Rowena Azada-Palacios

Rowena Azada-Palacios serves as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Law, specializing in the philosophical and practical dimensions of justice-oriented education. Her work critically interrogates national identity formation, civic engagement, and decolonial approaches within educational systems globally.

Her research portfolio prominently features National Identity (100% fingerprint weight), Civic Education (90%), and Justice (70%), alongside Citizenship Education (60%), Civics (53%), and Crisis discourse (40%). She examines how educational frameworks can address historical injustices through reflexive pedagogy and postcolonial re-imagining, particularly in conflict zones and internationalized higher education contexts.

Analysis of her 2024-2025 publications reveals converging trends across political philosophy, decolonial theory, and social justice education. Key thematic clusters include cosmopolitan citizenship in internationalized universities, pedagogical responses to human suffering, and bridge-building in post-conflict settings. Her scholarship consistently bridges theoretical rigor with practical applications for educational equity.