President Rodrigo Duterte and Biopolitics in the Philippines

Christopher Ryan MABOLOC

doi:https://doi.org/10.53451/ijps.884147

Makale detayları

President Rodrigo Duterte and Biopolitics in the Philippines

Yazarlar:

Christopher Ryan MABOLOC

Yayıncı:

Fikret BİRDİŞLİ

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyaset Bilimi

Dergi:

International Journal of Politics and Security 2021 Vol.3 Issue 3, pp.251-266

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000468725

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2667-8268

pISSN:

2667-8268

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53451/ijps.884147

Özet:

 

A term that originated from Michel Foucault, “biopower” refers to the idea in which the state controls the physical bodies of the population by employing strict rules, laws, and protocols enforced in name of public health. In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed lockdowns and restrictions at the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The type of Biopolitics practiced in the country has been described by some critics as a form of medical and penal populism. However, such an assessment lacks a thorough recognition of the reality of power-relations in Philippine society. To understand the strategy of the President to the pandemic, it is important to consider the structural injustices in the country and the hegemonic order in global politics, both of which are factors that have influenced particular outcomes during the coronavirus crisis.

 

A term that originated from Michel Foucault, “biopower” refers to the idea in which the state controls the physical bodies of the population by employing strict rules, laws, and protocols enforced in name of public health. In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed lockdowns and restrictions at the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The type of Biopolitics practiced in the country has been described by some critics as a form of medical and penal populism. However, such an assessment lacks a thorough recognition of the reality of power-relations in Philippine society. To understand the strategy of the President to the pandemic, it is important to consider the structural injustices in the country and the hegemonic order in global politics, both of which are factors that have influenced particular outcomes during the coronavirus crisis.

Makale detayları

President Rodrigo Duterte and Biopolitics in the Philippines

Yazarlar: Christopher Ryan MABOLOC

Yayıncı: Fikret BİRDİŞLİ

Ana Başlıklar: Siyaset Bilimi

Dergi: International Journal of Politics and Security 2021 Vol.3 Issue 3, pp.251-266

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000468725

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2667-8268

pISSN: 2667-8268

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53451/ijps.884147

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Christopher Ryan MABOLOC

Yayıncı:

Fikret BİRDİŞLİ

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyaset Bilimi

Dergi:

International Journal of Politics and Security 2021 Vol.3 Issue 3, pp.251-266

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000468725

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2667-8268

pISSN:

2667-8268

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53451/ijps.884147