MANILA, Philippines—A new US study on governance in conflict-ridden areas could help light up a path toward solving the communist insurgency in the Philippines as the current violent, take-no-prisoner tactic to the rebellion, now a higher priority for the Duterte administration, has only proven worse for wear over the years.
In a new study published in the American Political Science Review, professors Nico Ravanilla, Dotan Haim and Renard Sexton showed that consistent, robust government engagement with community leaders in conflict areas help make people less skeptical and more likely to cooperate with the state during times of crisis.
This effect, they found, was particularly st…
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