In the Name of Civil Society: From Free Election Movements to People Power in the Philippines

Examines Philippine politics in a highly original and provocative way. Hedman’s detailed analysis shows how dominant elites in the Philippines shore up the structures of liberal democracy in order to ensure their continued hegemony over Philippine society.

Published in 2006. Finalist, 2006 National Book Award, for Social Science.

Copublished with University of Hawai’i Press.