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From Recognition to Integration: Indigenous Autonomy, State Authority, and National Identity in the Philippines
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Abstract How does the recognition of collective self-governance rights for indigenous communities affect national unity and state consolidation? In recent decades, many states have recognized such rights, devolving de jure control over land and local governance to indigenous institutions. Prominent perspecti... view more
How does the recognition of collective self-governance rights for indigenous communities affect national unity and state consolidation? In recent decades, many states have recognized such rights, devolving de jure control over land and local governance to indigenous institutions. Prominent perspectives in the state-building literature suggest that these policies are likely to threaten state consolidation by strengthening nonstate authorities at the expense of state authority and subnational identities at the expense of a national identity. Yet few studies have tested whether these policies have the consequences their critics claim. I address this gap, leveraging spatial and temporal variation in the granting of communal land titles to indigenous communities in the Philippines. Using difference-in-differences and panel designs, I find that titling increases both indigenous self-identification and compliance with the state. Results from an original survey experiment suggest that recognizing collective self-governance rights increases identification with the nation.... view less
Keywords
Philippines; indigenous peoples; ethnicity; cultural identity; national identity; self-determination; self-administration; social recognition; integration; Southeast Asia
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 1-17
Journal
American Political Science Review (2021) FirstView Articles
ISSN
1537-5943
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed