Philippine Political Science Journal Research Articles

Political science research and methodology in the contemporary Philippines: an analysis of the Philippine Political Science Journal, 2000–2019

ABSTRACT This paper looks at the development of the political science discipline through the articles published in the Philippine Political Science Journal (PPSJ), the official publication of the Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA), from 2000 to 2019. Following the study of Munck and Snyder on the study of comparative politics and Teehankee on the study of Southeast Asia, this paper surveyed 115 original research articles published by the PPSJ using the metrics of scope, objectives, and methodology. The paper argues that since its first publication in 1974, the PPSJ has become more diverse in terms of topics and areas studied and methodologies employed, particularly within the 20 years covered by this study. It is also argued that the diversified and broader coverage of research and methodology is reflective of the developments in political science in the contemporary Philippines.

Tulong: An Articulation of Politics in Christian Philippines by Soon Chuan Yean

Reviewed by: Tulong: An Articulation of Politics in Christian Philippines by Soon Chuan Yean Yeoh Seng Guan SOON CHUAN YEAN Tulong: An Articulation of Politics in Christian Philippines Manila: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2015. 275 pages. The author, Soon Chuan Yean, is a Malaysian political scientist based at the Universiti Sains Malaysia with research interests in local and cultural politics “from below” in Malaysia and the Philippines. The book grew out of his doctoral thesis submitted to the Department of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. Because Soon was supervised by the eminent Filipino historian Reynaldo Ileto, the book is arguably yet another elaboration of the long-standing concerns of his mentor. In 2001 Ileto had thrown down the gauntlet at scholars imbibing an Orientalist mode of interpreting and representing Philippine politics. With the scholarship of the influential American political scientist Carl Lande serving as the paradigmatic example, Ileto (“Orientalism and the Study of Philippine Politics,” Philippine Political Science Journal 2001:1–32, p. 28) observed “how a certain kind of politics, which is really never understood from within, gets to be constructed as a negative ‘other’ of the Euro-American post-Enlightenment political tradition.” By positing an impervious binary of “personal versus public” and “personal versus impersonal,” these so-called Orientalist scholars depict the “peculiar” nature of Philippine politics as an undesirable confounding of these two domains. More to the point, studies on Philippine politics and society have been stereotypically portrayed in terms of instrumentalist patron–client relationships animated by the shared cultural values of utang na loob (debt of gratitude) and hiya (shame) but deployed in an hierarchical register. Soon’s rendition of the “everyday politics” of Barangay Angeles, a lowland settlement situated close to the shores of Lake Taal and a short distance away [End Page 126] from the poblacion (town proper) of Tanauan City, Batangas province, is an attempt at a post-Orientialist scholarship. He argues that elites stationed at the higher echelons of a political hierarchy are not always able to shape the terms of the aforementioned relationships. Conversely, nor are the articulations of the masa (ordinary people) manifested in a monolithic or predictable fashion. To support his claims, Soon paid close attention to the reflections of his informants, made up of “clients” and lider (sub-leaders). For this purpose, Soon had to acquire a working fluency in Tagalog. He also adopted a research strategy associated more with anthropologists than with political scientists—ethnographic fieldwork. Inclusive of his language training, he spent a total of thirteen months between 2004 and 2005 in his fieldwork site. Besides drawing his key theoretical coordinates from Ileto and Benedict Kerkvliet, Soon also appropriates the work of Filipino philosopher Fr. Leonardo N. Mercado to decipher recurring Tagalog phrases that his informants use as indicative of their worldviews “from below.” Oddly, the pioneering work of Virgilio G. Enriquez and his colleagues in the Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino psychology) movement, which arguably shares a similar objective in decentering the use of Western epistemology in understanding Filipinos, is left out in Soon’s literature review and subsequent discussion. The book is organized into six chapters. Three of the chapters situate the research problem theoretically while the remaining chapters—chapters 3 to 5—form the empirical spine of the book. Chapter 3 unpacks the nuances between tulong (help) and pera (money) as played out between patrons and their recipients, and chapter 4 continues in the same trajectory by turning our attention to the lexicon and politics of emotions in everyday life. Chapter 5 examines key religious idioms that undergird these meanings and expectations. Briefly, the author maintains that expressions as espoused by the masa (ordinary people) need to be better appreciated as complex utterances that exhibit various nuanced layers of meaning. In the context of receiving tulong from political patrons, these meanings include notions of mabait (good), loob (inner being), lakaran (journey), sariling sikap (self initiative), malapit/malayo (closeness/aloofness), pagsubok (trial), pagmamalasakit (compassion), kaligtasan (salvation), and liwanag (light). Nevertheless, undergirding this melange of idioms and values are popular religious ideas stemming from Christianity, which frame the Tanauan residents’ understanding and experience of everyday politics. [End Page 127] Tulong thus cannot be...

