Democracy in a time of misery : from spectacular tragedies to deliberative action / Nicole Curato.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191878466 (ebook) :Subject(s): Democracy -- Philippines -- Case studies | Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1986-
| Disasters -- Philippines | Disasters -- Political aspectsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198842484DDC classification: 320.9599 LOC classification: JQ1409.5.C75Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This volume investigates how democratic politics can unfold in creative and unexpected ways even at the most trying of times. Drawing on three years of fieldwork in disaster-affected communities in Tacloban City, Philippines, this text presents ethnographic portraits of how typhoon survivors actively perform their suffering to secure political gains. Each chapter traces how victims are transformed to 'publics' that gain voice and visibility in the global public sphere through disruptive protests, collaborative projects, and political campaigns that elected the strongman Rodrigo Duterte to presidency.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume investigates how democratic politics can unfold in creative and unexpected ways even at the most trying of times. Drawing on three years of fieldwork in disaster-affected communities in Tacloban City, Philippines, this text presents ethnographic portraits of how typhoon survivors actively perform their suffering to secure political gains. Each chapter traces how victims are transformed to 'publics' that gain voice and visibility in the global public sphere through disruptive protests, collaborative projects, and political campaigns that elected the strongman Rodrigo Duterte to presidency.
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