"Comparative Conundrum Between Nation-State and Muslim Governance"

13 August 20152:00 pm – 5:00 pmConference Room

Institute of Islamic Studies, Romulo Hall, UP-Diliman

PROGRAMME

2:00-2:15 pm............................................................... REGISTRATION

2:15-2:20 pm............................................................... Opening Prayer Abid Mendezabal

2:20-2:35 pm.............................................................. Welcome Remarks Prof. Julkipli M. Wadi Dean

2:35-2:40 pm.............................................................. Introduction of Guest Speaker Sittie Sania Lomondot

2:40-4:00 pm.............................................................. LECTURER Nassef Adiong, PhD Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey

4:00-4:45 pm.............................................................. OPEN FORUM

4:45-5:00 pm.............................................................. Closing Remarks Prof. Macrina A. Morados College Secretary

Sittie Sania LomondotMaster of Ceremony

Institute of Islamic StudiesUniversity of the Philippines-Diliman

The Lecture:

The study finds compelling points of contentions in comparing both nation-state and Muslim governance in terms of the 1933 Montevideo criteria (territoriality, citizenry, authority, and sovereignty) including elements of history, constitution, Hallaq’s moral predicament with modernity, and difficulties with democracy, secularism, capitalism, and nationalism. To go beyond this comparative conundrum, the study recommends to theoretically look into selected worldviews such as Alexander Wendt’s proposal of a World State theory and various Islamicate civilizational analyses (i.e. from Khaldunian sociological perspective to Şentürk’s Open Civilization thesis) as alternative world orders in order to encompass an inclusive pluralist understanding of units of analysis in the international system/society (nassef.info).

The Lecturer:

Dr. Nassef Adiong graduated his PhD at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey and currently doing his second PhD dissertation for Alliance of Civilizations Institute, an educational affiliate of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, in Istanbul. He took his Master in International Studies (MIS) at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. In 2014, he was awarded by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey as the most outstanding PhD graduate nationwide.