Representation and Deliberative Democracy: An Analysis of the 2019 to 2022 Philippine Party List System in the lens of Jurgen Habermas

This research aims to analyze the current condition of the party-list system of the Philippines wherein the author will investigate the party-list in the lens of Jurgen Habermas deliberative democracy. It shows how the party-list system became a tool for representation and deliberation which is not happening today based on the current characteristics of the party-list. Communicative action, public sphere, and deliberative democracy are the main theories that will be used by the author in analyzing the party-list. The conceptual framework presents the flow of the paper and the construction of it as it will make the reader feel easy as it shows how the thesis works. The general research design is qualitative and the specific research designs are descriptive as it will analyze data and explanatory as it will explain the data presented and understand the information needed for the paper. The research method is archival because the author will use books, journals, articles, and documents that will help in creating an answer to the question. The finding is that traditional politicians tend to use the party-list system as a tool to grab power in that deliberative democracy cannot be seen in the party-list because evil has taken its spirit. The participation and deliberation is vital in the party-list system as both promote participation and deliberation, without it the essence of the party-list is long gone. In conclusion the party-list and deliberative democracy have the same spirit in terms of participation and deliberation that promotes the voice of the people in terms of policy making.