Announcements
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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,...
Coalition Politics and Democratization: The Case of Post-EDSA Social Movements in the Contemporary Philippines
How has the politics of anti-corruption been practiced?In the Philippines, the case of this study, corruption is quite prevalent with a public corruption perception index ranking 114th out of 180 countries (CPI, 2024). Therefore, anti-corruption politics has gained...
Book Launch of Francisco Nemenzo’s “Notes from the Philippine Underground”
Francisco “Dodong” Nemenzo (1935-2024) was a distinguished political scientist and Marxist scholar who served as the 18th President of the University of the Philippines from 1999 to 2005. He was Professor Emeritus of political science, UP Faculty Regent, Chancellor of...
Research
The TWSC undertakes research for generating knowledge and collaborates with social movements and civil society to promote actions for change.
Publications
The publications of the Center offer critical perspectives on interdisciplinary issues and concerns, notably through the journal Kasarinlan (Independence)
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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,...
Coalition Politics and Democratization: The Case of Post-EDSA Social Movements in the Contemporary Philippines
How has the politics of anti-corruption been practiced?In the Philippines, the case of this study, corruption is quite prevalent with a public corruption perception index ranking 114th out of 180 countries (CPI, 2024). Therefore, anti-corruption politics has gained...
Book Launch of Francisco Nemenzo’s “Notes from the Philippine Underground”
Francisco “Dodong” Nemenzo (1935-2024) was a distinguished political scientist and Marxist scholar who served as the 18th President of the University of the Philippines from 1999 to 2005. He was Professor Emeritus of political science, UP Faculty Regent, Chancellor of...
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.
