The Impact of Intrastate Conflict on Democratic Transition: A Case Study of the Mindanao Conflict in the Philippines

Sina Marleen GOLGOWSKI

《Nusantara：An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences》 2卷2期 (2020/12) Pp. 27-63

https://doi.org/10.6936/NIJHSS.202012_2(2).0002

摘要

This article aims to investigate the effects of intrastate conflict's characteristics on democratic transition. New insights are gained by focusing on a conflict that was not the impetus for transition itself, but rather that developed and spread within transition processes. Using this approach, the case of Mindanao is explored in three stages: first, conceptualizing democratic transition, which is necessary for, second, investigating how the characteristics of intrastate conflict challenge the processes' ultimate objective, namely consolidated democracy. It is shown that two components of democracy, civil rights and effective power to govern, are primarily affected by intrastate conflict. The third step is analyzing the Mindanao conflict's impact on these components, leading to one major finding: in Mindanao, liberal-democratic standards are being hollowed out, thereby widening the gap between democratic ideals and reality. Moreover, empirical insights suggest that these negative effects may even extend beyond Mindanao itself.

關鍵字

intrastate conflict ； democratic transition ； civil rights ； effective power to govern ； Mindanao

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