Business Party finances and money politics in Southeast Asia July 29, 2019 0 Written by Wolfgang Sachsenröder. Image Credit: ฮุนเซนเลือกตั้ง 29 ก.ค. 61, by Prachatai/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Problems with party funding are universal. Political activities – especially election campaigns –…
Asia Where are India’s regional parties heading? July 17, 2019 0 Written by Ashish Ranjan. Image Credit: Adam Jones/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. The results of the 2019 election to India’s parliament, the Lok Sabha, throw up…
Congress An alternative take on President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘overwhelming’ midterm election victory July 12, 2019 0 Written by Ronald U. Mendoza and Leonardo M. Jaminola III. Image Credit: Rodrigo Duterte ภาพจาก by Prachatai/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. President Rodrigo R. Duterte recently completed his…
Activism The party-list system in the Philippines: Is it better or worse for democracy? July 4, 2019 0 Written by Jorge Villamor Tigno. Image Credit: Satur Ocampo & Liza Maza file candidacy for Senate by Victor Villanueva/CC; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The party-list system in the…
conflict Why Filipinos have come to embrace authoritarian ‘discipline’ July 3, 2019 1 Written by Wataru Kusaka. Image Credit: Rodrigo Duterte ภาพจาก by Prachatai/CC; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. With no opposition candidates winning a single senatorial seat, President Rodrigo Duterte…
Belt and Road Initiative The balancing act ahead: Legislative options for the China-Philippines relationship after the midterm elections July 2, 2019 0 Written by Matthew Ordoñez. Image Credit: DSC08858 by mountain_MX/CC; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The recently concluded 2019 midterm elections in the Philippines held on 13 May represent…
Civil society Reforming an ‘evil’ party-list system July 1, 2019 0 Written by Julio C. Teehankee. Image Credit: Election Posters by David Stanley/CC; Licence: CC BY 2.0. At the end of the hotly contested 2019 midterm elections in the Philippines,…
Congress Agenda 2019: The Indian National Congress and the African National Congress May 14, 2019 1 Written by Utsav Kumar Singh. In 2018 we celebrated the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, and 2019 will mark the 150th anniversary of…
Congress Deciphering democracy: The significance of the 2019 elections for India’s democratic progress April 22, 2019 0 Written by Rekha Saxena. There is a figurative association between elections and democracy. Elections are seen as significant and worthy only when they take place…
Congress The 2019 Indian General Elections: The consolidation of BJP dominance? April 16, 2019 0 Written by Wilfried Swenden. The race has started, as on 11 April 2019 approximately 900 million Indian voters were called to cast their vote in…