Aaron Abel T. Mallari
Assistant Professor
General Education Program Coordinator
Bulwagang Silangang Palma
Africa Street
University of Philippines Diliman, Quezon City
atmallari@up.edu.ph
Aaron Abel Mallari is assistant professor at the Department of the Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD). He previously taught at the Department of History of UP Diliman and has also worked as Senior Research Associate at the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies. Aside from teaching and research duties, he has also previously served as Assistant College Secretary of CSSP and as Assistant University Registrar of UPD.
He completed his BA in History and MA in History in UP Diliman. He also obtained a double degree from the European Masters in Global Studies (EMGS) Program through an Erasmus+ scholarship that enabled him to study at the Ghent University in Belgium and the University of Vienna in Austria. Having primary training in history and further graduate studies in international and global studies, his research interests intersect diverse fields and topics in international relations and comparative politics.
Currently completing his doctoral studies in Political Science, he is developing research that intersects the emerging studies on migration diplomacy and the study of emotions in international relations through the cases of overseas Filipinos on death row or crises situations abroad.
Aside from teaching, research, administrative, and extension work, Aaron, together with friends, also hosts and produces PODKAS: Conversations on Philippine History, Politics, and Society, a podcast dedicated to discussing various topics in Philippine history and politics.
Education
- Master of Arts in History, University of the Philippines Diliman
- Master of Arts in Global Studies, Ghent University, summa cum laude
- Master of Arts in Global Studies and Global History, University of Vienna, with distinction
- Bachelor of Arts in History, University of the Philippines Diliman, cum laude
Research Interests
Emotions and politics; International drug control regime and comparative drug policy; Transnational crime; Politics of crime and punishment; Postcolonial and decolonial theory; Southeast Asian studies; Philippine diplomatic history
Recent Publications
Book Chapter
Mallari, A. (2020). “The punishment of crime in the Philippines, 16th to 19th centuries: a historical survey.” Crime and Punishment: Beyond Politics and Spectacle. Ed. F. Gutierrez. Quezon City: Philippine Social Science Council.
Journal Article
Mallari, AAT. (2025). “Nuancing academic dependency through the ideas of Robert Cox and the neo-Gramscian conception of hegemony and world order. Diliman Review 69(1).
Mallari, AAT. (2025). “Betrayal, Loyalty and Affective Polarization in the 2025 Philippine Midterm Elections.” Contemporary Southeast Asia, 47(2), 203-210. DOI: 10.1355/cs47-2a
Mallari, AAT. (2025). “Locating the Case of Mary Jane Veloso in the Context of the Securitization of Illegal Drugs in Indonesia” Thammasat Review, 28(1): 394-419. https://sc01.tci-
thaijo.org/index.php/tureview/article/view/240851
Mallari, AAT. (2025). “Interfacing State Fragility and The Global Drug War: Opium in Afghanistan and Myanmar.” Journal of Politics and Governance, 15(1), 11–25. https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jopag/article/view/279913
Mallari, AAT. (2024). “Thinking about opium and the Golden Triangle: Questions and insights from global studies perspectives.” Asian Crime and Society Review, 11(2), 127–137. https://doi.org/10.14456/acsr.2024.19
Mallari, AAT. (2024). “Construction of drugs in social media: Revisiting the ‘technological performance of populism’ in Rodrigo Duterte’s early presidency in the Philippines. Asian Crime and Society Review, 11(2), 88–101. https://doi.org/10.14456/acsr.2024.15
Mallari, AAT. 2013. “Bridging History and Sociology in Studying Colonial Prisons: Notes and Reflections” Philippine Sociological Review 61(1): 43-55.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/43486354
Mallari, AAT. (2012). “The Bilibid Prison as an American Colonial Project in the Philippines,” Philippine Sociological Review vol. 60 no. 1-2 (2012): 165-192. (Volume awarded 2012 Outstanding Book Award by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines)
Textbooks
Wani-Obias, R., J. Reguindin, and A. Mallari. (2018). The Life and Works of Rizal. Quezon City: C & E Publishing. [Textbook for The Life and Works of Jose Rizal, a legally mandated course to be taught at the tertiary level in the Philippines]
Abejo, R., D. Jose, A. Mallari, J. Ong, J. Reguindin. (2017). Kasaysayan ng Asya. Quezon City: Vibal Publishing. [Textbook on Asian History for Senior High School in the new K-12 Program of the Philippines]
Abejo, R., D. Jose, A. Mallari, J. Ong, J. Reguindin, V. Villan. (2017). Kasaysayan ng Daigdig. Quezon City: Vibal Publishing, [Textbook on World History for Senior High School in the new K-12 Program of the Philippines]
Book Reviews
Mallari, A. (2018). “Review of Traditional Medicine in the Philippines, 16th to 19th Centuries” Philippine Social Sciences Review vol 70 no. 2 (December).
Mallari, A. (2017). “Review of Disease and Crime: A History of Social Pathologies and the New Politics of Health” Social Science Diliman vol 13 no. 2 (July-December).
Mallari, A. (2017). “Review of Empires End: Transnational Connections in the Hispanic World. H-Net Reviews for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Courses Taught
- Kasaysayan 1: Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas
- Kasaysayan 2: Asya at Daigdig
- Social Science 2: Social, Economic, and Political Thought
- Polticial Science 180: Introduction to International Relations
- Political Science 130: Introduction to Comparative Politics