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Dr. Francisco "Pancho" Lara, Jr.

Philippine Country Director

International Alert

 

 

DR. FRANCISCO ‘PANCHO’ LARA JR. is the PHILIPPINES Country Manager of International Alert UK. His academic scholarship includes studies on agrarian reform, trade liberalization, shadow economies and conflict, and political legitimacy and political settlements. Mr. Lara holds degrees from the UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES and the LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS.

 

His recent work includes the 2014 book: “Insurgents, Clans, and States: Political Legitimacy and Resurgent Conflict in Muslim Mindanao”, published by the Ateneo de Manila University Press (ADMU), and the 2013 volume entitled:  “Out of the Shadows: Shadow Economies and Violent Conflict,” which he co-authored with Mr. Steven Schoofs, published by INTERNATIONAL ALERT UK.

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