Publications
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, the main objectives of the Center’s researches are to develop Third World perspectives on various issues and to translate knowledge generated in order to promote actions for change or to improve existing local actions. Central to this process of knowledge transformation is the role of social movements and civil society, which the Center works closely with.
Journals
Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies
Kasarinlan is an internationally refereed journal published twice a year by the Third World Studies Center, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines-Diliman. It provides a forum for critical and interdisciplinary perspectives on the Philippines and the Third World with special reference to political economy.
Books
Kasarinlan/39/r01
Kasarinlan > Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino DiasporaInsurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora by Sharon QuinsaatTERESA R. MELGARAhead of Print • Volume 29 (2025)Submitted 13 January 2026 • Accepted 14 January 2026 • ...
Kasarinlan/Submission-Guide
Kasarinlan > Author GuidelinesAuthor GuidelinesTEXTAuthors should submit an electronic file of their paper, with any original illustrations, to The Editor at kasarinlan.updiliman@up.edu.ph. It will be assumed that the authors will keep a copy of their paper....
Kasarinlan/35-36/r02
Kasarinlan > Volume 35-36 > Stories of Struggle: Experiences of Land Reform in Negros Island, PHStories of Struggle: Experiences of Land Reform in Negros Island, Philippines by Sarah Wright and Ma. Diosa LabisteJOHN EDISON UBALDOPublished 21 June 2024 ABSTRACT...
Kasarinlan/35-36/r01
Kasarinlan > Volume 35-36 > The Divide: Global Inequalities from Conquest to Free MarketsThe Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets by Jason HickelANGELA ASUNCIONPublished 21 June 2024ABSTRACT Book review of Hickel, Jason. 2018. The Divide:...
Kasarinlan/35-36/en00
Kasarinlan > Volume 35-36 > Segregation and ExclusionSegregation and ExclusionSOLEDAD NATALIA M. DALISAYPublished x June 2024The United Nations defines social inclusion as the “process by which efforts are made to ensure equality of opportunity—that everyone...
Kasarinlan/35-36/a05
Kasarinlan > Volume 35-36 > Survival and AtrocitySurvival and Atrocity: Remembering the Japanese Occupation of the Province of Aklan, Philippines, 1942–45FRANCES ANTHEA R. REDISONSubmitted x January xxx · Accepted x February xxxx · Published x June 2024 ABSTRACT...
Kasarinlan/35-36/a04
Kasarinlan > Volume 35-36 > How Preserving Biodiversity Mitigates How Preserving Biodiversity Mitigates the Impacts of Small-scale Land Grab on Livelihoods and Agricultural Production in Central JavaLOUIS TANGUAYSubmitted x January xxx · Accepted x February xxxx...
Kasarinlan/35-36/a03
Kasarinlan > Volume 35-36 > The Political Economy of LGBTQ Tourism in ThailandThe Political Economy of LGBTQ Tourismin ThailandALEXANDRE VEILLEUX • ANNE-MARIE VAN BROECKSubmitted x January xxx · Accepted x February xxxx · Published x June 2024 ABSTRACT For...
Kasarinlan/35-36/a02
Kasarinlan > Volume 35-36 > Gentrification and Segregation in the Process of Neoliberal UrbanizationGentrification and Segregation in the Process of Neoliberal Urbanization in Malabon City, Metro ManilaNAOKI FUJIWARASubmitted x January xxx · Accepted x February...
Kasarinlan
KASARINLAN: PHILIPPINE JOURNAL OF THIRD WORLD STUDIES (Print: ISSN116-0923; Electronic: ISSN 2012-080X) is an internationally refereed journal published by the Third World Studies Center, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman...
Kasarinlan/35-36/a01
Kasarinlan > Volume 35-36 > Bureaucratic Authoritarianism to Democratic GovernanceBureaucratic Authoritarianism to Democratic Governance: Philippine Bureaucracy's Governance Mechanisms for Engaging Civil Society in Urban Poor Social HousingMaria Lourdes G....
Kasarinlan Volume/Issue TOC Test
KASARINLAN: PHILIPPINE JOURNAL OF THIRD WORLD STUDIES (Print: ISSN116-0923; Electronic: ISSN 2012-080X) is an internationally refereed journal published by the Third World Studies Center, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman...