The Dynamics of People Power Revolution in the Philippines in a Globalizing World

• Main Authors: An-Chi Hsu, 許安琪
• Other Authors: Peter Kien-hong YU
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16950811392678270478

碩士 === 銘傳大學 === 國際事務研究所碩士班 === 96 === The Philippines has had three major People Power movements where two earlier movements proved to be successful. What’s interesting about these movements is that they were nonviolent and yet so powerful as to cause the collapse of the Marcos and the Estrada regime. Although there have been many attempts by other cultures, nations, people groups employ this type of struggle, the enormous successful non-violent movement in this country was so remarkable to topple down a 20 year old regime. Nonviolent movements have been practiced for so many years and while others failed; others succeeded. This study attempts to discover the underlying factors that led to the success of the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines against a very powerful dictator, Ferdinand Marcos. Part of this study also compared the case of Taiwan’s own people power movement against their leader, President Chen Shui-bian in 2006 with that of the Philippine experience. I have constructed a model that would simplify and explain the event that transpired in the Philippines during the periods of 1969-1986 to gain a better understanding of the whole phenomena and used it to apply to Taiwan case. Applying Gene Sharp’s theory on nonviolence, I have constructed a model that illustrates major factors that seem to be determinant in the overthrow of what seems to be an immovable dictator. These factors had major influence on the success of the People Power movement in the Philippines. Given the five major factors are also two other minor factors in the Philippine case, factors that might be present or absent in other countries, but contributor to movement’s victory.