Nicole Curato

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University of the Philippines Diliman {{small|(BA)}}
University of Manchester {{small|(MA)}}
University of Birmingham {{small|(PhD)}}

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Ten Outstanding Young Men/People (TOYM) (2013) – Sociology

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Nicola Paula Cayco Curato, also known as "Nicole Curato", is a Filipina sociologist best known for her academic work on deliberative democracy{{cite web|url=https://canberra.academia.edu/NicoleCurato|title=Academia Profile|work=Pinoy Scientists|accessdate=2 February 2017|author=Hermosa, Nath}}{{cite web|url=http://www.governanceinstitute.edu.au/magma/media/upload/ckeditor/files/Curato_ACADEMIC%20CV_as%20of%20January%202017.pdf|title=Profile: Nicole Curato|date=16 September 2014|work=The Conversation|publisher=The Conversation Media Group Ltd|accessdate=2 February 2017|archive-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203163514/http://www.governanceinstitute.edu.au/magma/media/upload/ckeditor/files/Curato_ACADEMIC%20CV_as%20of%20January%202017.pdf|url-status=dead}} and her media work providing academic commentary on politics in the Philippines.{{cite web|url=http://www.governanceinstitute.edu.au/magma/media/upload/ckeditor/files/Curato_PUBLIC%20ENGAGEMENT%20CV_as%20of%20January%202017.pdf|title=Public Engagement CV|date=11 April 2016|work=FHM Philippines|accessdate=2 February 2017|author=Aguilera, John Paulo|archive-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203163105/http://www.governanceinstitute.edu.au/magma/media/upload/ckeditor/files/Curato_PUBLIC%20ENGAGEMENT%20CV_as%20of%20January%202017.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Early life and education

Nicole Curato completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She then pursued a Master of Arts in Sociology at the University of Manchester and a Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Birmingham.{{cite web |url=https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/social-policy/curato-nicole.aspx |title=Dr. Nicole Curato - University of Birmingham |website=University of Birmingham}}

Academic work

Curato is the recipient of Discovery Early Career Research Award Fellowship at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra. The award is funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC).{{Cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/arc-funds-canberra-universities-research-for-37m-20141105-11h4dc.html|title=ARC funds Canberra universities research for $37m|last=Macdonald|first=Emma|date=5 November 2014|newspaper=The Canberra Times|access-date=3 February 2017}}

She joined the Centre as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Australian National University in 2011 where she worked on an ARC linkage project on the Australian Citizens' Parliament with John Dryzek and Simon Niemeyer. Before moving to Australia, she was an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of the Philippines-Diliman.

