Enrico V. Gloria

Enrico V. Gloria, MA

Assistant Professor of International Relations
On Study Leave

Room 326, Bulwagang Silangang Palma
Africa Street
University of Philippines Diliman, Quezon City

(63 2) 981 8500 local 2380

evgloria@up.edu.ph | ath22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Enrico Gloria joined the Department of Political Science in January 2019. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Tsinghua University, specializing in Chinese foreign policy under the supervision of Professor Chen Qi (陈琪). Enrico also completed his Master’s degree in Politics (International Relations) at Tsinghua, where he received the “Outstanding Master’s Student Award” and the “Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award.” In 2018, he was a Research Intern at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center under the Young Ambassador’s Program. Before his graduate studies, Enrico completed a one-year Chinese language program at Tianjin Normal University. He is a recipient of the Chinese Government Scholarship for his studies from 2015 to 2018 and the Xinghua Scholarship for his ongoing doctoral studies. Enrico obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the UP School of Economics in 2013.

Before joining the department, Enrico served as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of International Studies at Far Eastern University, Manila. He was also a Research Associate at the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center from 2014 to 2015. In 2012, Enrico interned at the Third World Studies Center in CSSP, where he discovered his passion for research and academia.

Assistant Professor Gloria primarily teaches general education and introductory courses on social, economic, and political thought, as well as International Relations. He also offers elective courses in International Political Economy and Philippine foreign policy. His areas of interest include Chinese foreign policy, China’s use of countermeasures, Philippine-China Relations, Philippine foreign policy, ASEAN-China relations, economic statecraft, politics of China, and theories of international relations (IR). He is currently researching China’s foreign policy discourses, China’s influence in Southeast Asia, and social identity theory in international relations.

In his free time, Enrico enjoys studying Chinese, working out, and playing Pokémon games on his Nintendo Switch and Nintendo DS. He is also a devoted “Lamb,” having been a fan of Mariah Carey’s music since “Fantasy” was released in 1995.

Education

  • Master of Arts in Politics (International Relations), Tsinghua University
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Research Interests

Chinese foreign policy; Philippine-China Relations; Major Powers; Theories of IR

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2024). Sailing through rough seas: Uncovering Filipino sentiments toward China’s public diplomacy. Chinese Studies Journal, 18(1). https://www.chinesestudiesjournal.org/volumes/volume-18-2024/sailing-through-rough-seas-uncovering-filipino-sentiments-toward-chinas-p
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2024). Pushing boundaries: Current trends in understanding China’s international institutions and China’s continuing rise. Asia-Pacific Social Sciences Review, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.59588/2350-8329.1530
  • Yeo, Andrew & Gloria, Enrico V. (2022). National identity and the limits of Chinese public diplomacy in the Philippines. Journal of Contemporary China. https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2022.2052438
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2021). Justifying economic coercion: The discourse of victimhood in China’s unilateral sanctions policy. The Pacific Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/09512748.2021.1980605
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2021). The Silk Road Spirit: China’s BRI discourse and its pursuit for great power status. Asian Politics & Policy, 2021(00), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12600
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2021). Of benevolence and unity: Unpacking China’s foreign policy discourses toward Southeast Asia. Journal of ASEAN Studies, 9(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.21512/jas.v9i1.7037
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2021). The Philippines in 2020: Exposed deficiencies and aggravated backsliding in a year of crises. Philippine Political Science Journal, 42(1), 56-83. https://doi.org/10.1163/2165025X-bja10016
  • Gloria, Enrico V. Mendoza, R., & Peña-Reyes, S. (2015). Analysis of income tax reforms in the Philippines. Asia Pacific Business and Economics Perspectives, 3(2). Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/2zr9mmzr

Book Chapters

  • Gloria, Enrico V., & Arugay, A. (2021). Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). In S. Romaniuk & P. Marton (Eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74336-3_362-1
  • Gloria, Enrico V. & Arugay, A. (2021). Resource curse. In S. N. Romaniuk & P. Marton (Eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74336-3_430-1
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2020). Constructing major power identity: China’s discourses on the Belt and Road Initiative and policy insights for the Philippines. In A. Arugay & H. Kraft (Eds.), Towards an enhanced strategic policy in the Philippines. UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/5n7x42at
  • Gloria, Enrico (2020). Understanding China’s foreign policy discourse: The Belt and Road Initiative as a pursuit for major power identity. UP CIDS Discussion Paper Series 2020-06. UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies. Retrieved from https://cids.up.edu.ph/publications/discussion-papers/2020-series/2020-06/.

Reviews

  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2024). Review of the book Sanctions with Chinese Characteristics: Rhetoric and Restraint in China’s Diplomacy, by Angela Poh. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. Asian Politics and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12757
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2023). Review of the book 习近平外交思想学习纲要 (Study Outline for Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy), by Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chinese Studies Journal, 17, 316-320. Retrieved from https://www.chinesestudiesjournal.org/volumes/volume-17-2023
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2023). Travel essay Traversing Beijing’s Backbone: The Central Axis as the Perfect Symbol of China’s Capital. Chinese Studies Journal, 17, 268-274. Retrieved from https://www.chinesestudiesjournal.org/volumes/volume-17-2023

Commentaries/Opinion Editorial

  • Yeo, Andrew & Enrico Gloria (2022, May 14). Fears of a Marcos government courting China are overblown. The Diplomat. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/2p8c9maa
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2021, November 16). The future of Duterte’s pivot to China: A non-defeatist approach. Fulcrum: Analysis on Southeast Asia. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/29vfnhsj
  • Gloria, Enrico V. & Yeo, A. (2021, October 21). In a first, the Nobel Peace Prize went to a Filipina. Her government isn’t happy. Monkey Cage: The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://wapo.st/3ni1eqS
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2021, August 9). Colonialism and debt of gratitude: Framing the US and China in Duterte’s foreign policy discourses. Philippine Strategic Forum. (Republished on August 12, 2021, at Eurasian Review). Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/ajcxcpe6 and https://tinyurl.com/kkd33ae
  • Gloria, Enrico V. (2017, July 11). China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Why it matters for Philippine-China infrastructure cooperation. Asia Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation, Inc. Retrieved from https://appfi.ph/news-events/1512-china-s-belt-and-road-initiative-why-it-matters-for-philippines-china-infrastructure-cooperation
  • Gloria, E. (2017). US-Philippine alliance under Donald Trump. 27号学术空间. Tsinghua University. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/2sahfema
  • Gloria, E., & Mendoza, R. (2014, August 3). Is the Filipino middle class over-taxed? Rappler. Retrieved from http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/65114-filipino-middle-class-over-taxed

Courses Taught

  • POLSC 130: Introduction to Comparative Politics
  • POLSC 180: Introduction to International Relations
  • POLSC 181: Philippine Foreign Policy
  • POLSC 188: International Political Economy: Theories and Issues
  • Soc Sci 2: Social, Economic and Political Thought