AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN IN THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PHILOSOPHY THAT IS COMMITTED TO ANALYZE AND DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON PHILIPPINE, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ISSUES
The TWSC Internship-Volunteer Program is designed for undergraduate, graduate, and foreign exchange students of the University of the Philippines specializing in development studies, with particular interest in critical political economy, democratization and political culture. The program provides an opportunity for interns-volunteers to assist in and learn from the various research, publications, and training projects and activities of the Center. The TWSC internship is a non-salaried program and does not guarantee future employment in the organization.
The objective of the internship program is two-fold:
to provide an environment in which students from diverse academic backgrounds can apply and enhance their knowledge and skills through practical work assignments; and,
to provide students with an infrastructure of learning beyond the classroom, where they could develop and nurture their passion for debate and learning as part of an academic community focusing on Third World issues
Everyone is invited to participate in the 2009 Summer Certificate on Globalization jointly administered by the Third World Studies Center, the Asian Center (University of the Philippines Diliman) and BusinessWorld.
The five-day course will run from May 11 - May 15, 2009. Lunch, snacks, and training materials will be included for the P10,000 course fee.
Registration is up to April 30, 2009. Early bird rates will apply up to April 15, 2009 only.
For interested participants, kindly download the registration form attached in this post and send via fax to (02) 9205428 or email at uptwsc@gmail.com.
March 12, 2009 (Thursday) 5:00-7:00 p.m. Bulwagang Sala'am Romulo Hall, Asian Center University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City
04:40-05:00 Registration
05:00-05:05 Welcome Remarks Aileen SP Baviera Dean Asian Center University of the Philippines-Diliman
05:05-05:10 Introduction of the Speaker
05:10-06:10 Indonesia’s 2009 Election Campaign and What It Reveals: Looming Crisis of National Leadership and Governance Max Lane Visiting Fellow Department of Malay Studies National University of Singapore
06:10-6:50 Open Forum
06:50-7:00 Last Comments from the Lecturer
Moderator Eduardo C. Tadem Professor Asian Center University of the Philippines-Diliman
ABSTRACT
The early days of election campaigning are revealing a deep alienation between the majority of the public and the political parties that will be standing in the elections. This alienation is sensed by the political party leaderships who express increasing concern about a possible high GOLPUT (boycott) of the election. Why is it that despite the participation of 44 parties in the elections, no party appears to have won significant popularity? Is this connected to failures in the democratization process and the practice of governance? What are the scenarios for this alienation to be manifested in election results and what are their implications for the presidential elections to follow and for national politics? If there is a deepening alienation with parliamentary politics, what are the prospects for a resurgence in activity in extra-parliamentary politics? From where might come new national leadership?
ABOUT THE LECTURER Max Lane is Visiting Fellow, Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore, following a period (2004) as a Research Fellow at the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University and then (2005-2007) as Lecturer in Indonesian Studies, University of Sydney. He is also well-known for his translations of the Indonesian novelist Pramoedya Ananta Toer and his journalism on Indonesia and East Timor.
His latest book is Unfinished Nation: Indonesia before and after Suharto (Verso, 2008). He is currently working on a follow-up book related to nation-building, the exercise of political power by states of unfinished nations and social struggle in Indonesia, drawing on the ideas of a range of Indonesian political thinkers.
“The U.S.Financial Crisis and Alternative Paradigms”
Sponsors:
Office of the UP President
Office of the UP Vice President for Academic Affairs
UP Department of Sociology
UP Third World Studies Center
Date:
March 11, 2009 (Wednesday), 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Venue:
AVR 207, Palma Hall, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
2:00-2:30
Registration
2:30-2:35
Welcome Remarks and Background of the Lecture Series
Clemen C. Aquino
Professor and Chair
Department of Sociology
University of the Philippines-Diliman
2:35-2:40
Introduction of the Speaker
2:40-3:30
The U.S. Financial Crisis and Alternative Paradigms
Michael Lim Mah Hui
Fellow
Social, Economic, and Environment Institute (SERI)
Penang, Malaysia
3:30-3:50 Open Forum
3:50-4:00 Final Remarks from the Speaker
Moderator:
Kenneth Lawrence Cardenas
Instructor
Department of Sociology
University of the Philippines-Diliman
ABOUT THE LECTURER: DR. MICHAEL LIM MAH HUI
Dr. Michael Lim Mah Hui’s professional background spans 30 years as an international banker and academician.
Dr. Lim worked in major international banks that included Chemical Bank (now J.P. Morgan Chase) in New York and Tokyo, Credit Suisse First Boston in Singapore and Hong Kong, Deutsche Bank in Singapore and Jakarta, Standard Chartered Bank in Jakarta, and the Asian Development Bank in Manila.
