Announcements
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...
Philippine Democracy Agenda, Volume 2, State-Civil Society Relations in Policy-Making
The second volume in the series turns its attention to relations between the state and civil society associations in the Philippines. It combines studies of relations with specific bodies of the state apparatus (executive, legislature and judiciary) with detailed case...
Philippine Democracy Agenda Volume 3, Civil Society Making Civil Society
The third volume in the series examines the evidence of a 'strong' civil society in the Philippines, a prominent force in advancing democratization. At the same time, the case studies point to the tensions and conflicts that are also a feature of civil society,...
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)
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...
Philippine Democracy Agenda, Volume 2, State-Civil Society Relations in Policy-Making
The second volume in the series turns its attention to relations between the state and civil society associations in the Philippines. It combines studies of relations with specific bodies of the state apparatus (executive, legislature and judiciary) with detailed case...
Philippine Democracy Agenda Volume 3, Civil Society Making Civil Society
The third volume in the series examines the evidence of a 'strong' civil society in the Philippines, a prominent force in advancing democratization. At the same time, the case studies point to the tensions and conflicts that are also a feature of civil society,...
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.
