ALFP Themes of Past Themes

1996
(General Theme) “Development and Culture”
(Public Symposium Title) “Intellectual Concerns and Critiques in Southeast Asia”

1997
(General Theme) “Development and Culture”
(Public Symposium Title)
“Culture, Development, and Emancipation: The Search for a New Paradigm”

1998
(General Theme) “Development and Culture”
(Public Symposium Title)
“Asia in Transition: Localizing Strategies, Globalizing Processes”

1999
(General Theme)
“Development and Culture—Globalizing Processes, Localizing Strategies”
(Public Symposium Title)
“Global Challenge, Local Response: Asian Experiences and Concerns”

2000
(General Theme)
“Development and Culture—Globalization and Asian Experiences”
(Public Symposium Title)
“Action and Reflection: Experiences of Globalization in Asia”

2001
(General Theme) “The Role of Public Intellectuals in Changing Asia”
(Public Symposium Title)
“Rethinking Existing Paradigms: Public Intellectuals in Action”

2002
(General Theme) “The Roles of Public Intellectuals in a Changing Asia”
(Public Symposium Title)
“Violence, Terror & Peace: Problems of Identity in a Fluid World”

2003
(General Theme) “Identity, Security and Democracy”
(Public Symposium Title)  “Unequal Worlds—And the Roads Ahead”

2004
(General Theme) “Identity, Security and Democracy”
(Public Symposium Title) “Acting Asian: Contradictions in a Globalizing World”

2005
A special program to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the ALFP was conducted.

2006
(General Theme)
“Unity in Diversity—Envisioning Community Building in Asia and Beyond”
(Public Symposium Title)
“Communities in Action: Struggle for Peace and Sustainability in Asia”

2007
(General Theme)
“Unity in Diversity—Envisioning Community Building in Asia and Beyond”
(Public Symposium Title)
“Unity in Diversity: From Exclusive State to Collaborating Communities”

2008
(General Theme)
“Unity in Diversity—Envisioning Community Building in Asia and Beyond”
(Public Symposium Title)
“Unity and Diversity: Democratic Dimensions”

2001 Reunion Conference in Bangkok/Surat Thani, Thailand
“Conflict Management in the Face of Globalization: Initiatives, Alternatives and Imagination”

2005 Reunion Conference in Fukuoka, Japan and Busan, Korea
“Asia as a Community: Concept or Reality?

2006 Publication of an ALFP Alumni Book
“The Community of Asia: Concept or Reality?” (Manila: Anvil Publishing. 2006)

2006 Book Launching Symposium in Hawaii
“The State of Democracy in Asia”