Dr. Lim has a multi-disciplinary background in finance, economics and politics. He received his B.A. (Honors) in Economics from the University of Malaya, a master’s degree in International Affairs, another master’s degree in Sociology, and a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of Pittsburgh; and Certificate of Business Administration from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to his banking career, Dr. Lim did research in and taught Political Economy and Sociology at Duke University, Temple University and the University of Malaya.
Most recently he has delivered public lectures on the present international financial crisis in Tokyo at the Asian Development Bank Institute and the International Developing Economies, in Bali at the U.N. High Level Policy Dialogue on Food, Fuel and Financial Crises, in Singapore at the Singapore Economics Society and Bankers Association, in Bangkok at the Experts’ Workshop on Financing and Development in Economic Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP-UN) and the Annual conference of Federation of ASEAN Economics Association, in Kuala Lumpur at the Harvard Project in Asian and International Relations and at Pricewaterhouse Coopers briefing for senior management, and in Manila at the Asian Institute of Management and the University of the Philippines.
His recent articles on the financial crisis have appeared in theBangkok Post, thePhilippine Daily Inquirer, The Edge, theStraits Times(Singapore),The Star(Malaysia), the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, U.N., the Third World Resurgence, the Levy Economics Institute, and theJournal of Applied Research in Accounting and Finance.
He has published the following books and manuscripts:The Ownership and Control of the 100 Largest Corporations in Malaysia(Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1981); Transnational Corporations from Developing Asian Economies, ESCAP/UNCTC Publications Series B No.7, United Nations, 1985; Women and the Industrialization Process in Asia: Close-up Study of the Thai Textile Workers (a report submitted to the Social Development Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, 1986.)
He was Senior Fellow at Asian Public Intellectuals Program of the Nippon Foundation for 2007/8. He is now Fellow at the Social, Economic and Environment Institute (SERI), in Penang, Malaysia.
The roots of the present financial crisis can be located in significant structural changes in the U.S. economy and its financial system after the 1960s. Paramount among these is the growth of the financial sector and its overshadowing of the real economy. With the slowdown in long-term growth rates, the U.S. progressively became a debt-driven economy, particularly in the financial and household sectors, which became unsustainable. This is related to the increasing imbalance in wealth and income distribution that produces under-consumption for the vast majority, and excess savings for a small minority. Changes in the financial industry in terms of heightened speculative and Ponzi financing resulted in greater fragility and instability in the financial system that was bound to crack. The Minsky moment arrived in 2007/8.
The second part of the paper examines the consequences and impact of this crisis in some Asian countries. While most Asian countries enjoy strong macro-economic fundamentals and relatively robust financial systems, they are nevertheless feeling the full brunt of the fall out. We examine how these economies are impacted through the trade and investments channels, revealing a consequence of global integration.
PROGRAM
2009 Violet Wurfel ASEAN Lecture Series
“The Origins of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Asia”
Sponsors: Office of the UP President
Office of the UP Vice President for Academic Affairs
UP Department of Political Science
UP Third World Studies Center
Date: March 11, 2009 (Wednesday), 10:00 AM-12:00 NN
Venue: Pulungang Claro M. Recto, Bulwagang Rizal (Faculty Center) University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
09:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:05 Welcome Remarks and Background of the Lecture Series
Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem
Director
Third World Studies Center
University of the Philippines-Diliman
10:05-10:10 Introduction of the Speaker
10:10-11:10 "The Origins of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Asia" Michael Lim Mah Hui Fellow
Social, Economic, and Environment Institute (SERI)
Penang, Malaysia
11:10-11:50 Open Forum
11:50-12:00 Final Remarks from the Speaker
Moderator
Perlita M. Frago-Marasigan
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
University of the Philippines-Diliman
ABOUT THE LECTURER: DR. MICHAEL LIM MAH HUI
Dr. Michael Lim Mah Hui’s professional background spans 30 years as an international banker and academician.
Dr. Lim worked in major international banks that included Chemical Bank (now J.P. Morgan Chase) in New York and Tokyo, Credit Suisse First Boston in Singapore and Hong Kong, Deutsche Bank in Singapore and Jakarta, Standard Chartered Bank in Jakarta, and the Asian Development Bank in Manila.
Dr. Lim has a multi-disciplinary background in finance, economics and politics. He received his B.A. (Honors) in Economics from the University of Malaya, a master’s degree in International Affairs, another master’s degree in Sociology, and a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of Pittsburgh; and Certificate of Business Administration from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to his banking career, Dr. Lim did research in and taught Political Economy and Sociology at Duke University, Temple University and the University of Malaya.
Most recently he has delivered public lectures on the present international financial crisis in Tokyo at the Asian Development Bank Institute and the International Developing Economies, in Bali at the U.N. High Level Policy Dialogue on Food, Fuel and Financial Crises, in Singapore at the Singapore Economics Society and Bankers Association, in Bangkok at the Experts’ Workshop on Financing and Development in Economic Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP-UN) and the Annual conference of Federation of ASEAN Economics Association, in Kuala Lumpur at the Harvard Project in Asian and International Relations and at Pricewaterhouse Coopers briefing for senior management, and in Manila at the Asian Institute of Management and the University of the Philippines.
