Karl Patrick R. Mendoza, Ph.D.

Associate Professor


Curriculum vitae


Department of Communication Research

Polytechnic University of the Philippines



Projects


Reimagining Critical Discourse Studies in the Global South: Becoming Scholars


Becoming Scholars (Bloomsbury Academic, coming in 2026) reimagines Critical Discourse Studies from the Global South by foregrounding scholarly voice, mentorship, and the lived realities of academic becoming.


Scaffolding the Self: Neurodivergent Life, Care, and Relational Sovereignty in the Academy


Scaffolding the Self (Vernon Press, coming in 2026) is a personal story about living and working as a neurodivergent scholar in a system that assumes everyone thinks and works in the same way.


Trust Cultures and the Politics of Relational Legitimacy: Rethinking Trust from the Global South


This book (Routledge, coming in 2027) develops a relational and culturally grounded theory of trust that moves beyond performance- or crisis-based explanations of legitimacy.


Scandal Worlds: Constructivation, Ambivalent Governance, and Political Legitimacy in the Global South


Scandal Worlds (Anthem Press, coming in 2028) reframes political scandal from the Global South, showing how scandals recalibrate legitimacy rather than restore accountability.

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