Populism and media in Duterte's Philippines

Since the 2016 election of Rodrigo Duterte as president, the Philippines appears to have reached a moment of peak authoritarianism. This chapter seeks to explain Duterte’s remarkable success as an authoritarian populist in two main ways: by understanding the historical national dynamics that have led to his popularity and focusing on the changing role of digitally enabled media as an explosive frontier for political consolidation. It assesses the historical and sociopolitical conditions that allow Duterte’s style of politics to thrive. The Philippines also exemplifies how the politics-media relationship is a central element in new or expanded forms of populism and authoritarianism in the twenty-first century. While many regard Duterte’s ascendance to power as the catalyst for such practices as idealising authoritarianism and normalising the culture of impunity and extrajudicial killings (EJKs), the chapter argues that Duterte’s presidency intensified rather than created a prevailing culture of cruelty

Media studies · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Philippine History and Culture

• Populism, conspiracy narratives and governmentality in Duterte’s Philippines

  Fernan Talamayan•International Journal of Media…•2024

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