The Politics of Peace and the Mindanao Problem: Tracing the Roots of a Historical Injustice

Table of Contents
Publisher’s Foreword
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Structural Injustice in Muslim Mindanao
The Question of Structural Injustice
Political Domination as Structural Violence
Structural Injustice and Historical Exclusion
Human Poverty and Social Justice

Chapter 2: Understanding Philippine Democracy
President Duterte and Philippine Politics
Moral Politics in the Philippines
Decoloniality and the Politics of Exclusion
Muslim Mindanao in the Time of Duterte

Chapter 3: Mindanao Politics and History
The Moro Province
The Commonwealth Government
War in Mindanao
The Land of Promise

Chapter 4: War and Peace in Mindanao
Mindanao: Background to a War
Minority Groups and Political Justice
The Problem of Powerlessness
Holistic Peacebuilding in the Bangsamoro

Chapter 5: Structure of Historical Injustice
The Dual Role of Christianity
The Exclusion of the Muslim Filipino
The Marginalization of the Lumad
Understanding Structural Injustice

Chapter 6: Structural Aspects of Poverty
Causal Factors of Poverty
Muslim Resentment and Ruling Clans
Underground Economy and Predatory Politics
Threats and Leveling the Playing Field

Chapter 7: Philosophical and Ethical Foundations of Peace
Mahatma Gandhi and Non-Violence
Non-Liberal Concepts of Peace
Liberal Concepts of Peace
The Concept of Peace in Islam

Chapter 8: An Ethical Development Framework
Power Structures and Powerful Interests
Inclusion and Democratic Governance
A Development Framework for the Bangsamoro
The Struggle for Nation-Building
Conclusion

Bibliography

About the Book
“Dr Maboloc is a scholar in applied ethics. In applied ethics we reflect on today’s moral challenges to find guidance and justified solutions. This book is a fine example of how applied ethics can contribute to our understanding of a moral challenge implying injustice, violence, and poverty.”
–– Dr. Göran Collste, Emeritus Professor, Linköping University, Sweden

“This book invites readers to consider how to resolve various forms of violence, offering a nuanced and compelling discussion on democracy, human rights, and the role of institutions in fostering social harmony.”
–– Dr. Asuna Yoshizawa, Research Fellow, Kyoto University, Japan

“With his rich knowledge, Dr. Maboloc develops an insightful analysis of protracted conflict in Mindanao in the Philippines, integrating the communal and national dynamics, colonial histories and the impacts of contemporary global political dynamics.”
–– Dr. Juichiro Tanabe, Professor, Waseda University, Japan

“Christopher Ryan Maboloc’s The Politics of Peace and the Mindanao Problem arguably stands as a pioneering attempt to identify and dissect the historical and structural roots of historical injustice wrought upon the indigenous peoples of Mindanao.”
–– Dr. Narcisa Paredes-Canilao, Professor, University of the Philippines-Baguio, Philippines

About the Author
Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc is a Fellow in the ASAP Yale University Global Justice Program. He is an Associate Professor at Ateneo de Davao University and a Visiting Professor at Silliman University. He holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Ethics from Linköping University in Sweden and NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. He obtained his Doctorate in Philosophy at the University of San Carlos, maxima cum laude. He was trained in democracy and governance at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Bonn and Berlin, Germany.