JOHN LEE CANDELARIA

Last Updated :2025/11/07

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Assistant Professor
Web Site
https://leecandelaria.com
E-mail
leecandelariahiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I am a historian and peace studies scholar specializing in the study of memory and heritage related to wars and other anthropogenic disasters.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2014/08, 2016/07, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Department of Social Sciences, Assistant Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Peace and Coexistence Program, Doctor of Philosophy, Japan, 2022
  • University of the Philippines Diliman, Department of History, Master of Arts in History, Philippines, 2014
  • University of the Philippines Diliman, Department of History, Bachelor of Arts in History, Philippines, 2008

Academic Degrees

  • Master of Arts (History), University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Hiroshima University

Educational Activity

  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : International Peace and Co-existence Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : International Peace and Co-existence Program

Research Fields

  • Social sciences;Politics;International relations
  • Humanities;History;History of Asia and Africa

Research Keywords

  • Pacific War
  • Area Studies: Philippines
  • Heritage Studies
  • Memory Studies

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Association of Critical Heritage Studies, 2025
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  • Memory Studies Association, 2025
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  • ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Fortifications and Military Heritage, 2022
  • International Council on Monuments and Sites, 2021
  • Philippine Political Science Association, 2023
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Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 2Term, Visualization of War
  2. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Peace and Co-existence A
  3. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Peace and Co-existence B
  4. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Politics of Conflict and Memory

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. ★, Historical Ambiguity as Political Resource: Duterte's Appropriation of Lapulapu in Post-Colonial Memory Politics, Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2025
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  2. ★, The Filipino comfort women on YouTube: Emotions, advocacy, and war memories in a transnational digital space, Memory Studies, 18(4), 859-875, 2025
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  3. Distinct aesthetics of democratic memory: Thailand's 14th of October 1973 memorial and the Philippines' Bantayog ng mga Bayani, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 31(8), 1157-1179, 20250803
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  4. ★, Memorial choreography and the politics of war commemoration in Thailand, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 31(6), 814-834, 20250423
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  5. Twelve research agendas for advancing the peace-sustainability nexus, Peace and Sustainability, 1(1), 20250302
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  6. Populist desires, nostalgic narratives: the Marcos golden age myth and manipulation of collective memories on YouTube, Asian Journal of Political Science, 33(1), 55-73, 20241018
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  7. Duterte's transactionalist foreign policy and the COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines, Asian Politics & Policy, 16(1), 113-129, 20240110
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  8. The Politics of Asia-Pacific War Memorialization in Thailand's Victory Monument and the Philippines' Shrine of Valor, Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, 21(10), 20230916
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  9. Local Dynamics of Positive Peace and Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from Afghanistan and Nepal, Environment and Security, 1(3-4), 142-162, 20230729
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  10. Promoting local business for Marawi's rehabilitation and peace, Fulcrum: Analysis on Southeast Asia, 20230625
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  11. Mediating civil conflicts in Southeast Asia: Lessons from Aceh and Mindanao, Journal of ASEAN Studies, 8(2), 111-127, 20201208
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  12. A critical analysis of selected global sustainability assessment frameworks: Toward integrated approaches to peace and sustainability, World Development Perspectives, 32(100539), 202312
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  13. Disjunctures in Philippine History Education since the K to 12 Reform, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, 202310
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  14. A global analysis of interactions between peace and environmental sustainability, Earth System Governance, 14, 202212
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  15. Images of militarism and modernity in Japanese wartime propaganda in the Tribune, Southeast Asian Media Studies Journal, 3(2), 51-76, 2021
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  16. Dainty hands do useful work: Depicting Filipino women in Japanese wartime propaganda, Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society, 18(1), 111-145, 2021
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  17. The credible commitment problem in the mediation of the Mindanao peace processes, 1975–2014, Philippine Political Science Journal, 42(3), 181-207, 2021
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  18. Pagkakakilanlan, pagdurusa, at pagbangon: Bagyong Reming (2006) sa alaala ng Anislag Resettlement Community ng Daraga, Albay, Saliksik E-Journal, 5(1), 226-248, 2016
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Publications such as books

