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Democratic Backsliding & Shrinking Civic Spaces:
Problematizing the Strengthening of Philippine Democratic Institutions

This working paper problematizes the challenges to Philippine democracy through the lens of its democratic institutions. The paper argues the existence of democratic backsliding, which happens when a nominally democratic government infringes on political and civil rights or restricts political competition or accountability,