Maria Thaemar C. Tana, PhD
Assistant Professor
Graduate Program Coordinator
mctana@up.edu.ph
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Dr. Maria Thaemar C. Tana is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman. Her research focuses on Japanese foreign policy, Philippine external relations, human security, and peacebuilding. She obtained her Ph.D. at the National University of Singapore in 2019. Before joining UP, Dr. Tana was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore, and a lecturer at the International Studies Department, De La Salle University, where she also obtained her master’s degree in International Studies.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore, 2019
- Master of Arts in International Studies, De La Salle University, 2011
Research Interests
International Relations; Japan Studies; Foreign Policy; Human Security; Peace and Conflict Studies
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
- The Philippines in 2021: Duterte’s Limited Achievements and Unkept Promises, Philippine Political Science Review 43(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1163/2165025X-bja10031
- Continuity or Change?: Prospects for Japan’s Mindanao Peacebuilding Strategy, Asian International Studies Review 22(2), 143-170. https://doi.org/10.1163/2667078X-bja10007
- Aid, Peacebuilding, and Human Security: Japan’s Engagement in South Sudan, 2011-2017, Journal of Peacebuilding and Development 16(3), 289-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/15423166211014811
- Japan’s Human Security: New Pressures, New Responses, East Asian Policy 7(4), 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793930515000422
- Responsibility to Protect in Southeast Asia and the Role of Civil Society Organizations as Norm Entrepreneurs, Asia-Pacific Social Science Review 13(1), 41-49. https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=5983
- The Security Predicament of a New State: Philippine Policy Toward Japan, 1946- 1956, Philippine Political Science Journal 33(2), 224-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/01154451.2012.734099
Book Chapter
- Japan’s Foreign Relations with the Philippines: A Case of Evolving Japan in Asia (co-authored with Dr. Yusuke Takagi, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies [GRIPS]). In James D. J. Brown and Jeff Kingston, Eds., Japan’s Foreign Relations in Asia, New York: Routledge, 2018. ISBN-13: 978-1138055445 / ISBN-10: 1138055441. https://www.routledge.com/Japans-Foreign-Relations-in-Asia/Brown-Kingston/p/book/9781138055452
Other Publications
- Changes and Continuities in Japan’s Peacebuilding in Mindanao. Philippine Strategic Forum, January 10, 2022. https://www.stratforumph.com/post/changes-and-continuities-in-japan-s-peacebuilding-in-mindanao
- Europe in Southeast Asia: Maritime Security Aspects. Asia Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation, Inc., January 5, 2022. https://appfi.ph/publications/49-policy-briefs/2961-europe-in-southeast-asia-maritime-security-aspects
Courses Taught
- International Studies 203: The Geographical Context of International Affairs
- International Studies 263: International Peace and Security
- International Studies 290: Theories of International Relations
- Political Science 183: International Organizations
- Social Science 2: Social, Political, and Economic Thought