Electoral Reform and the Prospects of Voter Engagement in the Philippines: 1972 - 2022

• Main Authors: Lao, Maria Elissa J, Rivera, Miguel Paolo P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Elections; Martial Law; Voter Education; Party Lists; Electoral Reform; Democracy; Asian History; History; Political History; Political Science
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/polsci-faculty-pubs/54; https://unipress.ateneo.edu/product/martial-law-philippines-lessons-and-legacies-1972%E2%80%932022
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

From Martial Law to the present, electoral outcomes have largely been the paramount indicator of political and social change in the Philippines. This is prevalent in the view that elections are seen as opportunities to “reset” the political fates of individual and collective actors. Against the back...