Mindanao Representative / Institutional Host Coordinator

John Harvey D. Gamas is currently the Chair of the International Studies Department of the Ateneo de Davao University. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in International Studies major in Asian Studies with a minor in Philosophy, magna cum laude, from the same institution. He recently obtained his Master of Arts in International Studies, major in European Studies from the De La Salle University. He also holds a Master’s degree in Theology from the Ignatian Institute of Religious Education Foundation. He is a member of the European Studies Association of the Philippines and the Philippine Association for Chinese Studies. In 2014 his paper entitled The Tragedy of the Southeast Asian Commons: Ritualism in ASEAN’s response to the South China Sea maritime dispute was published by Brill in the European Journal of East Asian Studies. His research on international/diplomatic history, non-Western IR, regionalism, religion and IR, are largely inspired by the lens of constructivism and the English School. Contact: mindanao@phiso.org