Announcements
Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar’s Problematic Democratization
A Seminar on Ethnic Conflict and Democratization in Myanmar The invitational seminar, “Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar’s Problematic Democratization”, which is part of the 2014 UP ASEAN Lecture Series, was held last 20 February 2014 (Thursday), from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN...
A Public Lecture by Dr. Ikeda and Dr. Makibayashi
This public lecture was held last 13 January 2014 at the Diliman Interactive Learning Center in UP Diliman. Featured lecturers were Dr. Maria Makabenta Ikeda and Dr. Aysun Uyar Makibayashi, both of the Afrasian Research Center of Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan....
Ethical Consumption in the Philippine Context
Ethical Consumption in the Philippine Context” is a roundtable discussion organized by Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action (TIGRA) and co-sponsored by the UP Third World Studies Center. Held last 15 November 2013 at the Third World Studies...
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)

Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar’s Problematic Democratization
A Seminar on Ethnic Conflict and Democratization in Myanmar The invitational seminar, “Ethnic Conflict and Myanmar’s Problematic Democratization”, which is part of the 2014 UP ASEAN Lecture Series, was held last 20 February 2014 (Thursday), from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN...

A Public Lecture by Dr. Ikeda and Dr. Makibayashi
This public lecture was held last 13 January 2014 at the Diliman Interactive Learning Center in UP Diliman. Featured lecturers were Dr. Maria Makabenta Ikeda and Dr. Aysun Uyar Makibayashi, both of the Afrasian Research Center of Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan....

Ethical Consumption in the Philippine Context
Ethical Consumption in the Philippine Context” is a roundtable discussion organized by Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action (TIGRA) and co-sponsored by the UP Third World Studies Center. Held last 15 November 2013 at the Third World Studies...
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.