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The Ethnographies of Two Japanese Maritime Communities
Focuses on two maritime communities, Habuminato and Isozaki. Both communities subsist on fishing and seasonally on incomes from tourism. The study concentrates on the social transformations of these communities and, in particualr, on the shift from groups of...
Sama-Sama: Facets of Ethnic Relations in Southeast Asia
Brings together six original pieces of research that examine various dimensions of life, society and politics in ethnically plural Southeast Asia. Case studies deal with the Moro in the Philippines, inter-ethnic conflict in Indonesia, cross-border relations between...
Philippine Democracy Agenda, Volume 1, Democracy and Citizenship in Filipino Political Culture
The first volume in the series locates questions of democracy and citizenship in the context of changing Filipino political culture. It offers an examination of competing notions of both terms, before dealing with the ways democracy and citizenship are understood in...
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)
The Ethnographies of Two Japanese Maritime Communities
Focuses on two maritime communities, Habuminato and Isozaki. Both communities subsist on fishing and seasonally on incomes from tourism. The study concentrates on the social transformations of these communities and, in particualr, on the shift from groups of...
Sama-Sama: Facets of Ethnic Relations in Southeast Asia
Brings together six original pieces of research that examine various dimensions of life, society and politics in ethnically plural Southeast Asia. Case studies deal with the Moro in the Philippines, inter-ethnic conflict in Indonesia, cross-border relations between...
Philippine Democracy Agenda, Volume 1, Democracy and Citizenship in Filipino Political Culture
The first volume in the series locates questions of democracy and citizenship in the context of changing Filipino political culture. It offers an examination of competing notions of both terms, before dealing with the ways democracy and citizenship are understood in...
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.
