Clarita Carlos is a respected political analyst and academician in the
PhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. She is currently President of the Center for Asia Pacific Studies Inc., and a full-time professor at the
University of the Philippines, DilimanThe University of the Philippines Diliman , is a coeducational and public research university located in Quezon City, Philippines. It is the flagship university, seat of administration, and the fourth oldest constituent university of the University of the Philippines System...
.
Education
Clarita Carlos received a
Bachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in
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at the
University of the PhilippinesThe ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
, where she also earned master’s and doctorate degrees in
Political SciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
. She pursued her post-doctoral degrees in
Political psychologyPolitical psychology is an interdisciplinary academic field dedicated to understanding political science, politicians and political behavior. Psychological theories of behavior including; belief, motivation, conflict, perception, cognition, information processing, learning strategies, socialization...
and Comparative
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Analysis at
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and University of California at Los Angeles respectively.
Career
Carlos worked as a consultant in the Senate of the Philippines from 1988 to 1998.
At the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Carlos was Maximo Kalaw Professor of Peace and Environment from 1994 to 1995, and Elpidio Quirino Professor of International Relations from 1995 to 1996.
Carlos served as President of the
National Defense College of the PhilippinesThe National Defense College of the Philippines is an educational, training, and research agency of the Philippine government responsible for providing continued and intensive studies of the diverse problems relating to national defense and security...
from 1998 to October, 2001.
She is a consultant of the Local Government Development Foundation since 1993, and is currently President of the Center for Asia Pacific Studies. She is a Full Professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines.
Carlos has lectured at the
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in the
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, and also at the Council of Asian Liberals & Democrats.
Expertise
Carlos's areas of expertise range from Philippine politics and government, political dynamics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory and methodology. She has written numerous books and articles about Philippine electoral and political party systems.
Carlos is a recognized pioneer in Political Psychology in the country.
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