Religious Protection from Populist Violence: The Catholic Church and the Philippine Drug War

• Main Authors: Brook, Steven, Buckley, David, David, Clarissa C, Mendoza, Ronald U
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: drug war; populism; Catholic church; violence; protection; parishes; Catholic Studies; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Peace and Conflict Studies
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/214; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajps.12669
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Populists often demonize outgroups while undermining institutions that protect citizens against the abuse of state power. Under these conditions, how can vulnerable communities protect themselves? We argue that actors coupling a normative commitment to human rights with the local organizational capa...