Transforming Western Democracy In Southeast Asia: The Case Of Lanao Del Sur, The Philippines

The question “why transplanted Western democracy in Southeast Asia could not thrive as intended” has yet to be answered. A possible answer to the question could be found in the dynamics of cultural encounter between the traditional Southeast Asian society and Western democracy. The case of the Mu...

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Main Author: Kim, Dong Yeob
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2018
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description The question “why transplanted Western democracy in Southeast Asia could not thrive as intended” has yet to be answered. A possible answer to the question could be found in the dynamics of cultural encounter between the traditional Southeast Asian society and Western democracy. The case of the Muslim province of Lanao del Sur in the Philippines provides us an understanding how Western democratic institutions were translated and localised. The adaptation of Western democracy meant to restructure the political boundaries and especially for the Muslim Maranao to integrate into the bigger Christian dominated polity. Although the system of authority changed from the traditional to the so-called legal one, the traditional conception of social relations and authority still shape the Maranao politics. Western democratic institutions are observed only superfcially. And the transformed Western democracy caused conflicts and armed struggle among the locals.
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spelling usm-413812018-08-17T07:58:10Z http://eprints.usm.my/41381/ Transforming Western Democracy In Southeast Asia: The Case Of Lanao Del Sur, The Philippines Kim, Dong Yeob P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) The question “why transplanted Western democracy in Southeast Asia could not thrive as intended” has yet to be answered. A possible answer to the question could be found in the dynamics of cultural encounter between the traditional Southeast Asian society and Western democracy. The case of the Muslim province of Lanao del Sur in the Philippines provides us an understanding how Western democratic institutions were translated and localised. The adaptation of Western democracy meant to restructure the political boundaries and especially for the Muslim Maranao to integrate into the bigger Christian dominated polity. Although the system of authority changed from the traditional to the so-called legal one, the traditional conception of social relations and authority still shape the Maranao politics. Western democratic institutions are observed only superfcially. And the transformed Western democracy caused conflicts and armed struggle among the locals. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/41381/1/IJAPS-1412018_Art.-5107-132.pdf Kim, Dong Yeob (2018) Transforming Western Democracy In Southeast Asia: The Case Of Lanao Del Sur, The Philippines. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 14 (1). pp. 107-132. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IJAPS-1412018_Art.-5107-132.pdf
spellingShingle P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
Kim, Dong Yeob
Transforming Western Democracy In Southeast Asia: The Case Of Lanao Del Sur, The Philippines
title Transforming Western Democracy In Southeast Asia: The Case Of Lanao Del Sur, The Philippines
title_full Transforming Western Democracy In Southeast Asia: The Case Of Lanao Del Sur, The Philippines
title_fullStr Transforming Western Democracy In Southeast Asia: The Case Of Lanao Del Sur, The Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Transforming Western Democracy In Southeast Asia: The Case Of Lanao Del Sur, The Philippines
title_short Transforming Western Democracy In Southeast Asia: The Case Of Lanao Del Sur, The Philippines
title_sort transforming western democracy in southeast asia: the case of lanao del sur, the philippines
topic P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
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