Nathaniel P. Candelaria

Nathaniel P. Candelaria, MA

Assistant Professor

npcandelaria@up.edu.ph
Google Scholar

Nathaniel Punongbayan Candelaria is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, UP Diliman. He also earned his BA and MA degrees from the same university. He previously worked as Teaching Associate at the UP Department of Political Science, UP Diliman, as Senior Project Assistant at the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS), and as Research Assistant at the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS Philippines) and at the Foundation for Integrative and Development Studies (FIDS).

Education

  • Master of Arts in Political Science, University of the Philippines-Diliman, 2022
  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (cum laude), University of the Philippines-Diliman, 2015

Research Interests

International Relations, Non-Traditional Security Issues, Food Security, Religion and Politics

Recent Publications

  • Thandaunggyi Women’s Group and N. P. Candelaria. (2023). Burma/Myanmar’s Gendered Political Economy and Women-led Empowerment: The Story of Conflict and Action of the Thandaunggyi Women’s Group in Karen State. In E. C. Tadem, B. B. Velasco, J. M. C. Sy, A. P. Aban, R. V. V. Dimalanta, H. B. Tabiola & R. J. C. Martinez (Eds.), Re-Imagining Post-Pandemic Societies Alternative Practices across Southeast Asia VOLUME 2 (pp. 89-104). UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies.
  • Koalisi Seni Indonesia, N. P. Candelaria, and J. M. C. Sy. (2023). Koalisi Seni Indonesia’s Democratic Art-Making as Cross-Border Community-Building. In E. C. Tadem, B. B. Velasco, J. M. C. Sy, A. P. Aban, R. V. V. Dimalanta, H. B. Tabiola & R. J. C. Martinez (Eds.), Re-Imagining Post-Pandemic Societies Alternative Practices across Southeast Asia VOLUME 2 (pp. 349-366). UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies.

Courses Taught

  • Social Science 2: Social, Economic, and Political Thought
  • Political Science 131: Southeast Asian Politics