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2023 Fellows
Meet this year’s individuals, organizations, and networks that aim to undertake projects that advance democratic values in any one or across a number of countries in Southeast Asia.
Our 2023 Fellows
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Generating new ideas. Solving big problems.
By supporting and promoting public intellectuals, the Democracy Discourse Series intends to create a platform for engaged thinking in response to the public’s hunger for insights and alternative perspectives that are understandable and relatable. It also aims to build a network of public intellectuals in Southeast Asia who will defend democratic values, and establish solidarity networks with diverse causes.
News & Updates
Democratic Discourse in the Time of Pandemic: The DDS 2nd Public Forum
The Democracy Discourse Series (DDS) project held its second public forum as an online webinar entitled “Democratic Discourse in the Time of the Pandemic” last February 26, 2021. The forum showcased the projects undertaken by DDS’ Public Intellectuals from the...
New Voices of Democracy: The DDS 1st Public Forum
The Democracy Discourse Series (DDS) project held its first public forum entitled “New Voices of Democracy in Southeast Asia” last 9 December 12, 2019, at the Salle de Lyon Marseilles, Hotel Benilde Maison De La Salle. This event launched the project by bringing...
Democracy Discourse Fellows Named
Democracy Discourse Series (DDS) announces some of the twelve public intellectuals whose projects will be supported by the DDS Grant for the period of 2019 to 2021. The fellows from the Philippines include actress Mae Paner, TV anchor Christian Esguerra, photographer...
Past DDS Fellows
The Democracy Discourse Series (DDS) Public Intellectuals include activists, community leaders, art and theater practitioners, and journalists whose projects deal with interventions on democratic issues on human rights, electoral rights, press freedom, youth advocacy, LGBT movements, migrant rights, governance, disinformation on the public spheres in Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asian Public Intellectuals.
The DDS promotes informed and responsible intellectuals who can counter misinformation and fake news. By elevating the public profiles of public intellectuals, they can more effectively counter and debate social media celebrities and other promoters of misinformation.
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