Her work has been published in academic journals including Qualitative Inquiry,{{Cite journal|last=Curato|first=Nicole|date=25 July 2012|title=Respondents as Interlocutors|journal=Qualitative Inquiry|volume=18|issue=7|pages=571–582|doi=10.1177/1077800412450154|s2cid=145062771 }} Policy Sciences,{{Cite journal|last1=Curato|first1=Nicole|last2=Böker|first2=Marit|date=16 December 2015|title=Linking mini-publics to the deliberative system: a research agenda|journal=Policy Sciences|volume=49|issue=2|pages=173–190|doi=10.1007/s11077-015-9238-5|s2cid=254891365 |issn=0032-2687|url=http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/items/c87ef369-b15b-40c9-a2e2-ce7549788f49/1/}} Current Sociology,{{Cite journal|last=Curato|first=Nicole|date=5 July 2016|title='We haven't even buried the dead yet': Ethics of discursive contestation in a crisis situation|journal=Current Sociology|volume=65|issue=7|pages=1010–1030|doi=10.1177/0011392116651662|s2cid=148082167 |url=http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/items/86042046-1734-4b13-b47f-bca69f67b0fd/1/}} European Political Science Review{{Cite journal|last1=Felicetti|first1=Andrea|last2=Niemeyer|first2=Simon|last3=Curato|first3=Nicole|date=1 August 2016|title=Improving deliberative participation: connecting mini-publics to deliberative systems|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-political-science-review/article/div-classtitleimproving-deliberative-participation-connecting-mini-publics-to-deliberative-systemsdiv/2EE58636F2D6152EE41B611CD9825EA9|journal=European Political Science Review|volume=8|issue=3|pages=427–448|doi=10.1017/S1755773915000119|s2cid=154237596 |issn=1755-7739|hdl=11384/62904|hdl-access=free}} and Acta Politica,{{Cite journal|last=Curato|first=Nicole|date=28 September 2012|title=A sequential analysis of democratic deliberation|url=http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/items/70777ba2-2861-41ba-bbae-ba7e3d7d58ae/1/?attachment.uuid=fbc1db1a-d708-4edf-8017-682ad49296bf|journal=Acta Politica|volume=47|issue=4|pages=423–442|doi=10.1057/ap.2012.15|s2cid=256512740|issn=0001-6810}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} among others. Her recent work has examined the character of Rodrigo Duterte's populism.{{Cite journal|last=Curato|first=Nicole|date=1 January 2017|title=Flirting with Authoritarian Fantasies? Rodrigo Duterte and the New Terms of Philippine Populism|journal=Journal of Contemporary Asia|volume=47|issue=1|pages=142–153|doi=10.1080/00472336.2016.1239751|s2cid=152278874 |issn=0047-2336|url=http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/items/4837ac0c-ebf6-48d4-ab50-0d0842c6f9f6/1/}}{{Cite journal|last=Curato|first=Nicole|date=30 January 2017|title=Politics of Anxiety, Politics of Hope: Penal Populism and Duterte's Rise to Power|url=https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jsaa/article/view/1011/1016|journal=Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs|volume=35|issue=3|pages=69–89|issn=1868-4882}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/125784-interrupting-rodrigo-duterte|title=Interrupting Rodrigo Duterte|newspaper=Rappler|access-date=3 February 2017}}{{Citation|last=Pilipinas Cnn News|title=Duterte is not the first President to use gutter language. Duterte's narrative is "I will stand up f|date=5 October 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRhTP8Dkl5w|accessdate=3 February 2017}}{{Citation|last=ABS-CBN News|title=Of profanity and public trust: Why Duterte remains popular|date=19 September 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpNaVk5fSxo|accessdate=3 February 2017}}

She also served as editor for several Special Issues of the Philippine Sociological Review.

Political commentary

Nicole Curato is widely recognized in the Philippines as a go-to analyst for television and web coverage of political affairs. She has provided expert commentary on various platforms, offering insights into the country's political landscape.

Among her more prominent appearances, Curato served as a post-debate panellist at the Manila/Vice-Presidential leg of the COMELEC-led PiliPinas Debates 2016. She has also been a regular commentator for Rappler,{{Citation|last=Rappler|title=INTERVIEW WITH NICOLE CURATO AND PATRICIA EVANGELISTA|date=17 June 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlolTMiT7II|accessdate=3 February 2017}}{{Citation|last=Rappler|title=#TalkThursday: Social trends in the 2013 elections|date=16 May 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU0kYYoVApM|accessdate=3 February 2017}} CNN Philippines,{{Citation|publisher=CNN Philippines|title=The Source: Nicole Curato|date=6 October 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u9r7OE5pso|accessdate=3 February 2017}}{{Citation|last=Pilipinas Cnn News|title=Sociologist Nicole Curato: Fake news is not a new phenomenon, but it's been amplified by social media|date=16 November 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT1EuueCuBs|accessdate=3 February 2017}} and Filipino Freethinkers.{{Citation|last=Filipino Freethinkers|title=Are Women Equal in the Philippines?|date=11 March 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MubaKMCJhW8|accessdate=3 February 2017}}{{Citation|last=Filipino Freethinkers|title=FF Podcast 54: Jennifer Laude was a Woman|date=23 October 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7w07W9ODRQ|accessdate=3 February 2017}}{{Citation|last=Filipino Freethinkers|title=Is Marriage Equality Really an LGBT Victory? [FF Podcast 77]|date=3 July 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkqBEzm92ks|accessdate=3 February 2017}}

In 2013, Curato was awarded as one of the Philippines' Ten Outstanding Young Men/People (TOYM) in the field of sociology, recognizing her contributions to the discipline and her role in shaping public discourse.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rappler.com/bulletin-board/45360-nicole-curato-toym-2013|title=Rappler's Thought Leader Nicole Curato 2013 TOYM awardee|newspaper=Rappler|access-date=3 February 2017}}