  1. 2025, Visual Culture in the Philippines, Visualizing war and peace through World War II memorials and monuments in the Philippines, Palgrave Macmillan, 2025, Scholarly Book, Single work
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  2. 2025, War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia, Routledge, 2025, Scholarly Book, Single work, 1032893117, B0DJ1CFJJD, 163
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  3. 2024, Navigating Peace and Sustainability in an Increasingly Complex World, Navigating Peace and Sustainability in an Increasingly Complex World, Springer, 2024, Scholarly Book, Joint work, Sharifi, A., Candelaria, J.L., Simangan, D., Kaneko, S., 21997373
  4. 2024, Navigating Peace and Sustainability in an Increasingly Complex World, Springer, 2024, 11, Scholarly Book, Joint editor, English, Ayyoob Sharifi, John Lee Candelaria, Dahlia Simangan, Shinji Kaneko, 9789819787715, B0DNC9T7S8
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  5. 2023, Pandemic, politics, and a fairer society in Southeast Asia: A Malaysian perspective, Civil-military relations and the securitisation of the COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines and Malaysia, 2023, Scholarly Book, Joint work, English, John Lee Candelaria, Fernan Talamayan, 978-1-80455-589-7
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  6. 2021, A Course Module for Readings in Philippine History, Philippine History, 2021, Textbook, Joint work, English, John Lee Candelaria, Veronica Alporha, Ayshia Kunting, 9786210424133, 352
  7. 2018, Readings in Philippine History, 2018, Textbook, Joint work, English, John Lee Candelaria, Veronica C. Alporha, 9789712386657
  8. 2015, Seskisentenaryo: Mga Akda tungkol kay Rizal, 150 Questions on Jose Rizal, 2015, Scholarly Book, Single work, Filipino
  9. 2008, Knowledge and Techniques in Teaching History [Kaalaman at pamamaraan sa pagtuturo ng kasaysayan], Pagbabasa at Pagsusuri ng Pangkasaysayang Komiks bilang Pantulong sa Pagtuturo, U.P. Lipunang Pangkasaysayan, 2008, Scholarly Book, Single work, Filipino
  10. 2008, Knowledge and Techniques in Teaching History [Kaalaman at pamamaraan sa pagtuturo ng kasaysayan], U.P. Lipunang Pangkasaysayan, 2008, 2008, Scholarly Book, Joint editor, Filipino, Atoy M. Navarro, Alvin D. Campomanes, John Lee Candelaria, 9789719197546

