PERSONAL PARTICULARS Full Name : Associate Prof. Teresita Cruz-del Rosario EDUCATION Ph.D Sociology, Boston College M.A. Social Anthropology, Harvard University MPA, Harvard Kennedy School MPA, New York University A.B Sociology, Maryknol College (Philippines) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE January 2015 Current Visiting Senior Research Fellow Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore Undertaking research on comparative political transitions in Southeast Asia and the Middle East July 2014 Current Associate Professor Thammasat University, Thailand Teach masters degree students in Global Public Health on research methods; coordinator of masters thesis July 2012 March 2013 Senior Research Fellow Centre for Asian Legal Studies, National University of Singapore Undertook research on migration, land grabs in Southeast Asia Assisted in organizing and implementing a dialogue between civil society activists in Southeast Asia and Myanmar April 2008 June 2012 Visiting Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Taught courses in masteral degree programs on Development Policy; Social Movements in Asia Undertook research on various development themes: Chinese development assistance; migration; regionalism; and governance of natural resource sectors (energy and water) April 2004 December 2005 Visiting Associate Professor and Acting Dean Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Taught courses in Gender and Society in Asia for graduate level students Was Acting Dean for Executive Education. Designed and implemented executive level courses for public sector officials in the Greater Mekong Subregion and in several countries in South Asia Was concurrently Secretary-General of the Greater Mekong Subregion Academic and Research Network for 13 universities in six countries in the GMS January 1992 March 2004 Associate Professor and Associate Dean Asian Institute of Management, Philippines 12 January 2015 Page 1 of 5
Taught courses in Development Management; Statistics for Development; Development Theory and Policy Designed and implemented executive courses for development managers; undertook fund-raising Was program director for the Master in Development Management; coordinated masteral thesis; was responsible for recruitment and admissions; generated scholarships; served as liaison between faculty, academic staff, and students June 1987 May 1989 Assistant Professor and Deputy Director Sociology Department, Third World Studies Center University of the Philippines Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Sociology of Development; Introduction to Social, Political and Economic Thought; Qualitative Research Methodology Undertook research on local political dynamics in the Philippines; organized conferences and workshops for the Third World Studies Center Fund-raising for research grants CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCE OR SERVICES RENDERED December 2012 July 2013 Capacity Development Specialist Asian Development Bank, Thailand Undertook capacity assessments of government agencies, universities, NGOs in the field of environmental and biodiversity conservation in six countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) October 2007 March 2008 Research Consultant International Labour Organisation, Thailand Undertook a study on best practices in social insurance schemes for domestic workers in Sri Lanka. Did extensive fieldwork experience January 2005 September 2007 Capacity Development Specialist Asian Development Bank Was responsible for designing and implementing capacity development programs for senior and middle-level public officials in two major subregions: Greater Mekong Subregion (6 countries) and Central Asia (8 countries) Undertook capacity assessment workshops in these countries Co-designed the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute for multi-year implementation of training and research programs for 8 countries Assisted in designing the School of Public Policy in Vietnam under the Japan Fund for Public Policy Training January December 1991 Special Assistant Ministry of Agriculture Manila, Philippines Created a participatory structure for farmers organizations Assisted in replicating the structure in the Ministry of Health and Ministry of the Environment June 1989 December 1990 Consultant Sociology European Union (seconded to Ministry of Agriculture) 12 January 2015 Page 2 of 5
Manila, Philippines Undertook studies on upland poverty in fifth-class municipalities in the Philippines Designed participatory structures for community organizations in foreign-funded rural development programs EDITORIAL & EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS AND BOOK SERIES 2013 current Member, Editorial Board Journal of Management Shinawatra International University, Thailand 2009 2011 Member, Editorial Board Labour and Management in Development Journal University of New South Wales, Australia SHORT BIOGRAPHY Teresita Cruz-del Rosario is Associate Professor at the School of Global Studies, Thammassat University in Thailand and former Visiting Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS. She has a background in Sociology, Social Anthropology and Public Policy from Boston College, Harvard University and New York University. Her research interests are on migration, development and underdevelopment, social movements and civil society, and comparative transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East. She has recently published a book on The State and the Advocate: Development Policy in Southeast Asia (Routledge UK 2014). An earlier book Scripted Clashes: A Dramaturgical Approach to Philippine Uprisings (DM Verlag 2009) emphasizes the quasi-festival and quasi-religious character of Philippine revolts. At ARI, she will be writing a monograph on Comparative