The genius of the poor: a journey with Gawad Kalinga

"The genius of the poor: a journey with Gawad Kalinga." Philippine Political Science Journal, 37(3), pp. 241–242

US-China relations in the twenty-first century: a question of trust

"US-China relations in the twenty-first century: a question of trust." Philippine Political Science Journal, 37(2), pp. 159–160

The study of politics in Southeast Asia: the Philippines in Southeast Asian political studies

The study of politics in Southeast Asia emerged out of significant junctures in historical state-making and nation-building in the region. Given the “neglect” of Southeast Asia in “mainstream” Western political science, efforts have been made by scholars within and outside Southeast Asia to form “epistemic communities” like the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) to promote studies about Asia. The Philippines is an interesting case in this regard because it mirrored significant periods in its political history – from colonialism to nationalism, modernization, authoritarianism, and democratization. Notwithstanding the strong influence of American political scientists in the early teaching and writing on Filipino politics, the discipline has generally avoided the quantitative methodologies privileged by its American counterpart. Moreover, a vibrant and pluralist approach has been evident in the scholarly output of the Philippine Political Science Journal (PPSJ). Despite initial set...

The Philippine Political Science Journal: Marking a Milestone

The Philippine Political Science Journal: Marking a Milestone

The Philippine Political Science Journal: Marking a Milestone

The Philippine Political Science Journal: Marking a Milestone

Teaching between the Cross and the Crescent Moon: Islamic Identity, Postcoloniality, and Public Education in the Southern Philippines

Previous articleNext article No AccessTeaching between the Cross and the Crescent Moon: Islamic Identity, Postcoloniality, and Public Education in the Southern PhilippinesJeffrey Ayala MilliganJeffrey Ayala Milligan Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 47, Number 4November 2003 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/379494 Views: 318Total views on this site Citations: 23Citations are reported from Crossref © 2003 by the Comparative and International Education Society. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Elgin Glenn R. Salomon The 1974 Battle of Jolo: testimonial narratives of survivors and intra-Tausug relations, Critical Asian Studies 60 (Jul 2022): 1–16.https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2022.2099438Jeongmin Eom, Kevin Kester Education for Peace and International Understanding in the Asia-Pacific: Trends and Issues, (Aug 2022): 1–19.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2327-1_9-1Jeongmin Eom, Kevin Kester Education for Peace and International Understanding in the Asia-Pacific: Trends and Issues, (Sep 2022): 1–19.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2327-1_9-2Jonamari Kristin Floresta Undoing a culture of violence in schools by hearing the subalterned students who experience war in Mindanao, Journal of Peace Education 18, no.33 (Jun 2021): 260–281.https://doi.org/10.1080/17400201.2021.1940113Jonamari Kristin Floresta Forming Views towards People of Different Faith: School’s Religious Culture and the Perceptions of Students who Experience Conflict in Mindanao, Religious Education 115, no.22 (Oct 2019): 129–144.https://doi.org/10.1080/00344087.2019.1675446Isyaku Hassan English Language Learning, Environment, and the Formation of Islamic Self-identity among Students in Selected Religious Secondary Schools, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2020).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3573443Razaleigh [email protected], Marlon Pontino Guleng, Abur Hamdi Usman RESPONSE OF MUSLIM MINORITY TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARABIC LANGUAGE AND ISLAMIC VALUE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES, Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 7, no.44 (Sep 2019): 572–579.https://doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2019.7477Melanie Carol Brooks Southern Filipino school leaders and religious diversity: a typology, International Journal of Educational Management 31, no.55 (Jun 2017): 646–660.https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-08-2016-0164Dana Burde, Amy Kapit, Rachel L. Wahl, Ozen Guven, Margot Igland Skarpeteig Education in Emergencies: A Review of Theory and Research, Review of Educational Research 87, no.33 (Nov 2016): 619–658.https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654316671594Mark L. Cabling, Fabrizio Drago, Amanda T. Andrei Exemplars in the coverage of the Bangsamoro framework agreement: using computational tools to compare Qatari and Philippine news framing, Philippine Political Science Journal 38, no.22 (Oct 2017): 104–122.https://doi.org/10.1080/01154451.2017.1365109Brad D. Washington Global Intersections of English Language Hegemony and Technological Innovation in the Republic of the Philippines, (Jan 2016): 151–167.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-405-3_9 조태영 Islamization in the Philippines: The Development of Islamic and Integrated Madrasah Education, The Southeast Asian Review 25, no.11 (Feb 2015): 157–200.https://doi.org/10.21652/kaseas.25.1.201502.157Alpaslan Özerdem, Sukanya Podder Mindanao, (Jan 2015): 140–183.https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137314536_6Menandro S. Abanes, Peer L.H. Scheepers, Carl Sterkens Ethno-religious groups, identification, trust and social distance in the ethno-religiously stratified Philippines, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 37 (Sep 2014): 61–75.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2014.02.001Maria Aurora Correa Bernardo, Diana-Lea Baranovich Higher education in the heart of armed conflict: The pivotal role of student affairs, International Journal of Educational Development 35 (Mar 2014): 78–85.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.08.007Alpaslan Özerdem, Sukanya Podder How Voluntary? The Role of Community in Youth Participation in Muslim Mindanao, (Jan 2011): 122–138.https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230342927_7Gary D. Bouma, Rod Ling, Douglas Pratt Philippines, (Nov 2009): 91–95.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3389-5_9Jeffrey Ayala Milligan Prophetic Pragmatism? Post-Conflict Educational Development in Aceh and Mindanao, Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education 3, no.44 (Oct 2009): 245–259.https://doi.org/10.1080/15595690903227756Jeffrey Ayala Milligan Islam and education policy reform in the southern Philippines, Asia Pacific Journal of Education 28, no.44 (Dec 2008): 369–381.https://doi.org/10.1080/02188790802468963Riad Nasser, Irene Nasser Textbooks as a vehicle for segregation and domination: state efforts to shape Palestinian Israelis’ identities as citizens, Journal of Curriculum Studies 40, no.55 (Oct 2008): 627–650.https://doi.org/10.1080/00220270802072804 Rebecca Clothey China’s Policies for Minority Nationalities in Higher Education: Negotiating National Values and Ethnic Identities Clothey, Comparative Education Review 49, no.33 (Jul 2015): 389–409.https://doi.org/10.1086/430263Diane Brook Napier Implementing Educational Transformation Policies: Investigating Issues of Ideal Versus Real in Developing Countries, (): 59–98.https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3679(04)06003-7Diane G. Gal Global Perspectives for Teacher Education, (): 259–287.https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3679(04)06010-4

