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Patricio "Jojo" N. Abinales is a Filipino political historian and current professor at the School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[1]
Patricio "Jojo" Abinales | |
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| Born | Patricio Nunez Abinales Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines (B.A.) Cornell University (M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Employer | University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| Known for | Research on Mindanao politics Studies on Philippine state formation |
| Notable work | Making Mindanao (2000) State and Society in the Philippines (2005) Orthodoxy and History in the Muslim-Mindanao Narrative (2010) |
| Website | manoa |
Early life and education
editAbinales was born in Ozamiz City, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. He began his tertiary education in 1972, coinciding with President Ferdinand Marcos's declaration of martial law and the deployment of Philippine armed forces to Muslim areas of Mindanao to contain the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebellion. These events significantly influenced his intellectual and political interests, particularly in areas of despotic power, popular resistance, and local-national state dynamics under conditions of domestic conflict.[2]
Publications
editAbinales has authored several books on Philippine politics and history:
- Presidents and Pests, Cosmopolitans and Communists (2024)[3]
- Orthodoxy and History in the Muslim-Mindanao Narrative (Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2010)
- State and Society in the Philippines, with Donna J. Amoroso (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005)
- Making Mindanao: Cotabato and Davao in the Formation of the Philippine Nation-State (Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2000)
Public engagement
editEDSA Revolution analysis
editAbinales has written about the 1986 EDSA Revolution, particularly focusing on its unique character as a movement that combined serious political resistance with moments of joy and humor. In his writings, he reflects on how the revolution's atmosphere of camaraderie and levity contrasts with contemporary political discourse in the Philippines.[4]
Political commentary
editHe has been a vocal commentator on Philippine politics, including critical analysis of the Duterte administration's policies, particularly regarding Chinese investments in areas such as Subic Bay.[5]
In "Lean Alejandro's Tsinelas Revolution," Abinales reflected on his friendship with Lean Alejandro, a prominent student leader during the martial law era, highlighting the role of grassroots activism in opposing the Marcos dictatorship.[6]
His article "Requiem for a Generation" examines the post-EDSA period and the disillusionment faced by anti-Marcos activists, while emphasizing the importance of their struggle for future generations.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Patricio Abinales, Ph.D." Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ "Patricio Abinales". Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ Rappler.com (March 15, 2024). "Mindanao scholar launches 'Presidents and Pests, Cosmopolitans and Communists'". Rappler.
- ^ Patricio Abinales (February 20, 2024). "What happened to laughter in February 1986?". Rappler.
- ^ Malea Martin CMC '19 (February 8, 2019). "Patricio Abinales on Philippines' Policy". Asia Experts Forum.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Patricio N. Abinales (August 15, 2015). "Lean Alejandro's Tsinelas Revolution". Rappler.
- ^ Patricio N. Abinales (March 5, 2017). "Requiem for a Generation". Rappler.