Dr Nelson Turgo
Research Associate, SIRC
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Nelson's research interests are the following: geographies of globalization; fishing communities, marginalized and economically-deprived communities; biography and locality; the maritime industry; power, gender and economic relations. He is also interested in the sociology of culture; the global-local nexus; the production of space and spatialization of everyday life; the interface between anthropology and literature; autoethnography, creative writing; and local histories.
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Nelson attended local schools in the Philippines where he graduated valedictorian both in grade and high school. He finished his undergraduate degree in English Studies (Creative Writing) at the University of the Philippines, Diliman (cum laude) where he also obtained his master$acirc; s degree in Philippine Studies (Literature and Anthropology). In 2006, he won a SIRC-Nippon fellowship to read for a PhD in Social Sciences (Global Political Economy) at Cardiff University, graduating in 2010. His thesis $acirc; Bugabug ang Dagat: The Local Life of a Fishing Community in the Philippines$acirc; was awarded a Category 1 Pass. He is also an accomplished bi-lingual fictionist having been published in some literary magazines and journals in the Philippines. He grew up in a small fishing community.
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2022
- Sampson, H., Turgo, N., Cadge, W., Gilliat-Ray, S. and Smith, G. 2022. ‘Overstretched and under-resourced’: the corporate neglect of port welfare services for seafarers. Maritime Policy and Management (10.1080/03088839.2022.2084788)
- Turgo, N., Cage, W., Gilliat-Ray, S., Sampson, H. and Smith, G. 2022. Relying on the kindness of strangers: Welfare-providers to seafarers and the symbolic construction of community. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (10.1177/08912416221092001)
- Gilliat-Ray, S., Cadge, W., Sampson, H., Turgo, N. and Smith, G. 2022. ‘Here today, gone tomorrow’: the risks and rewards of port chaplaincy. Journal of Beliefs and Values (10.1080/13617672.2022.2039982)
2021
- Turgo, N. and Sampson, H. 2021. “What is immediate and obvious feels real”: National identity and emotional vulnerabilities in the field. Methodological Innovations 14 (10.1177/20597991211035526)
- Sampson, H., Turgo, N., Cadge, W., Gilliat-Ray, S. and Smith, G. 2021. Religion in multi-ethnic contexts: a multidisciplinary case study of global seafaring. Project Report. Cardiff, UK: Cardiff University.
- Turgo, N. 2021. Manning the waves: masculinity shift amongst Filipino seafarers in the age of precarity. Gender, Work and Organization 28(4), pp. 1562-1578. (10.1111/gwao.12710)
- Cadge, W., Sampson, H., Turgo, N., Gilliat-Ray, S. and Smith, G. 2021. The work of port chaplains: views from seafarers served. Journal of Contemporary Religion
- Smith, G., Turgo, N., Cadge, W., Gilliat-Ray, S. and Sampson, H. 2021. A working theology: an evaluation of the popular beliefs of Roman Catholic Filipino seafarers. Practical Theology 14(6), pp. 506-517. (10.1080/1756073X.2021.1951945)
2020
- Turgo, N. 2020. A taste of the sea: artisanal fishing communities in the Philippines. In: Gekara, V. O. and Sampson, H. eds. The World of the Seafarer: Qualitative Accounts of Working in the Global Shipping Industry., Vol. 9. WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs Springer, pp. 9-22., (10.1007/978-3-030-49825-2_2)
- Sampson, H., Turgo, N., Cadge, W., Gilliat-Ray, S. and Smith, G. 2020. Harmony of the seas?: Work, faith, and religious difference among multinational migrant workers on board cargo ships. Ethnic and Racial Studies 43(16), pp. 287-305. (10.1080/01419870.2020.1776362)
- Turgo, N. 2020. Temporalities at sea: Fast time and slow time onboard ocean-going merchant vessels. Ethnography (10.1177/1466138120923371)
2019
- Sampson, H., Turgo, N., Acejo, I., Ellis, N. and Tang, L. 2019. 'Between a rock and a hard place': the implications of lost autonomy and trust for professionals at sea. Work, Employment and Society 33(4), pp. 648-665. (10.1177/0950017018821284)
2018
- Acejo, I., Sampson, H., Turgo, N., Ellis, N. and Tang, L. 2018. The causes of maritime accidents in the period 2002-2016. Cardiff: Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC).
- Sampson, H., Ellis, N., Acejo, I., Turgo, N. and Tang, L. 2018. The working and living conditions of seafarers on cargo ships in the period 2011-2016. Cardiff: Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC).
- Turgo, N. 2018. Sina Gat Uban at Horacio dela Costa sa Mauban: Mga Paghahanap sa Tanawin Tungo sa Pagbubuo ng Lokal na Kasaysayan at Pambayang Identdad. Malay 30(1), pp. 13-27.
- Sampson, H. and Turgo, N. 2018. Finding the way in to a global industry! The usefulness of elite events to social science researchers. Journal of Organizational Ethnography 7(1), pp. 2-15. (10.1108/JOE-04-2017-0022)
2017
- Turgo, N. 2017. ‘Doon po sa Mauba’y, ang mga bangka’y, nagkakarera’y’: The politics of the production of Maubanog Festival. Philippine Social Sciences Review 69(1), article number: 5985.
