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Protection at the Margins

Protection at the Margins

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Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics

General Political Science

ISBN10: 1009846825
ISBN13: 9781009846820
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 20 2026
Pages: 428
Weight: 1.24
Height: 0.86 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.

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