Philippine Democratization: Summing-up Key Conceptual, Institutional, and Developmental Issues 259 least three important components of our redenition of democracy: a clear recognition of the role of an empowered citizenry in advancing the democratization process; a clearer understanding of the accountability mechanisms and processes that make democracy work; and the inclusion of a regime performance outcome as seen in measurable improvements in the human quality of life of the citizens over a denite period of time. _________________ END NOTES 1 For an extended discussion of the conceptualiza on and measurement of democracy, see Felipe B. Miranda's chapter in this book (2016). 2 This sec on is a revised version of Rivera, “Rethinking Democra za on in the Philippines,” in Chasing the Wind: Assessing Philippine Democracy (2011: 188-194). 3 In his reconceptualiza on of democracy in the two edi ons of this book, Miranda considers O'Donnell's concept of “delega ve democracy” as a case of “conceptual stretching” and therefore not properly a subtype of democracy. Following Diamond (2009), he argues that a be er classificatory label for “delega ve democracies” would be that of a “hybrid” regime or, considering that most instances of the la er are seriously democracy-challenged poli es, a “pseudodemocracy”. 4 Rosenblum and Post (2002) use the term “overlapping consensus” to refer to principled reasons for coopera on between civil society and government but it can also be used to iden fy points of consensus among various civil society groups. 5 Luna and Vergara (2016) examine the variable rela onships and trajectories of economic events and accountability mechanisms in the recent experience of La n American poli cal systems, including within the same country. 6 This is a common problem in developing socie es first addressed by Samuel Hun ngton in his classic work, Poli cal Order in Changing Socie es (1968). 7 See O'Donnell (1998) for a discussion of these issues in the context of democra zing socie es.