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
Constitution Rewriting: Theory and Practice
“Constitution Rewriting: Theory and Practice,” is a public lecture by Dr. Kimana Zulueta-Fülscher, Program Manager of the Democracy, Conflict, and Security Unit of International IDEA. it was held last 21 October 2016 at the Ambion Room, College of Law, Malcolm Hall...
Philippine Civil Society and the Globalization Discourse
Presents the perspectives and positions of a particular segment of Philippine civil society that addresses and confronts the challenges of globalization. Written in an accessible style and containing a wealth of data, the book provides the first comprehensive study of...
Russia-ASEAN Relations: Overtures and Opportunities
Russia first opened formal relations with ASEAN in 1991, but recently rachetted up its visibility in Southeast Asia, hosting three regional conferences in 2016 and more actively engaging in bilateral negotiations with its member-states toward forging broader and...
Ang Bangkay ni Duterte: Isang Pampublikong Lamay para kay Pangulong Marcos Bago Siya Ipalibing ni Pangulong Duterte sa Libingan ng mga Bayani
Karay-karay ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte papasok sa Malacañang ang nakakasulasok na usapin ng pagpapalibing sa dating pangulo at diktador na si Ferdinand Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani. Ipapalibing n'ya raw si Marcos sa nasabing libingan dahil naging sundalo naman...
Anim na Tanong sa Anim na Taon
Forum 2 of the 2016 TWSC Public Forum Series Ito ang ikalawang forum ng 2016 UP TWSC Public Forum Series na pinamagatang, “Anim na Tanong sa Anim na Taon: Ang mga Agham Panlipunan at Pilosopiya at ang Papalitang Rehimeng Aquino.” Tampok sila Dr. Aries A. Arugay ng...
Benedict Anderson: A Memorial
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The Age of Globalization: Anarchists and and the Anticolonial Imagination – A Public Lecture by Benedict Anderson
Benedict Anderson’s public lecture, “The Age of Globalization: Anarchists and the Anticolonial Imagination,” is drawn from his own similarly titled book. The Age of Globalization’s focus (is) on the final decades of the nineteenth century. The near simultaneity of the...
Risking Resources, Reckoning Risks
. Mass Media and the Science of Natural Disasters “Communicating Risks, Risking Miscommunication: Mass Media and the Science of Natural Disasters” is the first lecture of the 2014 UP TWSC Public Lecture Series on Natural Disasters. This lecture was held last 3...
Star Meat, Cebu Siopao, and the Anti-Muslim Ilaga: The Rat in Philippine Politics by Dr. Patricio N. Abinales
“Star Meat, Cebu Siopao, and the Anti-Muslim Ilaga: The Rat in Philippine Politics,” a public lecture by Dr. Patricio N. Abinales was held last 25 July 2014 (Friday), from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, at the Seminar Room of the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, University of the...
Thailand: The Lessons of Protest by Dr. Kevin Hewison
Dr. Kevin Hewison’s public lecture, “Thailand: The Lessons of Protest,” was held on 14 July 2014 (Monday), from 10:00 AM to 12:00 NN at the Seminar Room 206-207 of the GT Toyota Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman. Dr. Hewison, Sir Walter Murdoch...
A Lecture on Migration by Dr. Michele Ford
“From Migrant to Worker: New Forms of Migrant Labor Activism in Asia,” a public lecture by Dr. Michele Ford, Director of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, University of Sydney, was held last 27 May 2014 at the GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center Seminar Room, Asian...
Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea by Bill Hayton
The Origins of South China Sea’s Claim Organized by the UP Asian Center and co-sponsored by the UP Third World Studies Center, this lecture is the first of two lectures by Bill Hayton of the BBC, “Cartography and Psychological Warfare: China and the South China Sea”...