Publications
The TWSC has a long tradition of research on critical political economy, development issues, democratization, and governance. Research is focused on the search for progressive discourses and alternative paradigms. Guided by the principles of participatory research, the main objectives of the Center’s researches are to develop Third World perspectives on various issues and to translate knowledge generated in order to promote actions for change or to improve existing local actions. Central to this process of knowledge transformation is the role of social movements and civil society, which the Center works closely with.
Journals
Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies
Kasarinlan is an internationally refereed journal published twice a year by the Third World Studies Center, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines-Diliman. It provides a forum for critical and interdisciplinary perspectives on the Philippines and the Third World with special reference to political economy.
Books
Kasarinlan/v40/a01
Kasarinlan > Cost Politics in the Planning, Construction, and Operation of Manila's LRT-1, 1977–1987Light Rail, Heavy Toll: Cost Politics in the Planning, Construction, and Operation of Manila’s LRT-1, 1977–1987CARLOS JOAQUIN R. TABALONAhead of Print • Volume 40...
Kasarinlan/40/r02
Kasarinlan > Nanlalaban: Ten Women and Their Journeys from Victimhood to EmpowermentNanlalaban: Ten Women and Their Journeys from Victimhood to Empowerment by Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PhilRights)SASHA LAUREN LEEAhead of Print • Volume 40...
Kasarinlan/v30/r02
Kasarinlan > Volume 30 (1) > Taming People's Power: The EDSA Revolutions and Their ContradictionsPublic Access ICT across Cultures: Diversifying Participation in the Network Society by Francisco J. Proenza, ed. Maria Celine Anastasia P. SocratesABSTRACTBook...
Kasarinlan/v30/r01
Kasarinlan > Volume 30 (1) > Public Access ICT across Cultures: Diversifying Participation in the Network SocietyPublic Access ICT across Cultures:Diversifying Participation in the Network Society by Francisco J. Proenza, ed.Cheryll SorianoABSTRACTBook review of...
Kasarinlan/v30/a03
Kasarinlan > Volume 30 (1) > The Contested Development of a Philippine Tourism Landscape: The Case of Nasugbu, BatangasThe Contested Development of a Philippine Tourism Landscape: The Case of Nasugbu, BatangasHazel M. DizonABSTRACT A strong reliance on tourism...
Kasarinlan/v30/a02
Kasarinlan > Volume 30 (1) > The Asia-Pacific War in the Davao Settler Zone, December 1941The Asia-Pacific War in the Davao Settler Zone, December 1941Maria Cynthia B. BarrigaABSTRACT As a Filipino-Japanese settler zone before and during the Asia-Pacific War,...
Kampihan Kung Kampihan: Ang Oposisyon, ang Koalisyon, at ang mga Tunguhin ng Demokrasyang Filipino
Alliances and factions are strong political tools. The Dutertes and Marcoses not only continue to grow in popularity but also sustain their political legitimacy through the security granted by their allies and supporters. Despite its dissolution, the UniTeam has shown...
Kasarinlan/v32/r02
Kasarinlan > Volume 32 > Changing Lives in Laos: Society, Politics, and Culture in a Post-Socialist State Moral Politics in the Philippines: Inequality, Democracy and the Urban Poor by Wataru KusakaHansley A. JulianoPublished 2017 ABSTRACT Book review by Wataru...
Kasarinlan/v32/r01
Kasarinlan > Volume 32 > Changing Lives in Laos: Society, Politics, and Culture in a Post-Socialist State Changing Lives in Laos: Society, Politics, and Culture in a Post-Socialist State by Vanina Bouté and Vatthana Pholsena, eds. Matthew Santamaria Published...
Kasarinlan/v32/p02
Kasarinlan > Volume 32 > Third World Studies Center Fortieth Anniversary: Directors’ Forum Tribute to Dodong Nemenzo, TWSC FounderEmerlinda R. Roman, Leslie E. Bauzon, Consuelo J. Paz, Maria Serena I. Diokno,Randolf S. David, Ricardo T. Jose, and Francisco...
Kasarinlan/v32/p01
Kasarinlan > Volume 32 > Third World Studies Center Fortieth Anniversary: Directors’ ForumThird World Studies Center Fortieth Anniversary: Directors’ ForumRandolf S. David, Maria Serena I. Diokno, Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem, Maria Ela L....
Kasarinlan/v32/a04
Kasarinlan > Volume 32 > Conflict Calamities: Natural Disasters and the CPP-NPAConflict Calamities: Natural Disasters and the CPP-NPAJoshua EastinPublished 2017 ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of natural disaster inundation on the internal armed...