Theses/Dissertations from 2025
A constructivist analysis of security cooperation: A case study of the Philippines’ security partnership with Canada, France, and the United Kingdom in the West Philippine Sea, Martha Elyse C. Ang, Monina Claire V. Luzon, Tiffany Samantha B. Mendoza, and Jillian Chloe A. Villena
From colony to closet: How Spanish culture shapes Filipino gen Z’s preference for Spanish fast fashion, David Zildjian Tagaban Aquisap, Margaux Yvette Avisado Bataclan, Bernalyn Mae Atienza Guzman, Shania Dominique Peña Jose, and Fave Ashley Gwaine Dator Victorino
Japanese threat perception: A comparative analysis of Japan’s responses to the Kuril Islands/Northern territories and the Senkaku/Diaoyu territorial disputes, Toshiki M. Asaba, Danilo Ramon Y. Fernandez Jr., Rono P. Salapunen, and Vicente P. Zamora III
Reimagining soft power: Exploring scholar agency in UK’s Chevening and Germany’s DAAD Scholarship narratives, Jewel Irish S. Belascuain, Kassandra M. Isaw, Julleanna R. Renton, and John Rei P. Salanga
The populist manifesto: A comparative analysis of populist securitization in the United States, Germany, Ecuador, and Japan, Ma. Alyssa Catricia Marundan Belizon, Daniela Ricci Aytin Cruz, Shaun Ian James Montano Evans, and Jose Joaquin Cano Serrano
Negotiation strategies of Filipino-American healthcare advocacy organizations: A study on influencing the legislative process for the medical portability bill, Angelo Gabriel D. Espino
Shaping the future at home: The role & long-term impact of transnational family migration in youth career aspirations in CALABARZON, Cedlin Rose T. Fullado and Kaye M. Matibag
UNESCO safeguarding and indigenous dance: Effects on Japan’s Ainu tribe in Hokkaido and the applicability to the Philippines’ ubo community in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Kailah Franchesca C. Gulla
Balance of threat analysis of the military acquisition of Poland, United Kingdom, and France since the Russia-Ukraine war since 2021, Eric Sean D. Monzon, Alejandro Joaquin G. Macaisa, Ethan Carlyle L. Co, and Mehriel D. Lao
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Understanding how tattooing traditions of the Philippine tribal communities are cultural products and practices in connecting transnational communities such as the tatak ng apat na alon to their homeland, Moira Christiana H. Luga, Jastine Maree B. Sotto, and Therese Lynn F. De la Peña
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Assessing the growth of cultural diplomacy of the Philippines and France using tourism and education as soft power indicators, Jacq Bernadine Tecson Concepcion, Patricia Ong Callao, and Alexandra Maxene Osorman Mariano
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Decolonizing the UNESCO criteria for world heritage sites: An evaluation of UNESCO world heritage sites in the Philippines through a post-colonial lens, Catherine Denise D. Abino, Charisse Bianca P. Diehl, and Dylan O. Reyes
#Climatestrike: An exploration of digital activism on twitter as a soft power tool in the call for climate action, Chantrea Kiana Louise B. Agusto, Patricia Anne A. Lucero, Gabrielle Louise G. Gesilva, and Prudencio Timothy S. Cordeta III
The United Kingdom and the Philippines: A comparative study on the climate change coverage in online news articles and its impacts on the youth’s climate literacy, Caryn Sidney H. Baldivia, Francesca F. Castro, and Krizel Nisse S. Moreno
Kapit-kultur: Evaluating the presence of Germany's cultural and education pillar of foreign policy in Philippine-German bilateral relations, Joanne Lynn Uy Gerodias, Lovely Dawn Tee Hernandez, Rhodora Anne Marie Lagunda Martinez, and Justine Alea Antonio San Jose
Poderoso in the discourse of power in Southeast Asian studies: A study on the concepts of power, place, and performance of popular devotion to the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, John Valiant C. Jordan
Finding refuge in Europe: The influence of the EU's internal normative power as a human rights actor on its migration crisis responses, Shayne Clarys D. Manalo, Dara Betina M. Gianan, and John Robert B. Lee
Examining the Philippines' Repatriation Efforts Through the Lived Experiences of Returned Filipino Migrant Domestic Workers from the Middle East Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Aaron Matthew L. Marasigan, Raven P. Gutierrez, and Ana Ysabel T. Declaro
Soft power and reputational security: An analysis of the Filipino erasmus program experience to Poland, Eianna Faye Vallejera Tagalog, Jose Eduardo Marco Morato Barretto, Daphne Lim Ching, and Christian Leal Paculanan
The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic and 'Pioneers' on the Migration Decisions of Prospective Filipino Migrant Nurses Working in Pampanga, Ciena Shaira Q. Tubu, Anna Cochise J. Delicano, and Ruth Ann Ysabel C. Timbang
Critical analysis of the UNESCO 2003 convention for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage through the case of the Hudhud chants of the Ifugao community, Sebastian Benedict B. Tulagan, Justine Alexis T. Lao, and Francine Elisha B. Cabanting
The implementation difference in countering human trafficking: Germany and the Netherlands in the European Union, Roshan K. Ybasco; Hannela Dominique Y. Bolus; Franchesca Thamia G, Aquino; and Francis Laudemer A. Generoso Jr
