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  • MIS Comprehensive Examinations (Part I, 2 of 3)

    Master in International Studies’ Comprehensive Examinations University of the Philippines-Diliman   August 10, 2009   Question number FOUR: The theory of Realism, as the dominant theory of International Relations, has been subdivided into different variants/strands. What are these strands of the theory of Realism? Compare them in terms of actors, level of analysis, stable distribution…

  • MIS Comprehensive Examinations (Part I, 1 of 3)

    Master in International Studies’ Comprehensive Examinations University of the Philippines-Diliman August 10, 2009   Required question number ONE: Scholars have classified theories of International Relations into Mainstream and Alternative theories. What is the basis of this classification? In what fundamental ways (ontological and epistemological) do the philosophies of social sciences of Mainstream theories differ from…

  • Securitization: Understanding its Process in International Relations

    In its broadest and academic term, “security” has been defined contemporarily by Buzan and Wæver (1998) as being that special type of politics in which specified developments are socially constructed threats, having an existential quality to cover values and/or assets of human collectivities and leading to a call for emergency measures. However, surveying the old…

  • The U.S. and Israel Securitization of Iran’s Nuclear Energy

      The speech act made by the U.S. and Israel has been a tremendous effective instrument in convincing the world that the ambition of Iran of acquiring nuclear energy is capable to become an existential threat to the whole world. It is in this regard that the proponent had scrutinized how the U.S. and Israel…

  • University of the East awards ‘Magna cum Laude’ to Nassef Manabilang Adiong (29 November 2006)

    Click picture to view larger image. Vice President Manuel “Noli” L. de Castro Jr. will be conferred the degree of Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, by the University of the East (UE) during the school’s 8th Midyear Commencement Rites today, 8:30 a.m., at the Philippine International Convention. Before becoming a broadcaster, a senator, and vice…

  • Relationship between Balik-Islam (Muslim Reverts) and full-fledged Muslims under the Auspices of Islamic Teachings in Philippine Setting

    This study will be composed of two presentations; the first one is a personal narratives differences between two prominent personalities in the league of ulamas about perceptions on Islamic theology and contemporary plight of Muslims in the Philippines. One is a full-fledged Muslim in the person of Uztadz Muhammad H. Cana, while the other one…

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