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. War Memorialization in Southeast Asia: Contested Memories, National Narratives, NUS ARI Roundtable, 2025/09/23, With Invitation, English, National University of Singapore Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
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  2. Pragmatic Memoryscapes and Strategic Engagements with Second World War Heritage in the Philippines, 30th Annual Philippine Studies Forum in Japan, 2025/06/22, With Invitation, English, Annual Philippine Studies Forum in Japan (APSFJ), The University of Tokyo
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  3. War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia, Global Asian Studies Book Talk, 2025/06/02, With Invitation, English, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo, The University of Tokyo
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  4. The Diplomatic Biographies of Objects: Materiality and the Politics of War Memory Under Duterte, Philippine Political Science Association Conference, 2025/05/23, Without Invitation, English, Philippine Political Science Association, Baguio City
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  5. Book Talk: War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia, 2025/05/22, With Invitation, English, Department of History and Philosophy, College of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Baguio, University of the Philippines Baguio
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  6. Book Launch: War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia, 2025/03/10, With Invitation, English, The Asian Center and the Department of History, University of the Philippines Diliman, Asian Center Building, University of the Philippines Diliman
  7. If Rizal were alive: Reframing Rizal's heroism through wartime propaganda, War & Memory, 80 Years After: The International Conference on the 80th Anniversary of World War II, 2025/02/18, Without Invitation, English, Philippine World War II Memorial Foundation and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Lyceum of the Philippines, Manila
  8. Remembering Marawi: The Politics of Marawi's Post Conflict Memorialization, International Conference on Philippine Studies, Dialogo: Philippine Studies Goes Global, 2024/11/28, Without Invitation, English, Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman, and the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, Diamond Hotel, Manila, and Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City
  9. War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia, Area Studies Lecture Series, 2024/09/04, With Invitation, English, Department of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Manila, University of the Philippines Manila
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  10. Studying War, Memory, and Landscapes: Historical and Sociological Intersections, Brownbag Lecture, 2024/08/16, With Invitation, English, Department of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Laguna
  11. PODKAS on making Philippine History Accessible and Approachable, Innovations and Prospects in Philippine Local History and Heritage, 2024 National Conference on Local History and Heritage, 2024/08/30, With Invitation, English, National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Ayala Museum
  12. Remembering violence, forgetting injustice: Digital postmemory of wartime Manila on YouTube, 29th Annual Philippine Studies Forum in Japan (APSFJ), 2024/06/23, Without Invitation, English, Tsuru University, Yamanashi, Japan
  13. The Filipino comfort women on YouTube: Emotions, advocacy, and war memories in a transnational digital space, The 28th Annual Philippine Studies Forum in Japan, 2023/09/03, Without Invitation, English, Philippine Studies Group in Japan, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
  14. Lies etched in stone: The Marcos war myth and war memorialization in postwar Philippines, 2023 AAS-in-Asia Conference, 2023/06/23, Without Invitation, English, Association for Asian Studies, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
  15. Heroes and victims in the state memorialization of the Pacific War in the Philippines, Philippine Political Science Association International Conference 2023, 2023/06/07, Without Invitation, English, Philippine Political Science Association, Iloilo City, Philippines
  16. Duterte's Transactionalist Foreign Policy and the COVID-19 Pandemic, The 5th Philippine Studies Conference in Japan (PSCJ), 2022/11/27, Without Invitation, English, Annual Philippine Studies Forum in Japan (APSFJ), Tokyo University, Japan
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  17. Building walls and healing hearts: Memorializing the COVID-19 Pandemic, The 1st Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability, 2022/03/02, Without Invitation, English, Network for Research on Peace and Sustainability, Hiroshima University, Japan
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  18. The Pandemic as War in Southeast Asia: The Military's Role in the COVID-19 Response of the Philippines and Malaysia, The 7th International Conference on International Relations and Development (ICIRD7), 2022/07/23, Without Invitation, English, ICIRD Knowledge Network, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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  19. Physically absent but virtually present: Experiences of Filipino migrants in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan Studies Association of Southeast Asia (JSA-ASEAN) 7th Biennial International e-Conference, 2021/12/16, Without Invitation, English, Japan Studies Association of Southeast Asia and the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines (online)
