You are cordially invited to a CSEAS Tonan Talk, a Brown Bag lecture series. The talk is open to the public, and you can bring your lunch bag to the place. The details are as follows. Title: Can the Philippines’ Wild Oligarchy Be Tamed? Speaker: Dr. Nathan Gilbert Quimpo, Associate Professor in political science and international relations, University of Tsukuba Date: June 16 (Mon), 12.00-13.30, 2014 Place: Tonan tei (Room No. 201), CSEAS, Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, Kyoto University Abstract: This chapter examines how the dominance of the oligarchic elite has affected the quality of the Philippines’ post-Marcos democracy and what the prospects are for the ‘wild oligarchy’ to be [ Read More ]