Plenary Lectures 6th Politics and Culture Conference

6th Politics and Culture Conference

October 11-12, 2024 (via Zoom)

TITLE OF PLENARY LECTURES

Dr. Daniel Mishori (Tel Aviv University, Israel) - “The Abraham Tribe Covenant and Political Theology”

Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Waseda University, Tokyo) - "Critique of Liberal Peace: Analysis of Edward Azar’s Protracted Social Conflict and Exploration of Holistic Peace"

Dr. Rec Eguia (University of Southeastern Philippines - College of Development Management) "Whole-of-Nation Approach for Peace and Development in Mindanao"

Dr. Layne Hartsell (Chulalongkorn University and The Asia Institute, Japan) - "War and Peace."

Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Ateneo de Davao University) - "John Locke on Civil Government and Religious Tolerance."

Those who are interested to present a paper on topics such as Peace and Conflict Studies, Philippine Democracy, Poverty and Human Development and other related topics can send a 300-word (limit) abstract to the event co-chairpersons. Email Dr. Rogelio Bayod at roger.bayod@gmail.com or Mr. Menelito Mansueto at migs_mansueto@yahoo.com on or before September 15, 2024. Those who wish to join online can send an email to roger.bayod@gmail.com. This online event is free.

Thomas Pogge to mentor AdDU prof in ASAP Global Justice Fellowship at Yale

Professor Thomas Pogge of Yale University will be the mentor of Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc in the ASAP Global Justice Program Fellowship at Yale University. Prof. Pogge is the author of World Poverty and Human Rights. Dr. Maboloc will write his research on structural issues in Muslim Mindanao using the perspectives of Iris Marion Young and Thomas Pogge. ASAP is an acronym for Academics Stand Against Poverty. According to its website, it utilizes "scholarship to influence policy and public attitudes to poverty. Established in 2010, (ASAP) is a non-partisan, independent global organization aiming to eradicate severe poverty worldwide." It is based in New Haven, Connecticut. It is under the Global Justice Program at Yale. Fourteen scholars around the world were chosen for the ASAP Program. Pogge is the most prominent scholar on global justice. He proposed the global difference principle as a critique to John Rawls's A Theory of Justice. Rawls was Pogge's adviser at H

Ethics in Contemporary Philippine Society released

ETHICS IN CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE SOCIETY. Edited by CRB Maboloc, PhD, Foreword by Darryl Macer, PhD, with an introduction by Daniel Mishori, PhD. WORD FROM GLOBAL SCHOLARS “This book is a timely contribution to practical ethics. It deals with challenging moral problems like environmental hazards and climate change, justice, democracy and violence, and relates these burning issues to the present state of the Filipino society. At the same time the book is firmly anchored in moral theory. It is written in a clear and accessible style and serves as an excellent educational resource.” Dr. Göran Collste Professor Emeritus of Applied Ethics Linköping University, Sweden “This is a highly original approach to teaching applied ethics. Focusing as it does on issues that are part of the lives of the students and written by local scholars, it cannot help but be engaging. I very much enjoyed reading it and am sure that the students will gain not just theoretical ethical knowledge

Final List of Accepted Abstracts for Oral Presentation

1. Niño Randy Flores (De La Salle University, Manila) – “Taripato and Integral Ecology: Framing Ecological Responsibility from an Ilocano Perspective” 2. Anton Heinrich L. Rennesland, Ph.D. (University of Santo Tomas, Manila, the Philippines) – “Identifying Everyday Authoritarianism in Philippine Religiosity” 3. Victor Aguilan, PhD (Silliman University) – “Religious Extremism: An Obstacle to Peace” 4. Marvin Einstein S. Mejaro, MA (University of Santo Tomas, Graduate School) – “Towards Democracy’s Impasse: Badiou on Re-situating the Void” 5. Yrein Canzon (Waseda University) & Shotaro Akehira (Hiroshima University) – “The Semiocapital Representation of Historical Narratives of the War in the Philippines” 6. Mark Anthony Lataza, PhD Cand. (University of Sto, Tomas, Manila) – “Culture of Peace: The Social Character of the Contemporary World” 7. Ardione Frosvene R. Fuentes (Ateneo de Davao University) – "Religious Traditions in a 'Woke' Society: Recalibrating Wokeism throu

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