Description

Sansinukuban 3: Urban and Transnational Dynamics is a compelling testament to a simple but often overlooked truth: Mindanao does not merely exist within the global order—it actively shapes it.

This third volume of the Sansinukuban series gathers bold and original research from emerging Mindanawon scholars who interrogate the intersections of cities, identities, economies, and power across borders. Moving beyond state-centric and Western-dominated narratives, the book repositions Mindanao as a dynamic site of agency—where local actors, urban spaces, and transnational networks converge to produce knowledge, negotiate meaning, and transform realities.

From knowledge diplomacy linking Mindanao and Japan, to the re-reading of colonial histories, from the lived complexities of military-sexual economies in Zamboanga, to the global engagements of Davao City and the entrepreneurial landscapes shaped by migration, each chapter opens a window into how the “local” is never merely local.

At its core, Sansinukuban 3 is not just a collection of studies—it is an intellectual intervention. It insists that voices from the margins are not peripheral but central to understanding our interconnected world. It invites readers to rethink International Studies from the ground up, through the lived experiences, struggles, and aspirations of Mindanao and its people.

In these pages, Mindanao speaks—not as an object of study, but as a producer of knowledge, a participant in global conversations, and a force in shaping the contours of the contemporary world.

CONTENTS

Publisher’s Foreword
Mansoor L. Limba, PhD, SCL

Introduction
The Editors

Chapter 1
From Global Strategies to Community Practices: Analyzing the Localization of International Anti-Marine Pollution Norms by Filipino Youth Organizations in the Visayas Waters
Hannah Nicole R. Bitana
Karla Ylena M. Madroñero
Raiyaan D. Mohammad
Noorjannah-Shejam K. Wahab

Chapter 2
A Neo-Gramscian Analysis on Six US-affiliated Christian Faith-Based Organizations and their Peacebuilding Efforts in the BARMM
Heart Haezel M. Gacayan
Carlo G. Salut

Chapter 3
Turkish Soft Power Projection in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Zaj Hisham R. Mali
Kurt Ashlee D. Sanchez
Honey Angel S. Straver
Matthew G. Pernes

Chapter 4
Japanese Cultural Nationalism in the Lost Decade through the Gundam Mecha Anime Series
Adrian Ziv Alazaga
Mirai Nakagwa
Jakob G. Nobleza
Sam Anthony J. Salise

Chapter 5
Hindu Nationalism Beyond India: An Exploration of the Transnational Diffusion of Hindutva by the IndianHindu Migrants in Davao City
Nicole Kayte S. Lacorte
Laarnie Arianne S. Agan
Princess Marrette M. Dedal
Nadeinmar R. Maulana

Index