From May 27–29, I visited my alma mater, the International University of Japan (IUJ) in Niigata. I'm grateful to my fellow alumna who invited me to deliver a lecture for IUJ's Research Institute Seminar Series. It was a nostalgic visit to the familiar places of the university, where I spent two years completing my master's … Continue reading Returning to IUJ for an Invited Talk
Remembering Marawi
This is the Twitter thread summarizing the essay published in New Mandala about my fieldwork to Marawi City in December 2022. As #Marawi celebrates its Week of Peace and commemorates the Marawi Siege 6 yrs later, Raihan A. Yusoph and I reflect on the places that once characterise Marawi and how they transformed during the government-led rehabilitation … Continue reading Remembering Marawi
Organizing the NERPS 2023 Conference
From February 28 to March 3, 2023, the Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability organized its second annual conference in cooperation with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand. After months of preparation, it was a rewarding experience to see students, researchers and practitioners coming together in one place to talk … Continue reading Organizing the NERPS 2023 Conference
Visiting Professorship at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)
In December 2022, I had the honor to visit MSU-IIT's Center for Multidisciplinary Studies and College of Arts and Social Sciences in Iligan City, Philippines. I delivered a seminar on academic publishing, a book talk for International Peacebuilding and Local Involvement: A Liberal Renaissance, a talk about demining and reconciliation in Cambodia for the university's … Continue reading Visiting Professorship at Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)
Dahlia Simangan 