Mediating the margins? The Philippine Party-List and Its Implications for Third Sector Advocacy

• In Event: From Elites to Activists: Network Approaches to Political Struggle, Contention, and Sectarianism

Brief Overview

This study tests whether the Philippine party-list system represents marginalized sectors. Our ERGM analysis (1998–2022) shows party-list legislators align with ruling coalitions, exposing elite capture and the erosion of genuine sectoral advocacy.

Author

• Rogelio Alicor Labalan Panao, University of the Philippines Diliman