Barangay Assembly: A Citizen-Led Reinvigoration of Political Discourse and Civic Engagement in the Philippines

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Yusingco, Michael Henry
• التنسيق: text
• منشور في: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• الموضوعات: Barangay Assembly; Philippines; civic engagement; deliberative democracy; political dynasties; local government; Political Science; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/263; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/asog-pubs/article/1266/viewcontent/UW_CS8_09_Yusingco_WEB.pdf
• المؤسسة: Ateneo De Manila University

The Filipino indigenous custom of collective action known as bayanihan is institutionalized in the Barangay Assembly; a community forum where citizens can directly influence local governance. However; it is not widely utilized because many barangay officials are co-opted by local political dynasties...