Announcements
Thailand: The Lessons of Protest by Dr. Kevin Hewison
Dr. Kevin Hewison’s public lecture, “Thailand: The Lessons of Protest,” was held on 14 July 2014 (Monday), from 10:00 AM to 12:00 NN at the Seminar Room 206-207 of the GT Toyota Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman. Dr. Hewison, Sir Walter Murdoch...
A Lecture on Migration by Dr. Michele Ford
“From Migrant to Worker: New Forms of Migrant Labor Activism in Asia,” a public lecture by Dr. Michele Ford, Director of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney, was held last 27 May 2014 at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Seminar Room, Asian...
Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea by Bill Hayton
The Origins of South China Sea’s Claim Organized by the UP Asian Center and co-sponsored by the UP Third World Studies Center, this lecture is the first of two lectures by Bill Hayton of the BBC, “Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea”...
Research
The TWSC undertakes research for generating knowledge and collaborates with social movements and civil society to promote actions for change.

Have We Honored the Marcoses Enough? An Inventory of the Memorials to the Marcoses and the Places Named After Them

The Socio-Economic Impact of TNCs in Developing Countries: A Preliminary Case Study of TNCs in the Food and Beverage Industries

Developing a Human Security Index for the Philippines: An Exploratory Study of Human Security in Conflict Areas

Dishonesty and Disgrace: A History of University of the Philippines’ Responses to Alleged Acts of Plagiarism Committed by Members of Its Faculty, 1908–2010

Ha Pagtindog han Bungto: Improvising Local Governance and The Actual Utilization of LDRRMFs in Yolanda-Ravaged Leyte and Eastern Samar

Developing a Human Security Index for the Philippines: An Exploratory Study of Human Security in Conflict Areas
Publications
The publications of the Center offer critical perspectives on interdisciplinary issues and concerns, notably through the journal Kasarinlan (Independence)

Thailand: The Lessons of Protest by Dr. Kevin Hewison
Dr. Kevin Hewison’s public lecture, “Thailand: The Lessons of Protest,” was held on 14 July 2014 (Monday), from 10:00 AM to 12:00 NN at the Seminar Room 206-207 of the GT Toyota Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman. Dr. Hewison, Sir Walter Murdoch...

A Lecture on Migration by Dr. Michele Ford
“From Migrant to Worker: New Forms of Migrant Labor Activism in Asia,” a public lecture by Dr. Michele Ford, Director of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney, was held last 27 May 2014 at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Seminar Room, Asian...

Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea by Bill Hayton
The Origins of South China Sea’s Claim Organized by the UP Asian Center and co-sponsored by the UP Third World Studies Center, this lecture is the first of two lectures by Bill Hayton of the BBC, “Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea”...
Training
The Center serves as a forum for the articulation and analyses of various issues, as well as a mechanism for dialogue and debate among scholars, governments and the larger society. TWSC-sponsored activities provide support for class instruction, especially in courses requiring discussions on contemporary social, political and economic concerns.