes,
- Choukri Hmed,
- Lilian Mathieu,
- et al.
In Politix (2011/1 No 93)
Are Parties Interested in Our Research? A Comparative Perspective on Attitudes to Research among Parties
- By Carole Bachelot,
- Hélène Combes,
- Stéphanie Dechezelles,
- et al.
In Revue internationale de politique comparée (2010/4 Vol. 17)
Researching Political Parties: Comparative Perspectives
- By Myriam Aït-Aoudia,
- Carole Bachelot,
- Lucie Bargel,
- et al.
In Revue internationale de politique comparée (2010/4 Vol. 17)
Camping in the Heart of Power: The Post-Electoral Plantón in 2006 in Mexico
In Revue internationale de politique comparée (2010/2 Vol. 17)
Ethnography of electoral meetings and party-based identity in Mexico
In Politix (2009/1 No 85)
A War of Words in the Mexican Transition
In Mots. Les langages du politique (2007/3 No 85)
Issues
25 Years of Comparative Politics: Fields, Circulations, Practices of the Trade
Terrains, circulations, pratiques du métier
Critique internationale (2023/3 N° 100)- An issue coordinated by the editorial team Hélène Combes