Announcements
Reform Performed: Aquino, Corruption, and Change in the Philippines, A Public Lecture by Dr. Mark Thompson
“Reform Performed: Aquino, Corruption, and Change in the Philippines” is a public lecture by Dr. Mark R. Thompson, Director of the Southeast Asia Research Center and professor of politics at the City University of Hong Kong. This lecture was held last 15 April 2013,...
Ecological Crises, Climate Change, and Direct Action
Held last 7 March 2013 at the TWSC Conference Room, Palma Hall, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, the public forum “Anarchism: Ecological Crises, Climate Change, and Direct Action” provided a platform for discussion of diverse experiences of local action on...
A Conversation with Benedict Anderson
Dr. Benedict Anderson, renowned and distinguished scholar of Southeast Asian studies, was a guest at a special public forum entitled, “A Conversation with Benedict Anderson,” which was held last 11 March 2013 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, University of the...
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)

Reform Performed: Aquino, Corruption, and Change in the Philippines, A Public Lecture by Dr. Mark Thompson
“Reform Performed: Aquino, Corruption, and Change in the Philippines” is a public lecture by Dr. Mark R. Thompson, Director of the Southeast Asia Research Center and professor of politics at the City University of Hong Kong. This lecture was held last 15 April 2013,...

Ecological Crises, Climate Change, and Direct Action
Held last 7 March 2013 at the TWSC Conference Room, Palma Hall, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, the public forum “Anarchism: Ecological Crises, Climate Change, and Direct Action” provided a platform for discussion of diverse experiences of local action on...

A Conversation with Benedict Anderson
Dr. Benedict Anderson, renowned and distinguished scholar of Southeast Asian studies, was a guest at a special public forum entitled, “A Conversation with Benedict Anderson,” which was held last 11 March 2013 at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, University of the...
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.