The accountability dilemma: Impeachment, polarization, and Philippine democracy
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IN-PERSON: Lecture Theatre 1 (HB1), Hedley Bull Building, ANU, 130 Garran Rd Acton ACT 2601
The accountability dilemma: Impeachment, polarization, and Philippine democracy
Democracies confront an accountability dilemma when efforts to constrain elected leaders sharpen polarization and undermine institutional legitimacy. Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial will test more than the vice president’s political survival. It could reshape the Marcos–Duterte rivalry, redraw alliances, and transform the race for the presidency in 2028.
This lecture examines how electoral mandates, institutional constraints, and elite strategies interact, drawing comparisons with impeachment experiences in Asia and other young democracies. It then assesses conviction, acquittal, and procedural stalemate as competing political scenarios, considering their consequences for public mobilization, dynastic competition, and the 2028 presidential election. What would make impeachment strengthen democratic accountability rather than merely redistribute power among rival dynastic elites?
Guests are warmly invited to join us for a light reception from 5.30 pm, ahead of the lecture commencing at 6.00 pm.
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Aries A. Arugay
Aries A. Arugay is Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman. He is also Visiting Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Philippine Studies Programme of the ISEAS-Yusof-Ishak Institute (Singapore) and Editor-in-Chief of Asian Politics & Policy, an academic journal published by the Policy Studies Organization. His research interests are comparative democratization, contentious politics, civil-military relations, and strategic studies. Aries obtained his PhD in Political Science from Georgia State University (United States) in 2014 as a Fulbright Fellow.
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