Teaching between the Cross and the Crescent Moon: Islamic Identity, Postcoloniality, and Public Education in the Southern Philippines

Previous articleNext article No AccessTeaching between the Cross and the Crescent Moon: Islamic Identity, Postcoloniality, and Public Education in the Southern PhilippinesJeffrey Ayala MilliganJeffrey Ayala Milligan Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 47, Number 4November 2003 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/379494 Views: 329Total views on this site Citations: 23Citations are reported from Crossref © 2003 by the Comparative and International Education Society. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Elgin Glenn R. Salomon The 1974 Battle of Jolo: testimonial narratives of survivors and intra-Tausug relations, Critical Asian Studies 54, no.44 (Jul 2022): 619–634.https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2022.2099438Jeongmin Eom, Kevin Kester Education for Peace and International Understanding in the Asia-Pacific: Trends and Issues, (Aug 2022): 1–19.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2327-1_9-1Jeongmin Eom, Kevin Kester Education for Peace and International Understanding in the Asia-Pacific: Trends and Issues, (Sep 2022): 1–19.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2327-1_9-2Jonamari Kristin Floresta Undoing a culture of violence in schools by hearing the subalterned students who experience war in Mindanao, Journal of Peace Education 18, no.33 (Jun 2021): 260–281.https://doi.org/10.1080/17400201.2021.1940113Jonamari Kristin Floresta Forming Views towards People of Different Faith: School’s Religious Culture and the Perceptions of Students who Experience Conflict in Mindanao, Religious Education 115, no.22 (Oct 2019): 129–144.https://doi.org/10.1080/00344087.2019.1675446Isyaku Hassan English Language Learning, Environment, and the Formation of Islamic Self-identity among Students in Selected Religious Secondary Schools, SSRN Electronic Journal (Jan 2020).https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3573443Razaleigh [email protected], Marlon Pontino Guleng, Abur Hamdi Usman RESPONSE OF MUSLIM MINORITY TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARABIC LANGUAGE AND ISLAMIC VALUE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES, Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 7, no.44 (Sep 2019): 572–579.https://doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2019.7477Melanie Carol Brooks Southern Filipino school leaders and religious diversity: a typology, International Journal of Educational Management 31, no.55 (Jun 2017): 646–660.https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-08-2016-0164Dana Burde, Amy Kapit, Rachel L. Wahl, Ozen Guven, Margot Igland Skarpeteig Education in Emergencies: A Review of Theory and Research, Review of Educational Research 87, no.33 (Nov 2016): 619–658.https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654316671594Mark L. Cabling, Fabrizio Drago, Amanda T. Andrei Exemplars in the coverage of the Bangsamoro framework agreement: using computational tools to compare Qatari and Philippine news framing, Philippine Political Science Journal 38, no.22 (Oct 2017): 104–122.https://doi.org/10.1080/01154451.2017.1365109Brad D. Washington Global Intersections of English Language Hegemony and Technological Innovation in the Republic of the Philippines, (Jan 2016): 151–167.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-405-3_9 조태영 Islamization in the Philippines: The Development of Islamic and Integrated Madrasah Education, The Southeast Asian Review 25, no.11 (Feb 2015): 157–200.https://doi.org/10.21652/kaseas.25.1.201502.157Alpaslan Özerdem, Sukanya Podder Mindanao, (Jan 2015): 140–183.https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137314536_6Menandro S. Abanes, Peer L.H. Scheepers, Carl Sterkens Ethno-religious groups, identification, trust and social distance in the ethno-religiously stratified Philippines, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 37 (Sep 2014): 61–75.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2014.02.001Maria Aurora Correa Bernardo, Diana-Lea Baranovich Higher education in the heart of armed conflict: The pivotal role of student affairs, International Journal of Educational Development 35 (Mar 2014): 78–85.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.08.007Alpaslan Özerdem, Sukanya Podder How Voluntary? The Role of Community in Youth Participation in Muslim Mindanao, (Jan 2011): 122–138.https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230342927_7Gary D. Bouma, Rod Ling, Douglas Pratt Philippines, (Nov 2009): 91–95.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3389-5_9Jeffrey Ayala Milligan Prophetic Pragmatism? Post-Conflict Educational Development in Aceh and Mindanao, Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education 3, no.44 (Oct 2009): 245–259.https://doi.org/10.1080/15595690903227756Jeffrey Ayala Milligan Islam and education policy reform in the southern Philippines, Asia Pacific Journal of Education 28, no.44 (Dec 2008): 369–381.https://doi.org/10.1080/02188790802468963Riad Nasser, Irene Nasser Textbooks as a vehicle for segregation and domination: state efforts to shape Palestinian Israelis’ identities as citizens, Journal of Curriculum Studies 40, no.55 (Oct 2008): 627–650.https://doi.org/10.1080/00220270802072804 Rebecca Clothey China’s Policies for Minority Nationalities in Higher Education: Negotiating National Values and Ethnic Identities Clothey, Comparative Education Review 49, no.33 (Jul 2015): 389–409.https://doi.org/10.1086/430263Diane Brook Napier Implementing Educational Transformation Policies: Investigating Issues of Ideal Versus Real in Developing Countries, (): 59–98.https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3679(04)06003-7Diane G. Gal Global Perspectives for Teacher Education, (): 259–287.https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3679(04)06010-4

