2012 TWSC Research Writeshop: Multidisciplinary Perspectives in the Social Sciences

2012 TWSC Research Writeshop:
Multidisciplinary Perspectives in the Social Sciences
Third World Studies Center, Lower Ground Floor, Palma Hall
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
7-8 May 2012

The Third World Studies Center (TWSC) of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) of the University of the Philippines, Diliman, invites applications from social science graduate students to participate in the 2012 TWSC Research Writeshop titled, Multidisciplinary Perspectives in the Social Sciences to be held on 7-8 May 2012 at the TWSC, Lower Ground Floor, Palma Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman.

The Research Writeshop is part of TWSC’s training and advocacy program and will include two full days of sessions that aims to familiarize and train graduate students, in theory and practice, to a range of perspectives and methodologies from different academic disciplines within and outside the social sciences through directed modules with resource speakers/faculty, focused group discussions, and academic and practical exercises.

Social Science graduate students, who are about to write a proposal for their thesis/dissertation
or those already at the writing stage, are invited to submit a 300-400 word abstract based
on their individual research project. The research project must be in the advanced stage (i.e.
already completed data collection and analysis) or may be completed research papers from
graduate classes. The abstract should clarify the substantive issues that the ongoing research
project addresses and should also provide information on objectives, theoretical framework, and
methods with an explanation on the original contribution of the research to the field of study.

Interested applicants are required to submit hard copies of the following on or before 18 April 2012 at the TWSC office:

1. Abstract;
2. Completed application form downloadable from this link;
3. A True Copy of Grades or a Transcript of Records; and
4. A signed, confidential letter of Recommendation from the adviser or former professor.

Only completed application forms and requirements submitted on time will be entertained. Successful applicants will be notified by 23 April 2012. Partial or full funding worth P1,500.00 may be made available for selected students. Interested applicants may forward their queries to uptwsc@gmail.com with the subject “2012 TWSC Research Writeshop.”

Research Writeshop Program

DAY 1
9:00 – 9:10
Opening Remarks
Maria Ela L. Atienza, PhD
Director

9:10 – 9:40
Module 1:
Multidisciplinarity in the Social Sciences
(30 minutes)
Maria Lourdes G. Rebullida, DPA
Professor
UP Department of Political Science

9:40 – 10:25
Open Forum
(45 minutes)

10:25 – 10:40
Break

10:40 – 11:10
Module 2: Theories and their Applications in the Contemporary Social World
(30 minutes)
Randy S. David
Professor Emeritus
UP Department of Sociology

11:10 – 12:00
Open Forum
(50 minutes)

12:00 – 1:00
Lunch

1:00 – 1:30
Module 3: Research on the Ground - Ethnographic, Fieldwork and Gender Methodologies
(30 minutes)
Michael L.Tan, PhD
Professor
UP Department of Anthropology and
Dean
UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy

1:30 – 2:15
Open Forum
(45 minutes)

2:15 – 2:30
Break
Light snacks will be served

2:30 – 4:00
Module 4: The World At Your Fingertips: Library and Information Resource
Marian S. Ramos
Senior Lecturer
UP School of Library and Information Science

DAY 2
8:00 – 8:05
Background to the Workshop
Facilitator (pending)

8:05 – 8:35
Module 5:
Making Numbers Intelligible
Basic and Relevant quantitative applications for research in the social sciences: types of graphs, constructing and reading graphs, trending, plotting data and interpreting statistics, sampling techniques (30 minutes)
Jose Maria Balmaceda, PhD
Dean
UP College of Science

8:35 – 9:20
Open forum / exercise: Participants will demonstrate what they learned (45 minutes)

9:20 – 9:50
Module 6: Historical Methodology and the Territory of the Historian
(30 minutes)
Milagros C. Guerrero, PhD
Professor
UP Department of History

9:50 - 10:35
Open forum (45 minutes)

10:35 – 10:50
Break
Light snacks will be served

10:50 – 11:20
Module 7: Current Trends in Social Science Research -
New Media and the Social Sciences
(30 minutes)
Rolando B. Tolentino, PhD
Dean
UP College of Mass Communication

11:20 – 12:00
Open forum (40 minutes)

12:00 – 1:00
Lunch

1:00 – 2:00
Module 8:
Rudiments of writing: topic selection, formulating research questions and objectives, writing a review of related literature, ethical considerations in writing and research (1 hour)
Ma. Teresa Trinidad Pineda Tinio, PhD
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Far Eastern University

2:00 – 3:15
Exercise: Participants will demonstrate what they learned
(1 hr and 15 minutes)

3:15 – 3:30
Closing remarks

3:30 – 4:00
Awarding of certificates

The World-System in Crisis: Whither the Third World? (A Public Forum with George Aseniero, PhD)

In celebration of its 35th anniversary, the Third World Studies Center presents the public forum, "The World System in Crisis: Whither the Third World?" with Dr. George Aseniero, President of the Amistad Filipino-Cuban Friendship Association. Discussants include Prof. Alex Magno of the UP Diliman Department of Political Science and Dr. Sylvia Estrada Claudio of the UP Diliman Center for Women's Studies.


SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 15, 2012; 2:30-5:00 PM


VENUE
Third World Studies Center Conference Room, Lower Ground Floor, Palma Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City


Please click here for a playlist of the video recordings of the forum.


PROGRAM

2:30 – 2:40
REGISTRATION

2:40 – 2:45
WELCOME REMARKS
Caesar A. Saloma, PhD (TBC)
Chancellor
University of the Philippines-Diliman

2:45 – 2:50
INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER AND DISCUSSANTS

2:50 – 3:20
SPEAKER
George Aseniero, PhD
President, Amistad Filipino-Cuban Friendship Association

3:20 – 3:30
DISCUSSANT
Alexander R. Magno
Professor
Department of Political Science
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines-Diliman

3:30 – 3:40
DISCUSSANT
Sylvia Estrada Claudio, PhD
Director
Center for Women's Studies
University of the Philippines-Diliman

3:40 – 4:25
OPEN FORUM

4:25 – 4:30
CLOSING REMARKS
Francisco Nemenzo, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Political Science
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines-Diliman


MODERATOR
Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem, PhD
Professor
Department of Political Science
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines-Diliman



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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
From 1979 to 1991, Dr. Aseniero worked for the United Nations University (UNU), first in Geneva and then at the UN headquarters in Tokyo. He was in charge, on the UNU side, of the research project on development headed by Johan Galtung, regional studies for Latin America headed by Pablo Gonzalez Casanova, and the project on Africa headed by Samir Amin. These UNU research projects, which also included regional studies of Europe and Asia, were carried out by a network of academic institutions in different countries and regions (one of which – for the Asian region – was the UP Third World Studies Center). As UNU researcher, he was assigned to work with the Max Planck Institut in Starnberg, Germany, which was the center for coordinating research by scholars identified with World-System Theory.

He studied at the University of the Philippines and then pursued post-graduate studies in Sweden at the International Graduate School of the University of Stockholm. He became involved in Peace Research at the University of Uppsala, where he met Johan Galtung. Years later, he was invited by Galtung to join him at the University of Geneva, where he pursued post-graduate studies in development economics and doctoral studies in International Relations while working as Galtung’s assistant in the UNU research project called “Goals, Processes and Indicators of Development”. Later, at the UNU headquarters in Tokyo, he worked under Vice Rector Kinhide Mushakoji until the latter’s retirement.

His publications have been primarily in world-system studies and have been published in various countries and languages.

Social Movements in the South Lecture Tour Series: The Promise of Tahrir Square

Lecture 1: Social Movements and Democracy: The Clash of Old and New Social Movements in Egypt.  January 16, 2011, 10:00a.m.-12:00nn, Claro M. Recto Conference Hall, Faculty Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman 

(For the playlist of the video recordings of the FIRST LECTURE, please click here.)

Lecture 2: Social Movements' Strategies and Modes of Engagement with the State and Non-State Actors: Comparison between Old and New Social Movements of Egypt. January 17, 2011, 10:00a.m.-12:00nn, Claro M. Recto Conference Hall, Faculty Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman

(For the playlist of the video recordings of the SECOND LECTURE, please click here.)

We are pleased to invite you to the 2012 installment of the SEPHIS-TWSC Social Movements in the South Lecture Tour. This year's theme is “The Promise of Tahrir Square.” For most of the decades-long rule of Hosni Mubarak, the majority of the Egyptian people were politically inert, expressing little collective ambition to attain democracy. With the success of the Tunisians in toppling their dictator, Egyptians caught the freedom fever. A regime-toppling movement, largely brought together by young people through new media, surprised and inspired the world. Weeks later, Mubarak fell; the military has since taken the reins to facilitate the transition to democracy. Thus far, there are no prominent personalities that can immediately fill the vacuum of power, though there are rumors that the Muslim Brotherhood seeks to establish a theocratic state. Thus, it remains to be seen whether the newfound, tenuous unity between Coptic Christians and Muslims will evolve into long lasting nonviolent coexistence, or if the longstanding enmity between the adherents of these faiths will once again escalate into violence. These are only a few of the challenges and opportunities that face social movements in Egypt. What role will social movements play in ensuring that a regression to dictatorship will never occur? How will they push for solutions to their traditional concerns, e.g., better wages and working conditions? Will new social media continue to play a role in keeping the government in check by the sovereign people? A coherent strategy to deal with these concerns seem to be still forthcoming, as leaders of different social and political groups held a conference only on May 8, 2011 to “protect the revolution.”