Political Transitions in Southeast Asia and the Middle East (Palgrave Macmillan) and completing a book chapter on Arab Migrations to pre-colonial Philippines. She can be reached at aritcr@nus.edu.sg; delrosatess@gmail.com. KEYNOTES & PLENARIES 22 November 2014 Land Grabs and Korean Investments in the Greater Mekong Subregion Bangkok, Thailand Shinawatra International University and the Association of Korean Studies 23 June 2013 Asian Monsoon or Arab Spring? Comparative Social Movements in Southeast Asia and the Middle East Bangkok, Thailand Shinawatra International University 3 December 2003 Bridal Diasporas: Marriage and Migration in the Philippines University of Delhi Sociology Department RESEARCH PROJECTS / PROGRAMMES / INITIATIVES & COLLABORATIONS Principal Investigator, Chinese Overseas Investments and Development Assistance, Staff Research Support Scheme, National University of Singapore, 2011-2012. S$15,000 Principal Investigator, New Modes of Aid Governance, Staff Research Support Scheme, National University of Singapore, 2010-2011. S$15,000 12 January 2015 Page 3 of 5
Co-Investigator, Centre on Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (Singapore). Energy Security Initiative in Asia. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2008-2011. US$750,000 (with Ben Sovacool and Ann Florini). Several workshops on global governance, regional governance and energy security in Asia have resulted from this multi-year grant Faculty Consultant and Program Director, Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand). Participation in Government and Civil Society, Asian Development Bank Institute, 2 November 2002 31 January 2003. US$75,000 Team Leader and Principal Investigator, Asian Institute of Management (Philippines). Community-Driven Development in the Philippines, World Bank-Philippines, November 2002 June 2003. US$150,000. Workshop and roundtable dialogue with World Bank officials for discussion on comparative cases Principal Investigator, Asian Institute of Management (Philippines). Role of Civil Society in Policy Reform, International Development Research Centre, 1992-1995. US$150,000. Conference held at IDRC Regional Office in Singapore to present findings Co-Investigator, Third World Studies Center, University of the Philippines. Local Political Dynamics in Two Municipalities in the Philippines, Toyota Foundation, 1987-1989. US$150,000 Team Member, Third World Studies Center, University of the Philippines. Academe Meets Government, Netherlands Organization for International Development Cooperation (NOVIB), 1987-1989. US$75,000. Two-year dialogues with government officials and the university to present governance platforms PUBLICATIONS Authored Book and Monograph The State and the Advocate: Development Policy in Asia. 2014. UK: Routledge Lost in Transition: Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East. (monograph proposal currently under review by Palgrave Macmillan. Co-authored with James Dorsey) Strange Brew: Culture Change and Modernization in Southeast Asia. (book proposal currently under review by Routledge UK) Scripted Clashes: Dramaturgical Approaches to Philippine Uprisings. 2000. Germany: DM Verlag. Book Chapters Love on the Run: Governmentality, Emotions and Migration among Filipino Workers in Singapore and Thailand. In Asunzion Fresnoza-Flot and Gwendola Ricordeau (eds.) Gender, Migration and Citizenship. UK: Sussex Academic Press (forthcoming September 2015) Interrupted Histories: Arab Migrations to Pre-Colonial Philippines. In Lian Kwen Fee and Mizanur Rahman (eds.) The Road Less Travelled: Mobility in Southeast Asian Societies. Germany: Springer Verlag (Forthcoming September 2015) South-South Land Grabs: The Case of Korean Investments in the Greater Mekong Subregion. In John Walsh (ed.) Korean Investments in the Mekong. Germany: Springer Verlag (forthcoming June 2015) Refereed Articles From Execution to E-Mobilization: The Luneta Park as Dramaturgical Protest Space. Journal of Sociology of Development (submitted for review) Shrine, Street, Square and Soccer Pitch: Comparative Protest Spaces in Asia and the Middle East. Co-authored with James M. Dorsey. Air and Space Power Journal Africa and Francophone 4(4): 80-96. Winter 2013 Arab Spring or Asian Monsoon? Civil Society and Social Movements in Southeast Asia. SIU Journal of Management 3(1): 8-26. June 2013 The Arab Revolts and Southeast Asia: What Impact and What Influence? Institut Francais des Relations Internationales. 26 June 2012 Freedom from Want: The Remarkable Success Story of BRAC. Book Review. Asian 12 January 2015 Page 4 of 5
Journal of Social Sciences 39(3): 405-406. April 2011 Risky Riparianism: Cooperative Water Governance in Central Asia Australian Journal of International Affairs 63 (3): 404-415. September 2009 Working Paper Series Opening Laos: The Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project in Lao PDR. SSRN Working Paper 190589 September 2011 Enter the Dragon, Softly: Chinese Development Assistance in Southeast, South and Central Asia. SSRN Working Paper 1885213. July 2011 New Modes of Aid Governance (with Caroline Brassard). Working Paper. Centre on Asia and Globalisation. March 2009 Governance, Regionalism and the Asian Development Bank: A Foucauldian Perspective. Working Paper Series 003. Centre on Asia and Globalization. September 2008 ANY OTHER INFORMATION Ben Alper Fellowship Award for Commitment to Social Justice and Academic Excellence, Boston College, 2000 Distinction Award for Outstanding General Exams in Theory and Methods, Boston College, 2000 Op-ed pieces featured in several regional and global media outlets, among them, Singapore Straits Times, Korea Times, Philippine Daily Inquirer, CNN Global Public Square, Project Syndicate, the Jakarta Post, Bangkok Post, Bangkok Nation and Al-Arabiya. 12 January 2015 Page 5 of 5