Call for Papers: Violent
extremism exists in our midst today and threatens the very existence of the
world as we know it. Is there a way to put into context the beliefs and actions
of individuals and groups who use extreme violence in order to advance their
radical views and ideologies? What are the root causes of this form of
violence? Is this type of violence the new normal in the world? What role does political philosophy play both in understanding and in deepening our insights on terror as a global phenomenon?
By Menelito Mansueto (MSU-IIT) Christopher Ryan Maboloc is a Davao-based Filipino scholar known for his work in Social and Political Philosophy, Bioethics, Philippine Democracy, and the Philosophy of Technology. He is an Associate Professor at Ateneo de Davao University and a Visiting Professor at Silliman University. His body of work often engages with topics of social justice, structural inequality, and political ethics, particularly in the context of the Philippines. An Erasmus Mundus scholar, the author was trained in political party building and democratic governance at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Bonn and Berlin, Germany. Dr. Maboloc finished AB Philosophy, cum laude, at Ateneo de Davao University under a Yuchengco Foundation scholarship. He has a Masters in Philosophy from Ateneo de Manila University. He holds an Erasmus Mundus Masters in Applied Ethics from Linköping University in Sweden and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway....