Driving Research and Innovation to
address Regional Challenges in
Central Visayas
CVSC catalyzes research and innovation through the CREATES Agenda—supporting
interdisciplinary projects, generating actionable knowledge, and fostering partnerships that
respond to the needs of communities across the region.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The call for proposals for UPISC Research Grants (FY 2025-2026) is now open. The grant aims to support pluridisciplinary, high-impact research across the constituent universities of the UP System, focusing on the application of complex systems, data science, and artificial intelligence on important areas related to sustainable socio-economic development…
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Recent Publications
Using Recorded Lectures in Teaching Higher Education in an Online Remote Learning Context
Kenneth Louis Cavanlit, Ericka Mae Encabo & Aurelio Vilbar Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic caused academic institutions to shift to online remote teaching. In the Philippines, slow internet...
Neocolonialism and the Technopolitics of Specialization: Toward a Reimagination of the Sociotechnical Imaginaries Approach
Regletto Aldrich Imbong Abstract As a theoretical framework in the Science and Technology Studies (sts) scholarship, the sociotechnical imaginaries approach (sta) has provided a conceptual framework...
Celebrity culture, level of education and trust in media institutions: Empirical evidence from the Philippines
Rohaiba B Radiamoda, Hsueh-hua Chuang, and Ronald A Pernia Abstract This study aims to provide empirical evidence on the celebrity culture, i.e. the pervasive fascination of an audience with public...
Causal inference in political science research: global trends and implications on Philippine political scholarship
Ronald A. Pernia ABSTRACT This paper examines the role of causal inference in the on-going methodological debate in political science research. Here, we critically engage the extant literature, take...