Protection at the margins : how the Catholic church shielded communities from populist violence in the Philippine drug war / David T. Buckley, Steven Brooke

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckley, David T., author.

Brooke, Steven, 1980- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics

Cambridge studies in social theory, religion and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Duterte, Rodrigo Roa, 1945-.

Duterte, Rodrigo Roa.

Catholic Church--Political activity--Philippines.

Catholic Church.

Church and social problems--Catholic Church.

Church and social problems.

Church and social problems--Philippines.

Drug control--Philippines--History--21st century.

Drug control.

State-sponsored terrorism--Philippines--History--21st century.

State-sponsored terrorism.

Philippines--Politics and government--1986-.

Philippines.

Political participation.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"Protection at the Margins is a ground-breaking account of how and why religious actors protect local communities from state-driven populist violence. Focusing on Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's notorious 'Drug War,' the book provides an intricate view of how religion, populism, and political violence interact on the ground. Drawing on original surveys of Catholic clergy, experiments with members of the Philippine National Police, spatial data on thousands of drug killings, and dozens of field interviews in these neighborhoods, the book shows how Catholic elites used moral commitment and institutional capacity to influence street-level bureaucrats with discretion over violence, work with secular partners, and challenge populist dehumanization. It also highlights obstacles to protection, in the Philippines as well as Brazil and the United States. Amidst rising global concern about populism and violence, Protection at the Margins generates new insights into how religious actors shielded communities in one of the world's largest mega-cities"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

A theory of community protection

Moral commitment, risk tolerance, and universalist counternarratives

Organizational capacity, trusted networks, and local access

Profiles of parish mobilization

Shaping implementation by street-level bureaucrats

Cultivating credible partnerships with civil society

Rebuilding community among the local public

Denominational differences and ecologies of drug war violence

Moral authority, societal cleavages, and barriers to intervention in Brazil and the US

Conclusion : Afterlives of the Philippine drug war

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 6, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Buckley, David T. Protection at the margins

ISBN:

9781009846837

1009846833

OCLC:

1574108539

Publisher Number:

CIPO000404240

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license