- Sampson, H., Ellis, N., Acejo, I. and Turgo, N. 2017. Changes in seafarers' health 2011-2016: A summary report. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Sefarers International Research Centre. Available at: http://www.sirc.cf.ac.uk/Uploads/Publications/Changes to seafarers' health 2011-2016.pdf
- Turgo, N. 2017. "Amoy isda": the middle class life of market fishmongers. AghamTao 25(2), pp. 201-230., article number: 1.
2016
- Sampson, H., Acejo, I., Ellis, N., Tang, L. and Turgo, N. 2016. The relationships between seafarers and shore-side personnel: an outline report based on research undertaken in the period 2012-2016. Project Report. Cardiff: Seafarers International Research Centre.
- Turgo, N. 2016. The kinship of everyday need: relatedness and survival in a Philippine fishing community. South East Asia Research 24(1), pp. 61-75. (10.5367/sear.2016.0291)
- Sampson, H., Acejo, I., Ellis, N., Tang, L. and Turgo, N. 2016. The use of mandatory equipment on board cargo ships: an outline report based on research undertaken in the period 2012-2016. Project Report. Cardiff: Seafarers International Research Centre.
- Turgo, N. 2016. 'Laway lang ang kapital' (Saliva as capital): Social embeddedness of market practices in brokerage houses in the Philippines. Journal of Rural Studies 43, pp. 83-93. (10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.11.001)
- Turgo, N. 2016. Getting back into place: remembrances and re-membering of Maubanin Living in the US Sapagkat ang Paglisan ay Lagi-lagi ring Pagbalik: Ang Pagpopook at Paglikha ng Gunita ng mga Maubanin sa Amerika. Malay 29(1), pp. 1-17.
- Turgo, N. 2016. Mga Kumbati ng Pagbalikwas: Mga Salimbayang Naratibo ng Pagtanggi sa Planta ng Koryente sa Mauban, 1996–2004. Diwa E-journal 4
- Turgo, N. 2016. Knowledge sits in places: The vernacularity and emplacement of fish markets in Southern Philippines. Mabini Review 5, pp. 66-88.
2015
- Turgo, N. 2015. Fishermen, fishmongers, and the sea: Economic restructuring and gender dynamics in a Philippine fishing community. Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints 63(3), pp. 365-391. (10.1353/phs.2015.0035)
- Turgo, N. 2015. Neglect and poverty in the small-scale fishing communities of the Philippines. In: Couper, A., Smith, H. and Ciceri, B. eds. Fishers and Plunderers: Theft, Slavery and Violence at Sea. London: Pluto Press, pp. 61-65.
2014
- Turgo, N. 2014. Redefining and experiencing masculinity in a Philippine fishing community. Philippine Sociological Review 62(1), pp. 7-38.
- Turgo, N. 2014. Identity: a contentious notion. Sabangan, pp. 31-33.
- Turgo, N. 2014. Kumbatihan ng lunan: Talabtaban ng pag-iral sa Calvario ng Mauban (Discourses in/on space: Contestation of presence(s) in Calvario of Mauban). Daluyan: A Journal in Filipino 20(0), pp. 11-40.
2013
- Turgo, N. 2013. 'Here, we don't just trade goods, we also "sell" people's lives': sari-sari stores as nodes of partial surveillance in a Philippine fishing community. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 34(3), pp. 373-389. (10.1111/sjtg.12033)
2012
- Turgo, N. 2012. A 'balikbayan' in the field: scaling and (re)producing insider's identity in a Philippine fishing community. Qualitative Research 12(6), pp. 666-685. (10.1177/1468794111433006)
- Turgo, N. 2012. 'I know him so well': contracting/tual 'insiders', and maintaining access and rapport in a Philippine fishing community. Sociological Research Online 17(3), article number: 18. (10.5153/sro.2660)
- Turgo, N. 2012. 'Bugabug ang dagat' (rough seas): experiencing Foucault's heterotopia in fish trading houses. Social Science Diliman 8(1), pp. 31-62.
- Sampson, H., Ellis, N., Acejo, I., Tang, L., Turgo, N. and Zhiwei, Z. 2012. Seafarer accommodation on contemporary cargo ships. Project Report. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
2011
- Wadsworth, E., Marsh, K., Turgo, N. and Walters, D. 2011. Learning legacy: lessons learned from the London 2012 Games construction project. Project Report. London, UK: Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
2010
- Turgo, N. 2010. David Silverman: Doing qualitative research [book review]. Qualitative Research 10(3), pp. 386-387. (10.1177/14687941100100030605)
- Turgo, N. N. 2010. Bugabug and Dagat: The local life of a fishing community in the Philippines. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Addysgu
Nelson's research interests are the following: geographies of
globalization; fishing communities, marginalized and
economically-deprived communities; biography and locality; the maritime
industry; power, gender and economic relations. He is also interested in
the sociology of culture; the global-local nexus; the production of
space and spatialization of everyday life; the interface between
anthropology and literature; autoethnography, creative writing; and
local histories.
