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Rethinking sociology: De-professionalizing sociology -- Philippine sociology: in search of an alternative agenda -- Sociology and development studies in the Philippines -- The sociology of poverty or the poverty of sociology? -- A brief note on urban poverty research -- Re-imagining the nation: Philippine culture and society : Globalization , poverty and social conflict -- The Filipino diaspora: identity in the global village -- History and moral identity : The challenge of the Philippine centennial -- Culture and development in the Philippines -- Asian cultural values and modernization -- The Filipino family in the throes of development -- Education, society and the question of power -- Public service broadcasting: A talent to amuse or a mission to explain --Nationhood, democracy and development: The questions of our time -- The quest for alternatives: People power and Philippine politics : The shape of Philippine politics in the 21st century -- Political parties in the Philippines -- The Philippines under Marcos: 14 years of flirtation with dictatorship -- Re- democratization in the wake of the 1986 people power revolution: errors and dilemmas -- The logic of elite restoration: The final years of the Aquino government -- The presidency of Fidel V. Ramos and the quest for NIChood -- Why societies fail: A perspective on governance and moral leadership in the Philippines -- People power and the legal system: A sociological note -- Leadership and the challenge of an identity.