ELECTIONS 2020: Bios here followed by link to ballot.
Bios:
Nomination
for Asia Representative of Global South Caucus
Name: Frances
Antoinette C. Cruz
Institutional Affiliation: University of the Philippines Diliman
My Willingness to be Asia Representative of ISA’s Global South Caucus.
The necessity of
cooperation between scholars both within the global south and research
pertinent to the global south is essential to fostering a truly global
character in the study of international relations. Unfortunately, material and
institutional constraints can hinder scholars in the global south not only from
participation in large scholarly conventions in the global north, but also from
the creation of networks of solidarity between global south scholars. The
Global South Caucus can thus serve as model for fostering solidarity between
scholars researching on the global south and advocating for the importance of
global south theories, practices, issues and critiques in the wider field of
International Studies. This advocacy ought to be accompanied by more
institutional mechanisms within ISA to make the participation of global south
scholars in ISA conferences, particularly the main convention, more accessible.
In 2015, I was one of a group of scholars with a vision to foster more local
and interdisciplinary research and theorizing both within the Philippines and
the immediate region. The Philippine International Studies Organization (PHISO)
was born out of this vision, and we have since been active in encouraging and
mentoring young scholars to produce research on the global south while
strengthening our international reach through participation in ISA Asia-Pacific
Conferences. In addition, I have also been active in promoting decolonial
approaches to the international through a close partnership with the Decolonial
Studies Program of the University of the Philippines’ Center for Integrative
and Development Studies and through participation in initiatives of the
Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society. Moving forward, I thus imagine a Global
South Caucus that increases its visibility and mentoring capacity for young and
financially underprivileged scholars through online and offline activities, and
that utilizes its interdisciplinary and cross-regional networks to diversify
and de-center discourse, research and pedagogy.
Brief
CV
Prof. Frances
Antoinette C. Cruz is Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines
Diliman · Co-convener, Decolonial Studies Program, University of the
Philippines - Center for Integrative and Development Studies · Affiliate Faculty,
Center for International Studies · Lecturer, International Studies Department,
Miriam College · President of the Philippine International Studies Organization
(PHISO) · Vice President, European Studies Association of the Philippines ·
Board Member, Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society.
She teaches
transnationalism and migration, gender studies, and Middle Eastern relations
with Europe, Research Methods in linguistics, European Culture and
Society, Contemporary German Culture and
Society, Mediterranean Cultures and Societies, An Introduction to Turkish
Culture and Society. She presently
initiated a global south network that focuses on decoloniality of IR. The
online hub (https://decolonial.network/) is called Decolonial Studies Research
Network.
Education: Joint PhD Candidate, Linguistics and
Political Science, University of Antwerp/University of Ghent, (starting 2020).
Master’s Degree in International Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman.
MA Deutsch als Fremdsprache und Germanistik (German as a Foreign Language and
German Studies), Universität Bielefeld.
Relevant Publications:
Cruz, F., Adiong, N.M., Capistrano,
A.N., Israel, L. & Gamas, J.H. (Eds). (Under review). The
Contemporary World. QC: C&E Publishers.
Watanabe, A., Ching-Chang, C., Hamilton, C., Agarwal,
A., Hoo, C.-P., Cruz, F. A., Wong, K. & Choi, S. (Forthcoming). Why Do
Early-Career Female Scholars and Practitioners Matter for IR? An Invitation for
Solidarity in the Asia-Indo-Pacific. Australian Journal for International
Affairs.
Cruz, F. & Adiong, N. M. (Forthcoming). International
Studies in the Philippines: Mapping New Frontiers in Theory and Practice.
London: Routledge. Pre-order available at: shorturl.at/agpGP • Cruz F. &
Adiong, N. M. (Forthcoming). Introduction. • Cruz, F. (Forthcoming). Publishing
on the ‘International’ in the Philippines: A Lexicometric Inquiry.
