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Radical Democracy Research in Mindanao: A Report


On September 2018, the Ateneo de Davao University, through its University Research Council, awarded a research grant to Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc, for his study on "Radical Democracy in the Philippines." Dr. Maboloc has since published five papers here and abroad while three papers are forthcoming. Five other young researchers have also published outstanding papers on President Duterte's radical politics. 

The purpose of the study was to provide an alternative narrative to the usually dominant voice of Manila scholars in assessing the politics of the 16th president of the Philippines. Dr. Maboloc has also delivered the paper "Post-Colonial Politics and the Grammar of Dissent: Radical Democracy in the Time of Duterte" at Nagoya University in Japan. He was accompanied by Dr. Rogelio Bayod of Cor Jesu College, who delivered a paper on IP rights. 


In addition, the SES Journal of Applied Philosophy released a Special Issue on President Duterte in 2018, publishing ten articles. The 7th SES Conference had a theme, "Radical Politics in the Time of Terror," held in 2017 at Pearl Farm Resort. The papers of Dr. Maboloc and Benjiemen Labastin have been included in the newly released book, Ethics in Contemporary Philippine Society, which was also edited by Dr. Maboloc.

Dr. Maboloc has acknowledged the insights from Bro. Karl Gaspar, Dr. Zosimo Lee, and Dr. Wataru Kusaka in the pursuit of this endeavor. During the course of his investigation, he received precious advise from the above, including inputs from Dr. Jeffrey Ocay, Dr. Ruby Suazo, Dr. Anderson Villa, and Dr. Sherlito Sable. Ms. Kathleen Pastrana and Mr. Ismael Magadan served as his research assistants for the study that took a year to finish.

PAPERS PUBLISHED

1. Maboloc, CRB. 2017. "Situating the Mindanao Agenda in the Radical Politics of President Duterte." In IQRA: Journal of Al Qalam Institute 4 (1): 1-24.

2. Maboloc, CRB. 2020. "President Rodrigo Duterte and the Birth of Radical Democracy in the Philippines." In International Journal of Politics and Security 3 (1): 116-134.

3. Maboloc, CRB. 2019. "The Predatory State and President Duterte's Radical Politics." In Journal of ASEAN Studies 7 (2): 162-175.

4. Maboloc, CRB. 2019. "Between Radical Politics and Dutertismo: A Reply to Critics." In Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy 5 (1): 1-18.

5. Maboloc, CRB. 2018. "The Politics of Nation States: The Case of President Rodrigo Duterte." In Journal of ASEAN Studies 6 (1): 111-129.

6. Labastin, B. 2018. "Two Faces of Dutertismo: Two Visions of Democracy in the Philippines." In Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy 4 (3): 31-54.

7. Mansueto, M. & Ochave, J. 2018. "The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and ABS-CBN through the Prisms of Herman and Chomsky's Propaganda Model: Duterte's Tirade against the Media." In Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy 4 (3): 181-206.

8. Arambala, G. 2018. "The Return of the Political: Chantal Mouffe and Ozamiz City Politics." In International Journal of Politics and Security 1 (2): 56-81.

9. Bayod, R. 2018. "The Future of the Environment and the Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines under the Duterte Administration." In Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy 4 (3): 229-253.

10. Balotol, R. 2018. "An Analysis of the Philippine Political Economy under President Duterte." In Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied Philosophy 4 (3):101-120.

FORTHCOMING PAPERS

1. Maboloc, CRB. "A Report on the Philippine Catholic Church's Approach to President Duterte's War on Drugs." In International Bulletin Mission Research. Sage Publications. [Forthcoming]

2. Maboloc, CRB. "Fighting the Oligarchs: President Duterte and the Argument Against Elite Rule." In South East Asian Journal of General Studies. National University of Malaysia. [Forthcoming]

3. Maboloc, CRB. "The Catholic Church in the Middle of a War: President Rodrigo Duterte and the Role of Religion in the Public Sphere." In Tambara: Journal of Ateneo de Davao University. [Forthcoming]


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