Author: Nassef Manabilang Adiong

Nassef is the founder of Co-IRIS (International Relations and Islamic Studies Research Cohort), PHISO (Philippine International Studies Organization), DSRN (Decolonial Studies Research Network), and BRLN (Bangsamoro Research and Legal Network). He works on interdisciplinary research between Islam and International Relations and explores the Bangsamoro society as he heads the Policy Research and Legal Services (PRLS) of the Bangsamoro Parliament. Visit https://nassef.info/ for more details.

Global Studies Journal Associate Editor Recognition

Dear Nassef Manabilang Adiong,
Thank you for your contribution to the process of refereeing papers for publication in The Global Studies Journal.
In recognition of the important role of referees, the International Advisory Board and Commissioning Editors have acknowledged your contribution by listing you as an Associate Editor in Volume 4, Issue 4 of The Global Studies Journal. Please find attached a certificate recognizing your contribution as an Associate Editor.

If you were a registered participant at the Fourth International Global Studies Conference you will have a complimentary electronic subscription and can download the full issue containing this credit at http://gsj.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.184/prod.285
You may also wish to purchase hard cover printed copies of the full issue in which your name appears at a 50% discount off the retail price. You can download the Associate Editor order form from: online: http://onglobalisation.com/publications/journal/subscriptions-and-orders/. Please note that hard copies of this issue will not be available until 4-6 weeks from now.
Thank you once again for your valuable contribution to the process of refereeing papers for The Global Studies Journal.
Best Regards,
Jamie Burns
Managing Editor
The Global Studies Journal

Filipino Students in Turkey (Türkiye’de Filipin Öğrencileri)


This e-networking (non-profit) group aims to:

– share experiences (academic and socio-cultural life as a student),

– discuss concerns and issue-matters (student visa, scholarship applications, admission and retention policies, etc.),

– announce available opportunities (disseminate Turkish government bursaries and university or research grants/fellowships),

– exchange research notes and promote scholarships (attend conferences, seminars, summer schools, and guidelines for publications in national and international refereed journals/books/book series),

– and develop camaraderie (social gatherings via recreational activities)

among all (both prospective and current) students regardless of educational levels and interested individuals living (or planning to visit or live) in Turkey.

WISC-IRIIS Exploratory Workshop: Alternative Cosmologies and Knowledge Systems in International Relations

PhISO will join the 2nd exploratory workshop on “Alternative Cosmologies and Knowledge Systems in International Relations” organized by the World International Studies Committee (WISC) and by the Institute for Research on India and International Studies (IRIIS). It will be held on 11-13 January 2016 in New Delhi, India. PhISO will be represented by Nassef whose research proposal was accepted by the review panel. In addition, he will lobby PhISO ‘s application for membership to WISC before formal discussion takes place in Atlanta, USA on March 2016.
 
 
This Global South workshop will discuss the following points:
 
– Critically interrogates both epistemological and ontological standpoints for knowledge creation in International Relations, with due recognition to the inherent multiplicity of ontologies.
 
– Draws upon the historical pasts of different civilizations including the Indian, the Chinese, the Egyptian, the Aztec, the Maya or the Inca located in the Global South or, those located in the recessive margins of the Global North such as the Aboriginal and Indigenous people of the North and South Americas and Australia, for devising new (alternate?) knowledge practices in International Relations.
 
– Explores ways to expose, unravel and, possibly transform the deeply embedded practices of ‘othering’ in International Relations that work through inscribing a whole range of binaries such as ‘men versus native’, ‘men versus women’, ‘white (wo)man versus black (wo)man’ to ‘reason versus belief’, ‘objective versus subjective’, ‘order versus chaos’, north vs south and ‘primitive’ vs ‘modern’—all of which are cast in an explicit or implicit hierarchy where the ‘self’ or the first category is privileged, most often also de-legitimizing the ‘other’.

See the results of the first exploratory workshop here.

Islam in International Affairs: Politics and Paradigms

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Call for participants for the section on

Islam in International Affairs: Politics and Paradigms

Organized by the European International Studies Association (EISA)

 

The section presents Islamic contributions to international affairs and to the field of International Relations. It seeks to explore theoretical approaches and empirical experiences of the Islamic civilization by referring to both classical and modern sources, the worldview of prominent thinkers, statecraft experiences, current transnational movements, and case studies on the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) phenomenon.

The section offers analyses of both theoretical approaches of Islam in International Relations and concrete historical experiences. The main themes are patterned in three levels of abstraction: the individual, state (or society), and the international system. Most, if not all, of the researches carried out by students of IR have fallen into two extremities: they have either (1) tried to “Islamize” the Western tradition of IR or (2) overlooked Islamic contributions to the field and the rich tradition of the Islamic civilization regarding international affairs and statecraft. Going beyond these misleading extremities, we aim to promote a bridge between IR and Islam by looking into various variables such as theories, empiricism, and categorical levels of generalization in international relations.

The objective is to develop and sustain a body of knowledge that addresses the theories and practices of the Islamic civilization and of Muslim societies with regards to international affairs and to the discipline of International Relations. The larger aim of this section is to set a model for the inclusion of Muslim contributions to the field of IR in order to enrich, diversify, and strengthen it.

This section takes into account a whole picture of current Islamic contributions to IR fashioned under the themes highlighted below.

– Theoretical Approaches of Islam in International Relations (2 panels)
– Worldviews of Muslim Thinkers and Practitioners (2 panels)
– Islamic Polity/Governance vis-à-vis Nation-State (2 panels)
– Transnational and Political Movements of Islamists (2 panels)
– The Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) Phenomenon (2 panels)

Proposals (with abstracts of 200 words maximum) must be submitted, starting 10 November 2015, via the online submission system: https://www.conftool.pro/paneuropean2016/

Instructions on how to submit proposals are available at http://www.paneuropeanconference.org/2016/spage.php?s=52

Please note that there will be a participation limit of three contributions per participant — whether as paper giver, roundtable speaker, or discussant/chair (any of these roles counts as one contribution).

The closing date for paper, panel, and roundtable proposals is midnight (CET) on Friday, 8 January 2016.

Unfortunately, we do not have financial support but we will write a letter of support for your application of conference and/or travel grants to your specified institution(s).

PhISO is now an accredited ISA Partner Organization

We are very happy to inform everyone that PhISO is now an accredited Partner Organization of the International Studies Association (ISA). They informed PhISO today (October 29, 2015) that:
“We are pleased to welcome the Philippine International Studies Organization (PhISO) as a Partner Organization of ISA. As an ISA Partner Organization, you are part of a network of international studies groups accredited by ISA to promote contacts among specialists and practitioners and facilitate scientific and cultural exchange. As a Partner Organization, PhISO will be included in the list of current Partner Organizations on our website: http://www.isanet.org/ISA/Partners. PhISO is also invited to participate in ISA’s activities, including the annual convention, various international conferences and joint workshops.”
According to their website, “the International Studies Association (ISA) has been the premier organization for connecting scholars and practitioners in fields of international studies since 1959. ISA was founded in 1959 to promote research and education in international affairs. With well over six thousand members in North America and around the world, ISA is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in this field. ISA cooperates with 57 international studies organizations in over 30 countries, is a member of the International Social Science Council, and enjoys nongovernmental consultative status with the United Nations.”
Congratulations to all members of PhISO.