Giovanna Gioli – Bath Spa University

Personal statement

Dr. Giovanna Gioli is a political philosopher working in the field of Human Geography. Before joining Bath Spa University, she held research/teaching posts at various international universities, as well as a lectureship at the University of Edinburgh. She has also worked in the development sector for multiple organisations, including the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Her regional focus is on South Asia and the Himalayas (Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bhutan), where she has spent long stretches of time over the past decade.

Her research interests include:

Critical geographies of development and the environment
Migration and climate security
Feminist political ecology
Post-Kantian French philosophy.

Academic qualifications

PhD - University of Parma
MSc - London School of Economics and Political Science
MA (Laurea) - University of Pisa

Research and academic outputs

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Thinking as anarchists: selected writings from Volontà

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Gioli, G and Kallin, H, eds. (2021) Thinking as anarchists: selected writings from Volontà. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh. ISBN 9781474483131

Water security across the gender divide

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Fröhlich, C, Gioli, G, Cremades, R and Myrttinen, H, eds. (2018) Water security across the gender divide. Springer, Cham. ISBN 9783319640440

Climate migration is about people, not numbers

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Durand-Delacre, D, Bettini, G, Nash, S.L, Sterly, H, Gioli, G, Hut, E, Boas, I, Farbotko, C, Sakdapolrak, P, de Bruijn, M, Tripathy Furlong, B, van der Geest, K, Lietaer, S and Hulme, M (2021) 'Climate migration is about people, not numbers.' In: Böhm, S and Sullivan, S, eds. Negotiating climate change in crisis. Open Book Publishers, Cambridge, pp. 63-81. ISBN 9781800642621

Understanding and tackling poverty and vulnerability in mountain livelihoods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

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Gioli, G, Thapa, G, Khan, F, Dasgupta, P, Nathan, D, Chhetri, N, Adhikari, L, Mohanty, S.K, Aurino, E and Mapstone Scott, L (2019) 'Understanding and tackling poverty and vulnerability in mountain livelihoods in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.' In: Wester, P, Mishra, A, Mukherji, A and Shrestha, A, eds. The Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment. Springer, Cham, pp. 421-455. ISBN 9783319922874

Gender, migration and (global) environmental change

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Gioli, G and Milan, A (2018) 'Gender, migration and (global) environmental change.' In: McLeman, R and Gemenne, F, eds. Routledge handbook of environmental displacement and migration. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 135-150. ISBN 9781138194465

Remittances as self-insured life: on migration, flood and conflict in North-Western Pakistan

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Gioli, G (2017) 'Remittances as self-insured life: on migration, flood and conflict in North-Western Pakistan.' In: Irudaya Rajan, S and Bhagat, R.B, eds. Climate change, vulnerability and migration. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 94-118. ISBN 9780415790727

An index based assessment of vulnerability to floods in the Upper Indus Sub-basin: what role for remittances?

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Banerjee, S, Ahmad, Z, Gioli, G, Bisht, S, Sharma, S and Tuladhar, S (2016) 'An index based assessment of vulnerability to floods in the Upper Indus Sub-basin: what role for remittances?' In: Milan, A, Schraven, B, Warner, K and Cascone, N, eds. Migration, risk management and climate change: evidence and policy responses. Springer, Cham, pp. 3-23. ISBN 9783319429205

Knowledge priorities on climate change and water in the Upper Indus Basin: a horizon scanning exercise to identify the top 100 research questions in social and natural sciences

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Orr, A et al (2022) 'Knowledge priorities on climate change and water in the Upper Indus Basin: a horizon scanning exercise to identify the top 100 research questions in social and natural sciences.' Earth's Future, 10 (4). e2021EF002619. ISSN 2328-4277

Understanding rural outmigration and agricultural land use change in the Gandaki Basin, Nepal

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Maharjan, A, Kochhar, I, Chitale, V.S, Hussain, A and Gioli, G (2020) 'Understanding rural outmigration and agricultural land use change in the Gandaki Basin, Nepal.' Applied Geography, 124. e102278. ISSN 0143-6228

Clouded skies: how digital technologies could reshape "Loss and Damage" from climate change

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Bettini, G, Gioli, G and Felli, R (2020) 'Clouded skies: how digital technologies could reshape "Loss and Damage" from climate change.' WIREs Climate Change, 11 (4). e650. ISSN 1757-7799

Climate migration myths

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Boas, I et al (2019) 'Climate migration myths.' Nature Climate Change, 9 (12). pp. 901-903. ISSN 1758-678X

Pinning down social vulnerability in Sindh Province, Pakistan: from narratives to numbers, and back again

