Location: Ernest Rutherford 262
Project title: Centering Minoritised Communities in Disaster, Migration and Ethical Research: A Case Study of Filipino Migrant Workers in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Supervision team: Dr. Sarah Beaven (primary supervisor) & Dr. Shinya Uekusa (co-supervisor)
Short Bio & PhD project info: I am a climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction specialist. Prior to moving back to New Zealand for my PhD, I was a senior social science researcher for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Project on Climate-Fragility Risks in the Philippine Bangsamoro.
My PhD research aims to explore the experiences and practices of migrant worker communities in host countries and local communities, both in everyday life and during disaster situations, using a case study of Filipino migrant workers in Aotearoa. It also aims to unpack the ethical issues that arise when an 'insider researcher but a social stranger' interacts with research participants, particularly the power dynamics between research parties and the benefits participants might seek from the research.
Research Interests
· Vulnerability and resilience of migrant communities
· Qualitative and ethical research methods focusing on power imbalances within insider research
· Climate change and violent conflict risks to marginalised communities
Academic history
· Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (Major in Land and Water Resources Engineering), University of the Philippines (2014)
· Master of Science in Disaster Risk and Resilience, University of Canterbury (2020)
- Recipient of Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship
Publications
· Gaviola, J. H., Beaven, S. J., & Wilson, T. M. (2024). Filipino migrant worker organisations, social capital and disaster resilience: An Aotearoa-New Zealand case study. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 108, 104523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104523
· Gaviola, J. (2020). Exploring the social capital of temporary Filipino migrant workers in Canterbury: a step towards achieving an inclusive community resilience in New Zealand. https://doi.org/10.26021/2707 (Master’s thesis)
· Delina, L. L., Gaviola, J., & Pagkalinawan, H. (2024). Unveiling the climate–conflict nexus: Examining the influence of weather extremes on conflict emergence in the Philippine Bangsamoro. Environment and Security, 2(2), 235-258. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538796241226780
· Delina, L. L., Ludovice, N. P. P., Gaviola, J., & Cagoco-Guiam, R. (2023). Living with climate and state fragility in a “chaotic paradise:” securitizing livelihoods in the Philippines’ Cotabato River Basin. Climate Risk Management, 42, 100558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2023.100558
Presentations
· Gaviola, Jon. (2023). Using Bourdieu’s theory of practice to understand the resilience of rural migrant communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Disastrous Doctorates 2023 Symposium, Massey University – Wellington, New Zealand, 22-24 February 2023.
· Delina, L.L., Gaviola, Jon, & Rufa Cagoco-Guiam. (2022). Climate fragility risks and conflict emergence in Bangsamoro’s Maguindanao province. The Fifth Philippine Studies Conference, Tokyo University, Japan, 26-27 November 2022.
· Delina, L. L., Gaviola, Jon, Pagkalinawan, H., & Cagoco-Guiam, R. (2021). Weather extremes and conflict emergence in the Philippine Bangsamoro: some preliminary findings. Environmental Peacebuilding Conference: Prospects for the Asia-Pacific Region, University of Melbourne, Australia, 17-18 November 2021.
