New Books Podcast - Chasing Freedom: The Philippines Long Journey to Democratic Ambivalence

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Written By David Kennedy

In conversation with NYSEAN co-founder Duncan McCargo about her new book Chasing Freedom: The Philippines Long Journey to Democratic Ambivalence (Sussex Academic Press, 2022), Adele Webb offers a spirited defense of what she calls 'democratic ambivalence': the mixed feelings many Filipinos harbor about their own hybrid political system. She argues that Philippine ambivalence towards democracy results from a particular historical experience, and should be embraced rather than deprecated.

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