Cruz, F., Cabling, K., Bautista, I.,
Sibayan-Sarmiento, A. & Melchior, J. (2019). UP CIDS
Discussion Paper 2019-11: Pedagogy and Goal-setting in Foreign Language Policy:
Potentials for a Decolonial Framework. Quezon City: Decolonial Studies Program,
UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies. Available at:
bit.ly/cidsdp201911
Cruz, F. & Licayan, K. (2018). UP CIDS Policy
Brief Series 18-007: Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE)
recommendations: From communication, community building to intercultural
competence. Quezon City: Islamic Studies Program, Center for Integrative and Development
Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman. Available at: bit.ly/cidspcve
Cruz, F., Tan, J. & Yonaha, Y.
(2015). Assisting the Reintegration of Filipino Return
Migrants through Mobile Technology. Geneva: Graduate Institute for
International and Development Studies. Available at: http://tiny.cc/GC2015 4
Editorial and Advisory Board Positions.
Nominaton for Treasurer of
Global South Caucus
Name: Earl Conteh-Morgan
Institutional Affiliation: School of
Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Email: conteh@usf.edu
My Willingness to be Treasurer of ISA’s Global South Caucus.
I would consider it a great honor to serve as treasurer of the ISA’s
Global South Caucus. If appointed to the position I promise to continue on a
path of efficiency and effectiveness in managing the financial affairs of the
Caucus. Besides, I am prepared to learn from the experience and advice of
whoever is the current incumbent, as well as past treasurers, so that nothing
goes wrong with the financial affairs of the Caucus. I know it takes
collegiality, professionalism, and meaningful communication for an organization
like Global South Caucus to work effectively so that it contributes to the
smooth running of the ISA of which it is a part. I look forward to interacting
with such a diverse body of academics from the global south countries in
Africa, the Caribbean, South-East Asia,
and South America, among many others regions. In sum, I very much want to serve
as the next Treasurer of Global South Caucus, and if appointed would serve with
devotion and enthusiasm.
Brief CV
Ph.D., M.A. in
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; M.A.I.A. in Ohio University,
Athens, Ohio; B.A. in Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Freetown,
Sierra Leone
Major Fields:
International Relations, Comparative Politics, Philosophy of Education, &
Practical Teaching Method, Third World Politics, Intern-National Relations,
& French, Sino-African Partnership
Professional
Experience:
Currently Professor of International
Studies, Government & International Affairs, University of South Florida.
He was also Associate Chair, 2008 to
2012. Chair, Departmental Advisory Committee, 1999-2007. Senior Research
Fellow: Alfred Nobel Institute, Oslo, Norway, 1995-1996. Visiting Assistant Professor, 1985-1988,
Assistant Professor, 1988-1992, Associate Professor, 1993-1998 in Univ. of
South Florida.
Graduate Level Courses Taught at
USF: American
Foreign Policy, Conflict Analysis, Seminar in
International Political Economy, Seminar in
Comparative Politics, Political Conflict Analysis: Theory and Research
Publications Books:
American Foreign Aid and Global Power
Projection : The Geopolitics of Resource
Allocation
(Aldershot: Dartmouth Publishing Company, 1990).
Japan and the United States: Global
Dimensions of Economic Power (New York:
Peter Lang, 1992).
Democratization Africa: The Theory and
Dynamics of Political Transitions (Westport,Conn.: Praeger, 1997)
Peacekeeping in Africa : ECOMOG in
Liberia (Palgrave/St.
Martin’s 1998) co-edited volume with Karl Magyar.
Sierra Leone at the End of the Twentieth
Century: History,
Politics, and Society (New
York: Peter Lang, 1999).
Co-authored volume with Mac Dixon-Fyle.
Collective Political Violence: An
Introduction to the Theories and Cases of Violent Conflicts(Routledge, 2004).
The Sino-African Partnership – A Geopolitical Economy Approach (Peter Lang, 2018).
Collective Political Violence: An Introduction to the Theories and Cases of Violent Conflicts (London: Routledge 2020).Volume 16 Routledge Major Works/Library Editions in Political Thought and Political Philosophy.
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