RSIS Book Launch Seminar of “The Rise of Duterte: A Populist Revolt against Elite Democracy” by Mr Richard Heydarian
About the Lecture:
This book draws on the extensive literature on populism, democracy, and emerging markets as well as interviews with senior government officials, experts, and journalists in the Philippines and beyond. This book is the first to analyze the significance and implications of the rise of Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte within a rapidly-changing Asia Pacific region. As China’s power in the Pacific grows rapidly, nations that have traditionally been US allies, such as the Philippines, are experiencing political convulsions; Duterte’s open willingness to realign towards China (at the expense of America) in exchange for infrastructure investment is one of the clearest indicators of what China’s rise might look like for nations around the world. Timely, precise, accessible and fast paced, this book will be of value to scholars, journalists, policy-makers, and China watchers.
About the Speaker:
Richard Javad Heydarian is a Manila-based academic, having taught political science at Ateneo De Manila University and De La Salle University, Philippines. He is a regular contributor to Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and currently columnist for Manila Bulletin and resident Political Analyst for GMA Network. He has written for/or interviewed by Aljazeera English, BBC, Bloomberg, The New York Times, Foreign Affairs The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Atlantic, South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asia Review, Straits Times, among other leading publications. He has written numerous academic journal articles on Islamic movements, Philippine foreign policy, Southeast Asian affairs, and South China Sea disputes.
