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/v33-2/r02
Kasarinlan > Volume 33 (2) > Knowledge and Pacification: On the US Conquest and the Writing of Philippine History by Reynaldo Clemeña IletoKnowledge and Pacification: On the US Conquest and the Writing of Philippine History by Reynaldo Clemeña IletoJOEL F....
Kasarinlan/v33-2/r01
Kasarinlan > Volume 33 (2) > State and Society in the Philippines, 2nd ed, by Patricio N. Abinales and Donna J. AmorosoState and Society in the Philippines, 2nd ed, by Patricio N. Abinales and Donna J. AmorosoMIGUEL PAOLO P. REYESABSTRACTBook review of Abinales,...
Kasarinlan/v33-2/a03
Kasarinlan > Volume 33 (2) > Family and Politics in an Archipelagic Province: The Moreno Dynasty in Postwar RomblonFamily and Politics in an Archipelagic Province: The Moreno Dynasty in Postwar RomblonKristoffer R. EsquejoSubmitted 2 August 2018 · Accepted 15...
Kasarinlan/v33-2/a02
Kasarinlan > Volume 33 (2) > Muslim Migrants and Hybrid Placemaking of Mosques in Culiat, Quezon CityMuslim Migrants and Hybrid Placemaking of Mosques in Culiat, Quezon CityACT RuizABSTRACT This article uses the framework of hybrid placemaking to analyze...
Kasarinlan/33-2/en00
Kasarinlan > Volume 33 (2) > Expressions of Localities: Positionalities and "Powerful Particulars"Expressions of Localities: Positionalities and "Powerful Particulars"RICARDO T. JOSE AND ELINOR MAY K. CRUZPublished 3 February 2020Localities have a unique place...
Kasarinlan/v33-2/a01
Kasarinlan > Volume 33 (2) > Illicit Trade in Gold Cultural Materials in Butuan, PhilippinesIllicit Trade in Gold Cultural Materials in Butuan, PhilippinesVictor P. EstrellaSubmitted 16 January 2019 · Accepted 24 January 2019 · Published 3 February 2020ABSTRACT...
Kasarinlan/v34/a01
Kasarinlan > Volume 34 > Tokhang in North Caloocan: Weaponizing Local Governance, Social Disarticulation, and Community ResistanceTokhang in North Caloocan: Weaponizing Local Governance, Social Disarticulation, and Community ResistanceRaymond PalatinoSubmitted x...
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...