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This edited volume discusses new approaches to good governance in East Asia and Latin America, with a focus on the Philippines and Chile. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in both countries between late 2023 and 2024, the chapters, written by a diverse group of contributors from the private sector, government, civil society, and academia, offer fresh insights into emerging trends in good governance. The themes covered in the volume span from democratic deconsolidation, to constitutional reform, indigenous rights, food security, horizontal inequalities and social unrest, and maritime security.
List of contents
.- Good Governance in East Asia and Latin America: Emerging Trends and New Approaches.
.- Part I: The Philippines.
.- Food Security as Peace Building: Food-Related Instability in the Philippines.
.- From Participation to Spectatorship: Democratic Deconsolidation in the Philippines.
.- Climate for the People: Climate Change in Rodrigo Duterte’s Populist Narrative.
.- Private Sector Influence in Assimetryc Conflic: An Analysis of the Philippines in the South China Sea.
.- Bending the Arc: Enshrining LGBTIQ Anti-Discrimination Protections in the Philippines.
.- Part II: Chile.
.- The Effect of International Agreements on Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights: The case of Indigenous Peoples in Chile.
.- Chinese Investment in Chile’s Transport Sector: A Debt Trap or An Opportunity?.
.- Governance in Chile in the Wake of the 2019 Social Explosion.
.- Competing For Equity: Evidence From Chile amidst Great Power Competition.
.- Strategic Horizons: Chile’s Ascent in Space Amid U.S. - China Rivalry.
About the author
Dr. Siniša Vuković is a Senior Lecturer of Conflict Management and Global Policy, and Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Program at the Johns Hopkins University-School of Advanced International Studies. He is the recipient of the Netherland Research Council’s Rubicon, and the Gerda Henkel Foundation research grant.
Dr. Giovanna Maria Dora Dore is a political economist with more than 20 years of experience in international development and comparative politics, and East Asia. She is an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Program in East Asia Studies at the Johns Hopkins University-Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
Summary
This edited volume discusses new approaches to good governance in East Asia and Latin America, with a focus on the Philippines and Chile. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in both countries between late 2023 and 2024, the chapters, written by a diverse group of contributors from the private sector, government, civil society, and academia, offer fresh insights into emerging trends in good governance. The themes covered in the volume span from democratic deconsolidation, to constitutional reform, indigenous rights, food security, horizontal inequalities and social unrest, and maritime security.
