Ethno-religious conflicts in the Philippines

This research investigates the influence of ethno-religious identification on attitudes supporting protest and violence in areas of actual or potential conflict in the Philippines. In its attempt to explain support of violence through the relative strength of one’s ethno-religious identification, this research takes into account theoretically relevant contextual variables at  the  individual  and  societal  levels. To this end, the researcher conducted a mixed methods research involving a survey of 1571 undergraduate students, in-depth interviews, and observation during field work conducted over an 11-month period in the Philippines. The students came from six universities in the National Capital Region (NCR) and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, regions that have (1) presence of different ethno-religious groups which are (2) alternating in majority/minority position (at both local and national level), power and status; (3) have specific histories of collective conflict; and (4) are characterized by different levels of migration.  The NCR has a large Christian majority with a Muslim minority, while nine in every 10 persons in the ARMM were Muslims.  A brief overview of the research process, field work, analysis, and plans will be shared in the ISS Research in Progress Seminar.

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Roy Huijsmans