Amado Jr. M. Mendoza is an Associate Professor in Political Science and International Studies at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City and a member of the Board of Trustees of ESCR Asia, Inc., an NGO dedicated to the promotion economic, social and cultural rights. He is also currently a Senior Research Fellow with the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS), Manila, the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP-CIDS) and the Philippine Center for Policy Studies (PCPS). Professor Mendoza was formerly Assistant Professor in Economics and Development Studies at the University of the Philippines and Vice President for Research and Strategic Studies at the National Defense College of the Philippines.