The Davao School of Radical Democracy - Southern Voices Reimagining Philippine Politics

The Davao School of Radical Democracy

Edited by Christopher Ryan Maboloc and Mansoor Limba

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CONTENTS

Foreword by Layne Hartsell

Introduction by Mansoor Limba

I. Theoretical Underpinnings and Historical Background

1. Situating the Mindanao Agenda in the Radical Politics of President Rodrigo Duterte

Christopher Ryan Maboloc

2. Corrective Agonism, Philippine Democracy, and Civil Society

Ian Clark Parcon

3. Two Faces of Dutertismo, Two Faces of Democracy in the Philippines

Benjiemen Labastin

4..A Macho Populist Comes Again: Sen. Robin Padilla and Radical Politics in the Philippines

Asuna Yoshizawa

II..Dimensions of Radical Democracy in the Philippines

5. President Rodrigo Duterte and Biopolitics in the Philippines

Christopher Ryan Maboloc

6. The Future of the Environment and the Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte

Rogelio Bayod

7. The Philippine Political Economy under President Rodrigo Duterte

Ruben Balotol

8. Herman and Chomsky’s Propaganda Model: President Duterte and the Mass Media

Menelito Mansueto

III. Political Hegemony and Challenging the Elite

9. Fighting the Oligarchs: The Argument against Elite Rule

Christopher Ryan Maboloc

10. President Rodrigo Duterte’s Radical Leadership

Joezenon Purog

11. The Role of Collective Recognition and Political Power

Arnel Morte

12. Aspects of the Padrino System in Philippine Society

Sheldon Ives Agaton

IV. Agonistic Philosophy and Philippine Society

13. Chantal Mouffe’s Radical Democracy and Rodrigo Duterte’s Radical Politics

Christopher Ryan Maboloc

14. The Encumbered Radical Democracy

Christian Hipolao

15..Philosophizing and Philippine Democracy

Givheart Carmelo Dano

16. The Return of the Political: The Case of Ozamiz

Gerry Arambala

Epilogue

List of Accepted Papers for Oral Presentation in the 16th SES Conference

1. Donnalen Quezon (MSU-IIT) - The Paradox of Justice: A Feminist Analysis of How the Philippine Legal System Reinforces Silence Among Rape Victims through Catharine MacKinnon’s Theory of the State 2. Najifah Macaraya & Erickson Totanes (MSU - GenSan) - Thinking Peace: A Philosophical Approach to Inner and Social Harmony 3. Francis Matay-ao Jr. (Isabela State University) - Principle-Centered Leadership: A Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions 4. Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - A Foucauldian Analysis of How Mega Influencers Reconfigure Knowledge and Desire in the Click-to-Bet Economy 5. Casey Tuazon & Shasell Ybanez (MSU-IIT) - The Ethical Implications of David Poplar’s Concept of Play Framing in the Context of Body-Shaming Humor Toward Filipino Women: A Luna Dolezal Body and Shame Analysis 6. Marlon Naiz (Southern Christian College) - Redefining Ecotourism: A Conservationist Analysis Based On Aldo Leop...

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