De La Salle University - Manila

Dr. Julio Teehankee's Online Publications

Scope Note: Accessible on the net, this webliography consists of selected papers and articles written by Dr. Julio C. Teehankee

A full-time associate professor at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. Dr. Julio C. Teehankee completed both his doctorate degree in Development Studies (with distinction) and his bachelor's degree major in Political Science from De La Salle University-Manila. He earned his master's degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines. He was a Japan Foundation fellow at the Graduate School of Law and Politics, the University of Tokyo, Japan from September 2007 to June 2008; a visiting fellow at the Japan Institute for International Affairs in 2002; a Sumitomo Foundation research grantee at the Waseda Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University in 2000; a Fulbright American Studies fellow at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2000; and, a Japan Foundation faculty development grantee at Ibaraki University, Japan from July 1995 to July 1996. Dr. Teehankee is currently the Chair of the International Studies Department, after having served as Chair of the Political Science Department for four terms between 1994 and 2007. In addition, he sits in the Executive Committee of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA). Previously, he served as board member and secretary of the Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA). He specializes in the comparative analysis of politics and development in East and Southeast Asia, with particular focus on elections, party politics, democratization and governance. He has written and published papers on elections, party politics, and political dynasties in the Philippines and Japan.

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Synthesis and Distillation of Policy Issues: What Should Governments Do? The Global Financial Crisis as a Market and Government Failure
http://www.philjol.info/index.php/APSSR/article/viewArticle/1065
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

This paper argues that "some of the current financial issues and problems besetting the world economies may be traced to the rise of neoliberalism in the 1980s which centered on free markets and free trade with the consequent less government regulation. Liberalization led to global prosperity and innovation after two decades but extreme market fundamentalism also contributed to the present financial crisis. Is the problem one of governance, of market failure or of people? It is all of these. Markets failed to allocate resources into an efficient manner; governments failed to curb the excesses of the markets."

Constitutional Continuity and Change in Japan and the Philippines
http://www.jfmo.org.ph/pdfFiles/suki/Suki_Feb2009.pdf
[Retrieved Aaugust 04, 2009]

This article argues that "the history of constitutionalism in Japan and the Philippines is characterized by continuity and change. Both countries are among the first in the Asian region to have adopted constitutions in the early stages of their respective state-building."

Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2008 Country Report: Philippines
http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/122.0.html?L=1
http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/Gutachten_BTI_2008/ASO/Philippines.pdf
[Retrieved August 05, 2009]

The report delineated two major challenges that faced the Philippines "in consolidating its market-based democracy during the period under review: averting a fiscal crisis and managing a continuing crisis of legitimacy. While President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s government adeptly handled the impending fiscal crisis by imposing higher value-added taxes and higher levies on alcohol and tobacco, it struggled with two impeachment charges, another failed coup attempt and lingering questions of legitimacy brought about by alleged electoral fraud in the 2004 presidential election."

Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2006 Country Report: Philippines
http://bti2006.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/122.0.html?L=1
http://bti2006.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/en/2006/AsiaAndOceania/Philipines.pdf
[Retrieved August 05, 2009]

"This report delineates the incremental development experienced by the Philippines towards a market-based democracy. It highlights the transition experienced by the country in its restoration of democratic political institutions and reformation of an underdeveloped and under performing market economy."

The Political Aftermath of the 1997 Financial Crisis: From Asian Values to Asian Governance?
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/singapur/04601/2007-2/teehankee.pdf
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

"This paper will scan the continuity and change in the political landscape of Southeast Asia ten years after the financial crisis. It will focus on five Southeast Asian countries that have been affected at varying degrees, by the crisis, namely: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines."

Equity and Justice in a Globalized World: A Liberal Review
http://www.fnf.org.ph/seminars/reports/equity-justice-in-globalized-world-review.htm
[Retrieved August 04, 2008]

"This brief article argues that "now more than ever, liberals around the world are being challenged to address growing demands for justice due to rising inequality in incomes and wealth within and between countries. Amid the rise of wealth and prosperity unleashed by forces of globalization, increased trade among countries have so far failed in reducing inequalities, especially in poor countries. Poverty continues to impede development for the majority of the world’s population. Poverty and the lack of opportunities are manifestations of the lack of freedom. Freedom is a primordial social value of liberalism."

And the Clans Play On
http://www.pcij.org/i-report/2007/political-dynasties.html
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

"This article discusses political clans as an enduring feature of Philippine politics. It notes that for some “160 families, the two Houses of the Philippine Congress have practically been home for the last century. These families have had two or more members who have served in Congress, and they account for nearly 424 of the 2,407 men and women who have been elected to the national legislature from 1907 to 2004."

Electoral Campaigning in the Philippines
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=HFH5Iko29hAC&oi=fnd&pg=PP10&dq=julio+teehankee&ots=HZAB3aQKzt&sig=ch2ylak8TX2Tw_ETB2HcHMYQgPM#v=onepage&q=julio%20teehankee&f=false
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

The chapter discusses electoral campaigning in the Philippines, "while patterned after traditional liberal democratic practices, operate under a peculiar set of social and political dynamics."