A Re-examination of Ethnicity and Secessionist Movements in the Philippines and Indonesia: TheMorosand Acehnese

(2002). A Re-examination of Ethnicity and Secessionist Movements in the Philippines and Indonesia: The Moros and Acehnese. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 23, No. 46, pp. 3-48.

On Sidel's Response and Bossism in the Philippines

(2002). On Sidel's Response and Bossism in the Philippines. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 23, No. 46, pp. 151-174.

Political Clientelism, Developmentalism and Postcolonial Theory

(2002). Political Clientelism, Developmentalism and Postcolonial Theory. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 23, No. 46, pp. 119-128.

The Political Ecology of the Philippine Reforestation Program: ODA, Government, and Local People

(2001). The Political Ecology of the Philippine Reforestation Program: ODA, Government, and Local People. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 22, No. 45, pp. 79-96.

Human Rights, ASEAN and Constructivism: Revisiting the “Asian Values” Discourse

(2001). Human Rights, ASEAN and Constructivism: Revisiting the “Asian Values” Discourse. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 22, No. 45, pp. 33-54.

Emerging Dynasties in the Post-Marcos House of Representatives

(2001). Emerging Dynasties in the Post-Marcos House of Representatives. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 22, No. 45, pp. 55-78.

The Political Ecology of the Philippine Reforestation Program: ODA, Government, and Local People

(2001). The Political Ecology of the Philippine Reforestation Program: ODA, Government, and Local People. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 22, No. 45, pp. 79-96.

Back to War in Mindanao: The Weaknesses of a Power-based Approach in Conflict Resolution

(2000). Back to War in Mindanao: The Weaknesses of a Power-based Approach in Conflict Resolution. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 21, No. 44, pp. 99-126.

Political Economy of Developmental and Patrimonial States: A Case Study of the Philippines and Indonesia

(2000). Political Economy of Developmental and Patrimonial States: A Case Study of the Philippines and Indonesia. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 21, No. 44, pp. 1-26.

ASEAN Multilateralism and the ARF: Prospects and Challenges

(2000). ASEAN Multilateralism and the ARF: Prospects and Challenges. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 21, No. 44, pp. 127-158.

Politics and Philippine Banking During the American Period

(1999). Politics and Philippine Banking During the American Period. Philippine Political Science Journal: Vol. 20, No. 43, pp. 61-82.