An exchange with activists and scholars from nations that went through similar “people power” revolts may help Egyptian social movement actors to set their state on the path to becoming a paragon of democracy, keeping their January revolution from going down in history as another opportunity for democratization lost to the interests of an influential few. Such a dialogue may also give social movement actors in states that underwent similar upheavals an alternative perspective to reassess their progress in building a state where inequality is anathema, where the inalienable rights of every citizen is upheld. 


This year's lecturer is Dr. Mustapha Kamel Al-Sayyid, Professor of Political Science from the American University in Cairo.  Dr. Al-Sayyid is also Director for Research, Consulting, and Training of Partners in Development, an Egyptian think tank that specializes in development studies. Formerly, he was Director of the Center for the Study of Developing Countries in Cairo University. He obtained his PhD in Political Science from the Graduate Insitute of International Studies of the University of Geneva. His dissertation is entitled "Social Inequality, Collective Protest and Political Violence in some Formations of the Periphery, 1960-1973." His areas of specialization include the politics of development, foreign aid, human rights, and civil society. A prolific writer in Arabic, English, and French, Mr. Al-Sayyid has published extensively on civil society, political change, and ideology. His articles have appeared in World Policy, Middle East Journal, Washington Quarterly, and Maghreb-Mashreq. He is the author of the book Society and Politics in Egypt: Role of Interest Groups in the Egyptian Political System, 1952-1981 (1984), and editor of the book Political Reform in Arab Countries (2006). 

Click here for the programs of the lectures, and click here for the abstracts of the lectures.

ORGANIZED BY THE UP THIRD WORLD STUDIES CENTER

CO-SPONSORS:

The South-South Exchange Programme for Research on the History of Development

The Philippine Political Science Association 

Asian Regional Exchange for New Alternatives-Philippines

Focus on the Global South

Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines-Diliman
Department of History, University of the Philippines-Diliman 

Asian Center, University of the Philippines-Diliman

The Salvador P. Lopez Centennial Academic Conference

The public is cordially invited to take part in an academic conference organized in celebration of the birth centennial of former University of the Philippines (UP) President Salvador P. Lopez. Entitled, “The SP Lopez Legacy: Issues and Challenges,” this conference will be held on January 19, 2012 (Thursday) from 7:30 in the morning to 5:30 in the afternoon at the Pulungang Claro M. Recto (Faculty Center Conference Hall), Rizal Hall, College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.

The conference will feature discussion and debate on the contemporary relevance of six major themes associated with former UP President SP Lopez: democratic governance in UP; leadership and the UP system; literature and society; progressive diplomacy; freedom of information; and peace and human rights.

Speakers include UP President Alfredo E. Pascual, Dr. Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem, Dr. Carolyn I. Sobritchea, Dr. Rolando B. Tolentino, Dr. Judy M. Taguiwalo, and Dr. Bienvenido L. Lumbera. Reactors from the academe, the government, and civil society will engage the speakers in discussing the key issues raised in the presentations.

This conference is organized by the UP President’s Committee for the Commemoration of the Birth Centennial of Former UP President Salvador P. Lopez, the Office of the UP Diliman Chancellor, and the Third World Studies Center.

Please click here to access the conference program, and here for the conference's concept paper.

Repression and Toleration of Political Dissent in Contemporary Vietnam: A Lecture by Dr. Benedict Kerkvliet

SCHEDULE and VENUE

Thursday, December 1, 2011, 2:00 P.M.

Bulwagang Sala'am, Asian Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

ABOUT THE LECTURER

Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet is Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University. His researches focus on politics in the Philippines and Vietnam. His books include Beyond Hanoi: Local Government in Vietnam (2004), co-edited with David G. Marr; The Power of Everyday Politics: How Vietnamese Peasants Transformed National Policy (2005); Everyday Politics in the Philippines: Class and Status Relations in a Central Luzon Village (2002); and, The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines (1977). A recent article is “Workers’ Protests in Contemporary Vietnam (with Some Comparisons to Those in the Pre-1975 South),” (2010) Journal of Vietnamese Studies 5:1.

CO-ORGANIZERS


Asian Regional Exchange for New Alternatives (ARENA Philippines)
Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA)
UP Asian Center
UP Political Science Department
UP Third World Studies Center

To access a playlist of the video recordings of the lecture, please click here.