Announcements
Bakbakan Kung Bakbakan: Ang Nanggugulo, ang Ginugulo, at ang Dahas para sa Demokrasya
“Do I condemn the angry people throwing stones and stuff? No. I may not agree with their tactics, but I understand their anger,” this was what activist Renato Reyes said after being hurt in the violent protest that happened in Mendiola on September 21, 2025. However,...
Kasarinlan/30/en01
Kasarinlan > Volume 30 > The 2015 TWSC Writeshop Keynote AddressReality and Filipino ScholarshipF. Sionil JoseMy most important bonafide in addressing you is my age: I am ninety and much older than all of you. This age has endowed me with so much hindsight. As...
Kasarinlan/30/en00
Kasarinlan > Volume 30 > The 2015 Third World Studies Center WriteshopThe 2015 Third World Studies Center WriteshopRICARDO T. JOSEOn 8-10 June 2015, we conducted the annual Third World Studies Center (TWSC) Writeshop. The writeshop aims to help young faculty...
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)
Bakbakan Kung Bakbakan: Ang Nanggugulo, ang Ginugulo, at ang Dahas para sa Demokrasya
“Do I condemn the angry people throwing stones and stuff? No. I may not agree with their tactics, but I understand their anger,” this was what activist Renato Reyes said after being hurt in the violent protest that happened in Mendiola on September 21, 2025. However,...
Kasarinlan/30/en01
Kasarinlan > Volume 30 > The 2015 TWSC Writeshop Keynote AddressReality and Filipino ScholarshipF. Sionil JoseMy most important bonafide in addressing you is my age: I am ninety and much older than all of you. This age has endowed me with so much hindsight. As...
Kasarinlan/30/en00
Kasarinlan > Volume 30 > The 2015 Third World Studies Center WriteshopThe 2015 Third World Studies Center WriteshopRICARDO T. JOSEOn 8-10 June 2015, we conducted the annual Third World Studies Center (TWSC) Writeshop. The writeshop aims to help young faculty...
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.