  20. Heritage, politics, and war in Southeast Asia: World War II memorialization in Thailand and the Philippines, The 11th European Association for Southeast Asian Studies Conference, 2021/09/08, Without Invitation, English, European Association for Southeast Asian Studies, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic (Online)
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  21. Memorializing war in Thailand and the Philippines, The 12th International Convention of Asia Scholars, 2021/08/27, Without Invitation, English, International Convention of Asia Scholars, Kyoto Seika University, International Institute for Asian Studies, Kyoto, Japan (online)
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  22. States and stones: Memorializing war through heritage in Southeast Asia, The 16th Singapore Graduate Forum on Southeast Asian Studies, 2021/07/13, Without Invitation, English, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore (Online)
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  23. Of bells, bronze, and bygones: Political artifacts of Duterte's foreign policy, The 8th Nottingham Postgraduate Conference in Politics and International Relations, 2021/06/18, Without Invitation, English, University of Nottingham, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (Online)
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  24. Can the ASEAN mediate intrastate conflicts? Lessons from Aceh and Bangsamoro, ASEAN Law Academy Conference, 2021/02/26, Without Invitation, English, Center for International Law, National University of Singapore, National University of Singapore (online)
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  25. W(h)ither ASEAN Centrality? Effects of Duterte's foreign policy on the ASEAN, The 6th Lemkin Reunion, 2020/07/03, With Invitation, English, Shattuck Center, School for Public Policy, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (Online)
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  26. The politics of Pacific War memorialization in Thailand's Victory Monument and the Philippines' Shrine of Valor, Contesting Memorial Spaces in the Asia-Pacific, 2020/11/07, Without Invitation, English, Kyushu University, Kyushu University, Fukuoka (Online)
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  27. The politics of Pacific War memorialization in Thailand's Victory Monument and the Philippines' Shrine of Valor, ENITS & ENITAS Research Presentation, 2020/08/27, With Invitation, Japanese, Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Chulalongkorn University (Online)
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  28. Can ASEAN mediate intrastate conflicts? Lessons from Aceh and Bangsamoro, SEASIA Biennial Conference 2019, 2019/12/05, Without Invitation, English, SEASIA Consortium, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
  29. Mediating conflicts in Southeast Asia: Lessons from Aceh and Mindanao, The 17th Asia Pacific Conference, 2019/11/30, Without Invitation, English, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Oita, Japan
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  30. The Credible Commitment Problem in the Mindanao Conflict, 1975 to 2014, The 6th International Conference on International Relations and Development (ICIRD6), 2019/10/23, Without Invitation, Japanese, ICIRD Knowledge Network, Mae Fahluang University, Chiangrai, Thailand
  31. Can the ASEAN mediate intrastate conflicts? Lessons from Aceh and Bangsamoro, Wenzao International Conference on Southeast Asian Studies, 2019/10/19, Without Invitation, English, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  32. Accelerating climate action in the ASEAN: Challenges and mitigation opportunities for a high-risk region, The 10th European Association for Southeast Asian Studies Conference, 2019/09/13, Without Invitation, English, European Association for Southeast Asian Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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  33. Third-Party Mediation of the Mindanao Peace Processes, The 8th National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Student Conference, 2019/09/03, Without Invitation, English, The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), GRIPS Building, Tokyo
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  34. Japanese supremacy and modernity in the Tribune during the Pacific War, 1942-1944, The 24th Young Scholars Conference on Philippine Studies in Japan, 2019/06/22, Without Invitation, English, Annual Philippine Studies Forum in Japan, Nagoya University
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External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Diverging national and digital war commemoration in the Philippines, 2024, 2026
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  2. The Empowering Network for International Thai and ASEAN Studies (ENITAS), The politics of Pacific War memorialization in Thailand's Victory Monument and the Philippines' Shrine of Valor, 2020, 2021
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Social Activities

Other Social Contributions

  1. Didilim Bang Muli, Lundagin mo, Beybeh, Ateneo de Manila University, Radyo Katipunan 87.9, 2023/09/18, TV or radio appearance, TV or radio program, General
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  2. War memorialization in the Philippines, Realms of Memory Podcast, Realms of Memory, TV or radio appearance, TV or radio program, General
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History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2025, Review of International Studies, Reviewer, 1
  2. 2025, Philippine Social Sciences Review, Reviewer, 1
  3. 2024, Memory Studies, Others, Reviewer, 1
  4. 2024, Journal of Public Affairs, Others, Reviewer, 1
  5. 2023, Cogent Social Sciences, Others, Reviewer, 1
  6. 2023, Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints, Others, Reviewer, 1
  7. 2023, World Development Sustainability, Others, Reviewer, 1
  8. 2021, Saliksik E-journal, Others, Reviewer, 1