The Duration of the Philippines' Democracy since 1986
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This article examines the lessons in building stability and sustainability for democracy in the Philippines. The key research question this article aims to answer is that: what are the factors that ensure a stable and sustainable democracy in the Philippines without being converted to another form of government by a coup? The answer to this question is based on a qualitative research methodology by collecting data from documents and in-depth interviews with stakeholders. In order to understand and explain the linkage of factors affecting stability and sustainability of Democracy in the Philippines at each period of time, this article relies on an analytical framework developed from the definition of "building stability and sustainability of Democracy introduced by Juan Linz and Alfred Stepan. Ultimately, this article suggests that the stability and sustainability of democracy in the Philippines is the product of political institutions and political processes designed under the relationship between the disparate elite and the people's sector that consists of both active and non-active citizens.
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