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Robin Michael U. Garcia

Areas of Interest

  • Foreign policy of China and the Philippines
  • Economic policy and institutional change
  • Cognition, emotions, and policy decision-making
  • International relations theory
  • Philippine politics and election behavior
  • Opinion research and big data analytics

Dr. Robin Michael U. Garcia is a Shanghai-trained political scientist, academic, and public affairs advisor. He is the founder of WR Advisory Group and the president of its affiliate opinion research company WR Numero Research. Currently, he serves as Assistant Professor at the Political Economy Program of the School of Law and Governance of UA&P.

His research interests lie at the intersection of political economy, international relations, and political psychology applied to Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and China. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in International Politics from the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) of Fudan University, Shanghai where he was distinguished with the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence in 2017. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of the Philippines in Diliman as well as a BA in Development Studies from the De La Salle University, where he received the Gawad Mag-aaral Award.

Publications

  • Garcia, Robin. 2021. Neighborly Accommodation: The Philippines’ China Policy in the Duterte Presidency, 2016-2020. Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) Occasional Paper Series. 
  • Garcia, Robin. The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for China’s Global Ambitions. Strategic Warfare Initiative, Analyzing War. April 22, 2020. 
  • Garcia, Robin, Batsugar Tsedendamba, Leica Sabarre, and Anica Franco. 2019. Political Risk and Outlook for Business in Mongolia 2019. Manila: Warwick & Roger and Independent Research Institute of Mongolia.
  • Garcia, Robin. 2018. “Social Evolution and Situational Learning in Jose Santiago “Chito” Santa Romana’s China Studies” in Tina S Clemente and Chih-yu Shih China Studies in the Philippines: Intellectual Paths and the Formation of a Field. London: Routledge. 
  • Garcia, Robin and Orgodol, Enkhzul. 2018. Making Sense of the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2018: From the Philippines’ Populism to Singapore’s Internationalism. Eurasia Review. 
  • Garcia, Robin. 2017. Myanmar at a Cusp: Top Political Risks 2017 and Outlook 2018. Manila: Warwick & Roger.
  • Tang, Shiping and Garcia, Robin. 2016. A Radical Solution for China and the Philippines. The National Interest. 
  • Garcia, Robin. 2016. The Limits and Promises of International Liberal Norms on China. Rappler Thought Leaders.
  • Garcia, Robin. 2015. Understanding China’s Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping. Albert del Rosario Institute (ADRi) Occasional Papers. 
  • Garcia, Robin. 2013. Is China Democratizing the Politics of International Development? Rappler World. 
  • Garcia, Robin. 2012. “Neoliberal Governance in the Philippines: Ideational Policy Reform in the Ramos Administration, 1992-1998” Philippine Journal of Public Administration. Volume 56, Issue no. 2.

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