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The Filipino pantayong pananaw movement, while functioning as a decolonial protective mechanism against ontological insecurity, paradoxically results in 'neocolonial decoloniality' by entrenching structures that marginalize certain groups within postcolonial society. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine the Filipino pantayong pananaw movement through Lacanian ontological security theory and demonstrate how decolonial frameworks can unintentionally recreate colonial exclusions.

September 6, 2026Review of International StudiesOpen Access

Neocolonial decoloniality?: Ontological (in)security and the Pantayong Pananaw master fantasy

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Theoretical analysis reveals how the pantayong pananaw movement reinforces neocolonial structures in the Philippines, highlighting paradoxes within decolonial nation-building projects.

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To examine the Filipino pantayong pananaw movement through Lacanian ontological security theory and demonstrate how decolonial frameworks can unintentionally recreate colonial exclusions.
Applied Lacanian psychoanalytic frameworks of ontological security and fantasy to assess the pantayong pananaw (from-us-for-us perspective) movement.
Analyzed structural identity formation, ontological anxiety, and Self-versus-Other dynamics in postcolonial Filipino political discourse.
Identified pantayong pananaw as an ideological master fantasy intended to resolve colonial trauma by pursuing a unified, indivisible Filipino identity.
Demonstrated that enforcing a singular vision of nationhood generates neocolonial decoloniality, entrenching oppressive hierarchies that continue to marginalize internal minority groups.

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Michael Magcamit (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d1ee128139818eab21fa2 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0260210526102083

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September 6, 2026Review of International StudiesOpen Access

Neocolonial decoloniality?: Ontological (in)security and the Pantayong Pananaw master fantasy

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Authors

MMMichael Magcamit

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Overview

Theoretical analysis reveals how the pantayong pananaw movement reinforces neocolonial structures in the Philippines, highlighting paradoxes within decolonial nation-building projects.

Key Points

To examine the Filipino pantayong pananaw movement through Lacanian ontological security theory and demonstrate how decolonial frameworks can unintentionally recreate colonial exclusions.
Applied Lacanian psychoanalytic frameworks of ontological security and fantasy to assess the pantayong pananaw (from-us-for-us perspective) movement.
Analyzed structural identity formation, ontological anxiety, and Self-versus-Other dynamics in postcolonial Filipino political discourse.
Identified pantayong pananaw as an ideological master fantasy intended to resolve colonial trauma by pursuing a unified, indivisible Filipino identity.
Demonstrated that enforcing a singular vision of nationhood generates neocolonial decoloniality, entrenching oppressive hierarchies that continue to marginalize internal minority groups.

Cite This Study

Michael Magcamit (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d1ee128139818eab21fa2 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0260210526102083

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