The monograph seeks to document SDRC's response to its mandate of conducting research in the service of the people. It contains a statement of the Center's strategic directions, a brief history of its development, abstracts of completed projects, executive summaries, a listing of in-house publications, a roster of research fellows, and a listing of local as well as international funding organizations that, in one way of another, have supported and collaborated with the Center.
The monograph also provides information about the Center's beginnings and legacy, bearing in mind the important task of crafting its directions as it moves to being a Center of Excellence in Social Science Research in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region.