His recent articles on the financial crisis have appeared in the Bangkok Post, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Edge, the Straits Times (Singapore), The Star (Malaysia), the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, U.N., the Third World Resurgence, the Levy Economics Institute, and the Journal of Applied Research in Accounting and Finance.
He has published the following books and manuscripts: The Ownership and Control of the 100 Largest Corporations in Malaysia (Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1981); Transnational Corporations from Developing Asian Economies, ESCAP/UNCTC Publications Series B No.7, United Nations, 1985; Women and the Industrialization Process in Asia: Close-up Study of the Thai Textile Workers (a report submitted to the Social Development Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok, 1986.)
He was Senior Fellow at Asian Public Intellectuals Program of the Nippon Foundation for 2007/8. He is now Fellow at the Social, Economic and Environment Institute (SERI), in Penang, Malaysia.
Sponsors:UP Third WorldStudiesCenter, UP Department of Political Science
And the Office of the Chancellor (UP Diliman)
Date:March 6, 2009
Venue:Balay Kalinaw
University of the Philippines Diliman
Speakers:
A.Executive Branch
a.Ms. Alicia Bala
Undersecretary for Policy and Program
Department of Social Welfare and Development
B.Legislative Branch
a.Representative Edcel C. Lagman
1st District of Albay
Principal Sponsor, HB 5403 (RH Bill)
b.Representative Mary Ann L. Susano
2nd District of Quezon City
C.Academe
a.Dr. Josefina V. Cabigon
Professor, Population Institute
University of the Philippines Diliman
b.Dr. Ernesto M. Pernia
Professor, UP School of Economics
University of the Philippines Diliman
Background
In what Herrin (2003) calls a “lack of national stable consensus on the Philippine government’s policy on population growth and fertility reduction”, the population issue has remained unresolved and vacillating between interest groups.A renewed interest in the “population problem” debate has re-surfaced with the introduction of HB 5043, otherwise known as “An Act Providing for a National Policy on Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood and Population Development, and for other purposes”. Proponents suggest that the Bill is necessary to institute a national and comprehensive policy and program to manage the population and reproductive health needs of the country.
Several points of contention have been identified which cut across the factions’ ideological persuasions if not religious affiliation. Academics are also split between the interpretations of data at hand. Moreover, because of the bill’s supposed moral consequences, serious opposition has been mounted by pro-life/pro-family (read mainly Catholic Church) advocates. Similarly but on the other side, pro-quality of life/pro-choice groups have brought forth equal measure to defend the need to pass the bill.
Objectives
In an effort to clarify the issues and to facilitate critical discussion and dialogue between contending schools of thought, the UP Third World Studies Center, together with the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, offers a Public Forum on HB 5043 or the Reproductive Health Bill:
Initially, it seeks to provide information on the Reproductive Health Bill.
1.What are the pertinent provisions that the bill seeks to propose?
2.What are the key motivations or objections for passing a reproductive health bill?
More importantly the forum intends to generate probable responses to the following questions:
1.From a policy perspective:
a.Who are the real stakeholders in the Reproductive Health Bill?
b.What benefits or hazards are expected if the bill gets passed and how will it affect the stakeholders?
c.What mechanisms are in place to provide the expected benefits or to prevent the hazards?
d.How are the stakeholders reacting to the debate?
e.Amidst competing claims:
i.Is there a feasible framework to clarify the points of contention between these competing claims?
ii.Are there points of unity / consensus between groups?
iii.What mechanisms may be placed to come out with an acceptable reproductive health policy (if this is found to be necessary)?
2.Supporters of the RH bill argue that aside from the addressing the unmet need for reproductive health services of women, the bill anchored on the rationale that sustainable human development is better assured with a manageable population of healthy, educated and productive citizens. Given this:
a.What is the role of the State in the population debate? Is this role necessary given that the private sector can alternately provide reproductive health services?
b.Considering globalization and the neoliberal agenda in place, are the expected benefits of passing a reproductive health measure compatible with existing social policies in education and health?
c.Should the passage of the Reproductive Health bill be a necessary but not sufficient condition for economic growth, what corresponding conditions must be effected /implemented?
Kasarinlan, the Philippine Journal of the Third World Studies Center, is a CHED-accredited biannual publication that brings together local and international refereed articles on issues affecting the Philippines and the Third World. One section of Kasarinlan is devoted to reviews of materials on relevant contemporary issues and perspectives.
We accept unsolicited reviews of recently released books, films, websites, and other information sources. We can also provide you with copies of the latest publications relevant to the Third World from some local and international publishing houses in exchange for a review. Reviews should be between 1000 and 1500 words. Please send all submissions and queries to kasarinlan@gmail.com.
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