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  • Three best essays: “How and in what ways Filipinos can decolonize knowledge?”

    We are delighted to announce the result of the essay competition for the PHISO book, “International Studies in the Philippines.” After a careful review and deliberation of all 16 submissions, the board of judges has decided to award the following individuals: 1st best essay winner: Xylene Buenvenida Tandoc, Benguet 2nd best essay winner: John Leihmar Centeno Toledo, Laguna 3rd best…

  • Publication Forum

    Hello everyone! As part of the activities we are preparing with the conference “Decolonizing Global Studies: Charting Trends, Mapping Trajectories,” we are also having a Special Session and Conversation with Academic Publishers and Academic Journal Editors this September 10, 2020, 1:00-4:30 PM. We asked our panelists to share something about the respective publishing house/press they…

  • Muslim Governance and Salafi Orthodoxy

    Adiong, N.M. (2020) “Muslim Governance and Salafi Orthodoxy.” In: R.J.G. Ong, ed., Security Sector Reform and Governance in the Philippines. National Defense College of the Philippines and Security Reform Initiative, Inc., pp. 131-153. The spread of Salafi orthodoxy (also known as the Wahabi-Salafi-Jihadist creed or sometimes shortened, Salafism) changed the dynamics of present-day believing Muslims.…

  • DECOLONIZE EVERYTHING!: Filipinos on the future of global development, health, human rights and peace

    DECOLONIZE EVERYTHING!: Filipinos on the future of global development, health, human rights and peaceDate: 10 August, 1pm UK time / 8pm Philippines time / 6am US East Coast time A global pandemic and mass protests all over the world – against all sorts of oppression, from racism in the Global North to authoritarianism in the…

  • Manufacturing Terrorism in Africa: The Securitisation of South African Muslims

    The firs book published under the Islam and Global Studies series, a collaborative project between Co-IRIS and Palgrave Macmillan. Manufacturing Terrorism in Africa: The Securitisation of South African Muslims Mohamed Natheem Hendricks This book uses Securitisation Theory to explore how Muslims have been constructed as a security issue in Africa after the 9/11 attacks in…

  • IMPORTANT UPDATES REGARDING THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND ACADEMIC WORKSHOP

    In light of the still untenable conditions posed by the Covid-19 global pandemic, the organizers of the International Conference and Academic Workshop “Decolonizing Global Studies: Charting Trends, Mapping Trajectories” have decided to make important decisions. Sensitive to the context of our times yet remaining committed to pursue meaningful academic endeavors, the international conference and academic…

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Bangsamoro Research and Legal Network (BRLN) is an association of networks of parliamentary professionals, scholars, researchers, legal practitioners, bill drafters, legislative professionals, civil society proponents, indigenous peoples’ advocates, and academics interested in developing a research-oriented culture, mostly concentrated on policymaking, legislation, and jurisprudence (legal scholarship), in addressing issues relevant to the Bangsamoro region.

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