Consolidation or Crisis of Clientelist Democracy? The 2004 Synchronized Elections in the Philippines
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=wAY4jO3JrmoC&oi=fnd&pg=PA215&ots=0KsJmwQqYs&sig=H-D1DfdZCGBd_k1HrmFUcIh3ZTE#v=onepage&q=&f=false
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

"The paradox of Philippine politics and governance is that despite the long tradition of institutionalized democratic practices and history of popular struggles, Philippine society has engendered an elitist and clientelistic democracy embedded in an underdeveloped economy. This chapter will highlight this paradox by delineating the problems that were manifested in the 2004 synchronized elections."

Liberalism: A Primer
http://www.fnf.org.ph/downloadables/liberalism-a-primer.pdf
http://www.fnf.org.ph/downloadables/liberalismo-isang-praymer.pdf
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

This primer is an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of liberal thought and practices that include the perspective of Filipino liberalism.

Institutional Continuity and the 2004 Philippine Elections
http://www.fesspore.org/media/publications/dialogue+cooperation/1-2005/teehankee-6.pdf
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

"The 2004 synchronized national and local elections in the Philippines serve to highlight institutional continuity in the Philippines. It was the third presidential election, the sixth congressional and local elections, and the third party-list representative election since the restoration of formal democracy in 1986. However, flawed administration of the electoral process, wanton use of government resources for partisan political purposes and allegations of fraud and massive cheating have diminished the political exercise as a credible legitimating mechanism. The 2004 elections, therefore, reflect the continuing challenges of redemocratization in the Philippines."

New Public Management: Lean State, Lean Government
http://www.fnf.org.ph/seminars/reports/lean-state-lean-government-july.htm
[Retrieved August 05, 2009]

This short article discusses the emergence of New Public Management (NPM) in the 1980s and 1990s as "a powerful critique of the traditional philosophy of public administration articulated by Max Weber - that bureaucracy made administration more efficient and rational."

Background Paper on Access to Justice Indicators in the Asia-Pacific Region
http://regionalcentrebangkok.undp.or.th/practices/governance/a2j/docs/AccesstoJusticeIndicators.pdf
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

"This paper is an initial attempt to develop indicators that can be utilized for comparing access to justice in the Asia-Pacific region. These indicators were adopted and collated from an array of sources that include governmental, civil society, and international development organizations. The paper utilized the rights-based approach framework developed by the UNDP Asia-Pacific Justice Initiative as dimensions for the categorization of these indicators."

Electoral Politics in the Philippines
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/01361006.pdf
http://www.quezon.ph/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Electoral%20Politics%20in%20the%20Philippines.pdf
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

"This chapter will investigate the relationship between elections and democratic development in the Philippines. It will trace the emergence and institutionalization of electoral politics at various junctures in Philippine history. Essentially, it will determine the degree of proportionality in which votes are translated into political mandates. Lastly, it will explore the modalities of reforming the electoral system in order to enrich the democratization process."

Power Bequeathed: Generational Shift and Reproduction in the Eleventh House of Representatives
http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/singapur/04601/2007-2/teehankee.pdf
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

This brief research report presents the "combination of adaptive strategies [that] enables political clans to maintain their dominance in congressional politics. Consequently, a variety of political clans has emerged in successive political regimes utilizing most of these strategies."

The State, Illegal Logging, and Environmental NGOs in the Philippines
http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/kasarinlan/article/viewArticle/930
[Retrieved August 04, 2009]

This paper probes into the nascent green movement in the Philippines by looking at four non-governmental organizations (NGOs): Haribon Foundation, Green Forum, World Ecologists, and Earth Savers. It draws out these organizations' view of the State by probing into its goals, visions, and strategies.

Southeast Asian Regional Economic Integration and Cooperation: Broadening the Benefits for Human Development
http://www.undprcc.lk/Publications/HDRU/SEA_Regional_Economic_Integration_and_Cooperation_(HDRU).pdf
[Retrieved August 11, 2009]

Co-authored Chapter 5 with Dr. Winfred Villamil, Dr. Tereso Tullao, Jr., Dr. Trinidad Osteria, Teodoro Deocares, Vicente Jose Roxas, and Alain Ampongan. The chapter on “Regional Cooperation Initiatives for Human Development in Southeast Asia” highlights the forms and rationale for cooperation; and, the institutional mechanisms for regional cooperation in pursuit of human development in Southeast Asia.

2003 Assessment of Public Attorneys’ Office (PAO)
http://apjr.judiciary.gov.ph/pubreports/2003%20Assessment%20of%20the%20Public%20Attorney%27s%20Office%20(PAO).pdf
[Retrieved August 11, 2009]

Written with Dr. Francisco Magno and Carmelo Crisanto, this study "conducted by the La Salle Institute of Governance, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is a component of the Action Program for Judicial Reform (APJR) of the Supreme Court. It aims to generate a careful and thorough assessment of the institutional capacity of the PAO to provide legal assistance to the poor."