Rizza Kaye C. Cases is an assistant professor at the Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman. She obtained her PhD in Sociology and Social Research from the University of Trento, Italy in 2018. Her research interests include migration studies, sociology of health and illness, social network analysis, social capital, and relational and comparative sociology.
Her methodological works focus on the innovative applications of network methods in understanding migration processes and outcomes. While her previous works centre on Filipino migrants working in the care sectors of New York and London, her current research project examines Filipino labour migration in Central and Eastern Europe.
As a visiting scholar at the Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR) of Mahidol University in Thailand, she is conducting a research project on mapping the labour migration of Filipino workers in Thailand as a case of South-South migration.
She is currently an Associate Editor of the Philippine Sociological Review and working on a special issue on ‘Sociology of Migration.’
Previous publications:
Cases, R.K. (accepted). Persistent ties, evolving networks: Accounting for changes and stability in migrant support networks. International Migration – Special Issue: Social networks in migration and migrant incorporation: new developments and challenges (Eds. Raffaele Vacca, Başak Bilecen, Miranda Lubbers)
Asor, B.B. and Cases, R.K. (forthcoming). Leadership transitions and the global pandemic: (Dis)continuities and disruptions in migration governance amidst critical junctures in the Philippines. In A.A. Arugay and J.Encinas-Franco. (Eds.). Games, Changes, and Fears: The Philippines from Duterte to Marcos. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)-Yusof Ishak Institute Publishing.
Cases, R.K.C., Sapitula, M.V.J, and Pilario, D.F.E. (Eds.). (2023). Sexual violence against women: Victim-survivors and faith-based responses. Adamson University (SVST Interdisciplinary Series).
Maceda EB, Abadingo M, Asor BB, Cases RK, Supan RJ, Anarna K, Libo-on PC, Vesagas TD, & Tumulak MJ. (2024). Social media content analysis of public and private Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (G6PD) Facebook groups. Acta Medica Philippina. Early Access 2024.
Cases, R.K. (2021). Claims-making and recognition through care work: Narratives of belonging and exclusion of Filipinos in New York and London. In Recognition, Migration, and Critical Theory (Springer Book Series on “Studies in Global Justice”), ed. G. Schweiger. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-72732-1.
Cases, R.K. (2019). Integrating network mapping and visualization within migrants’ narratives. Briefs on Methodological, Ethical and Epistemological Issues, No.8. International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe (IMISCOE). <https://crossmigration.eu/methodological-issue-briefs>
Cases, R.K. (2013). The rationalities of everyday risk management: A modified Weberian typology. Philippine Sociological Review, 61(2), 395-418.
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