{"id":11569,"date":"2026-04-29T10:28:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/winpec\/?p=11569"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:28:49","slug":"%e5%ae%9f%e8%a8%bc%e6%94%bf%e6%b2%bb%e5%ad%a6%e3%83%af%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%81%ae%e3%81%94%e6%a1%88%e5%86%85%ef%bc%88workshop-announcement-december-2-1700-3-2-3-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/winpec\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/11569\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5b9f\u8a3c\u653f\u6cbb\u5b66\u30ef\u30fc\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7\u306e\u3054\u6848\u5185\uff08Workshop Announcement: June 10, 15:05-\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"
Research Seminar\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The Broker’s Dilemma:<\/strong> Civil Society in Coups Against Young Democracies<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> June 10 (Wednesday), 15:05 ~ 16:45<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Building #26, Rm. 302, Waseda University (Waseda Campus)<\/p>\n

The Broker’s Dilemma:<\/strong> Civil Society in Coups Against Young Democracies\u00a0 \u00a0 Aries A. Arugay<\/p>\n

Talk Summary:
\n<\/strong>Why do civil society organizations \u2014 the very actors presumed to defend democracy \u2014 sometimes spearhead the removal of elected governments? The Broker’s Dilemma argues that civil society coups succeed when civic organizations perform a brokerage function: translating mass protest into elite defection by providing credible commitments, negotiation infrastructure, certification signals, and cross-language translation across incompatible political audiences. Drawing on comparative cases from the Philippines, Thailand, Venezuela, and Bolivia, the book shows that the organizational capacity enabling the coup simultaneously undermines democracy afterward \u2014 depleting bridging social capital, delegitimizing constitutional institutions, and normalizing extra-constitutional templates for future challengers. This broker’s dilemma reveals a tragic irony at the heart of democratic politics: civil society’s organizational strength plants the seeds of democratic backsliding.<\/p>\n

Presenter Bio:
\n<\/strong>Aries A. Arugay is Visiting Research Scholar at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. He is also Professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman and Editor-in-Chief of\u00a0Asian Politics & Policy. Aries is Visiting Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Philippine Studies Programme at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore). He is co-editor of\u00a0Games, Changes & Fears: The Philippines from Duterte to Marcos Jr.\u00a0(ISEAS, 2024) and\u00a0The Routledge Handbook of Security Sector Reform\u00a0(2026). His research has been published in\u00a0International Affairs, American Behavioral Scientist, Pacific Affairs, and Journal of Development Studies, etc.<\/p>\n

Contact:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Yuko Kasuya (yukokasuya@waseda.jp<\/u><\/a>)<\/p>\n

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