Electoralism, Ritual Process, and Voter Rationalities in Southeast Asia

• Main Author: Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: elections; voter turnout; ritual process; festival of democracy; cockfighting; Political Science
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/12; https://www.earticle.net/Article/A340367
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Southeast Asians participate in elections eagerly, a fact indexed by the high electoral participation rates across a range of political conditions in the region. What gives elections in Southeast Asia such high legitimacy? Using data from Indonesia and the Philippines, this article emphasizes the ne...