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About the Book

“The Davao School of Radical Democracy is a compelling and provocative academic volume that examines the contested terrain of democracy, power, and political identity from the perspective of the Global South. This book challenges dominant liberal and Western-centric narratives of democracy by foregrounding conflict, affect, and historical marginalization as constitutive elements of political life.”

––Rakhmat Hidayat, PhD, Professor of Sociology, State University of Jakarta

“This volume is an excellent introduction to contemporary Filipino political and philosophical mind. It examines liberal versus radical democratic theory through the prism of Philippine political experience, especially the challenges of the rise of Rodrigo Duterte and the re-emergence of the Mindanao agenda. It is political philosophy at its best, de-abstracted by local conditions.”

––Dr. Daniel Mishori, The New School of the Environment, Tel Aviv University

“The book suggests that more “radical” modes of thinking, including approaches grounded in philosophical and critical theory, may be particularly useful for grappling with this enduring problem. In this sense, the book is not only an effort to understand contemporary Philippine politics, but also an exploration of alternative ways of thinking about democracy beyond liberal normative frameworks.”

––Asuna Yoshizawa, PhD, Research Fellow, Kyoto University

About the Editors

Christopher Ryan Maboloc, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ateneo de Davao University and a Visiting Professor at Silliman University. He is an Erasmus Mundus scholar and the author of Radical Democracy in the Time of Duterte. The Philosophical Association of the Philippines awarded him the Public Intellectual Prize in 2020.

Mansoor Limba, PhD, SCL, is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Ateneo de Davao University and a Columnist at MindaNews.com. He is a recipient of the 13th International Farabi Award (2022) on Humanities and Islamic Studies.

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