Maria Ela L. Atienza, PhD, is Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and Co-Convenor, Program on Social and Political Change, UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies. She is also the editor of the Philippine Political Science Journal. Her research interests and publications cover local governance and devolution, health politics and policy, and human security. E-mail: mlatienza@up.edu.ph
12 Jan 2023
