The question “why transplanted Western democracy in Southeast Asia could not thrive as intended” has yet to be answered. A possible answer to the question could be found in the dynamics of cultural encounter between the traditional Southeast Asian society and Western democracy. The case of the Muslim province of Lanao del Sur in the Philippines provides us an understanding how Western democratic institutions were translated and localised. The adaptation of Western democracy meant to restructure the political boundaries and especially for the Muslim Maranao to integrate into the bigger Christian dominated polity. Although the system of authority changed from the traditional to the so-called legal one, the traditional conception of social relations and authority still shape the Maranao politics. Western democratic institutions are observed only superficially. And the transformed Western democracy caused conflicts and armed struggle among the locals.

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改变东南亚的西方民主：以菲律宾拉瑙河畔的案例

“为什么在东南亚移植西方民主制度无法如预期般蓬勃发展”这个问题尚未得到回答。在传统的东南亚社会与西方民主国家之间的文化交往动态中，可以找到这个问题的答案。菲律宾穆斯林省Lanao del Sur的案例使我们了解了西方民主制度是​​如何被翻译和本地化的。西方民主制度的变迁意味着政治边界的重组，尤其是使马拉诺穆斯林融入更大的基督教主导的政体。尽管权威制度已从传统的法律制度转变为所谓的法律制度，但传统的社会关系和权威概念仍然影响着马拉诺政治。西方民主制度只是表面上的观察。西方民主制度的转变引起了当地人之间的冲突和武装斗争。