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"If You Can't Beat Them, Kill Them": Fatal Violence Against Politicians in the Philippines
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Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
Abstract The killing of political opponents is an established practice in the Philippines, to which several dozen officeholders fall victim each year and which undermines democracy. In this report, Peter Kreuzer presents a detailed data set on this type of violence and answers the questions why the practice... view more
The killing of political opponents is an established practice in the Philippines, to which several dozen officeholders fall victim each year and which undermines democracy. In this report, Peter Kreuzer presents a detailed data set on this type of violence and answers the questions why the practice is so widespread and why it hardly ever provokes public debate. The analysis focuses on the peace covenant, a central means of symbolic politics to contain violence, but one that unintentionally naturalizes it.... view less
Keywords
Philippines; violence; propensity to violence; politician; democracy; political violence; homicide; terrorism; Southeast Asia; peace movement
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Frankfurt am Main
Page/Pages
32 p.
Series
PRIF Reports, 2
ISBN
978-3-946459-63-7
Status
Published Version; reviewed