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Mustafa, D, Gioli, G, Memon, M, Noshirwani, M, Idris, I and Ahmed, N (2019) 'Pinning down social vulnerability in Sindh Province, Pakistan: from narratives to numbers, and back again.' Disasters, 43 (2). pp. 311-335. ISSN 0361-3666

One step forward, two steps back? The fading contours of (in)justice in competing discourses on climate migration

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Bettini, G, Nash, S.L and Gioli, G (2017) 'One step forward, two steps back? The fading contours of (in)justice in competing discourses on climate migration.' Geographical Journal, 183 (4). pp. 348-358. ISSN 0016-7398

Climate adaptation approaches and key policy characteristics: cases from South Asia

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Vij, S, Moors, E, Ahmad, B, Arfanuzzaman, Md, Bhadwal, S, Biesbroek, R, Gioli, G, Groot, A, Mallick, D, Regmi, B, Saeed, B.A, Ishaq, S, Thapa, B, Werners, S.E and Wester, P (2017) 'Climate adaptation approaches and key policy characteristics: cases from South Asia.' Environmental Science & Policy, 78. pp. 58-65. ISSN 1462-9011

Waltz with development: insights on the developmentalization of climate-induced migration

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Bettini, G and Gioli, G (2016) 'Waltz with development: insights on the developmentalization of climate-induced migration.' Migration and Development, 5 (2). pp. 171-189. ISSN 2163-2324

Human mobility, climate adaptation, and development [editorial]

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Gioli, G, Hugo, G, Costa, M.M and Scheffran, J (2016) 'Human mobility, climate adaptation, and development [editorial].' Migration and Development, 5 (2). pp. 165-170. ISSN 2163-2324

Gendering flood early warning systems: the case of Pakistan

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Mustafa, D, Gioli, G, Qazi, S, Waraich, R, Rehman, A and Zahoor, R (2015) 'Gendering flood early warning systems: the case of Pakistan.' Environmental Hazards, 14 (4). pp. 312-328. ISSN 1747-7891

Migration and global environmental change: methodological lessons from mountain areas of the global South

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Milan, A, Gioli, G and Afifi, T (2015) 'Migration and global environmental change: methodological lessons from mountain areas of the global South.' Earth System Dynamics, 6 (1). pp. 375-388. ISSN 2190-4987

Gender, conflict, and global environmental change

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Fröhlich, C and Gioli, G (2015) 'Gender, conflict, and global environmental change.' Peace Review, 27 (2). pp. 137-146. ISSN 1040-2659

Climate change and environmental pressure: adaptation and resilience of local communities in the Hindu-Kush-Himalaya [editorial]

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Gioli, G, Lucarini, V, Scheffran, J and Turner, A (2015) 'Climate change and environmental pressure: adaptation and resilience of local communities in the Hindu-Kush-Himalaya [editorial].' Earth System Dynamics, 5. ISSN 2190-4987

Early 21st century snow cover state over the western river basins of the Indus River system

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Hasson, S, Lucarini, V, Khan, M.R, Petitta, M, Bolch, T and Gioli, G (2014) 'Early 21st century snow cover state over the western river basins of the Indus River system.' Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18 (10). pp. 4077-4100. ISSN 1607-7938

Migration as an adaptation strategy and its gendered implications: a case study from the Upper Indus Basin

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Gioli, G, Khan, T, Bisht, S and Scheffran, J (2014) 'Migration as an adaptation strategy and its gendered implications: a case study from the Upper Indus Basin.' Mountain Research and Development, 34 (3). pp. 255-265. ISSN 0276-4741

Climatic and environmental change in the Karakoram: making sense of community perceptions and adaptation strategies

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Gioli, G, Khan, T and Scheffran, J (2014) 'Climatic and environmental change in the Karakoram: making sense of community perceptions and adaptation strategies.' Regional Environmental Change, 14 (3). pp. 1151-1162. ISSN 1436-3798

What is transcendental empiricism? Deleuze and Sartre on Bergson

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Gioli, G (2007) 'What is transcendental empiricism? Deleuze and Sartre on Bergson.' Pli -The Warwick Journal of Philosophy, 18.

Towards a theory of history in Gilles Deleuze

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Gioli, G (2006) 'Towards a theory of history in Gilles Deleuze.' International Journal of the Humanities, 3 (1). pp. 162-173.

Neither heroines nor victims: women migrant workers and changing family and community relations in Nepal. UN Women discussion paper series, no. 18

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Gioli, G, Maharjan, A and Gurung, M (2017) Neither heroines nor victims: women migrant workers and changing family and community relations in Nepal. UN Women discussion paper series, no. 18. UN Women, New York, NY. ISBN 9781632140999

Critical climate-stress moments and their assessment in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: conceptualization and assessment methods : HI-AWARE Working Paper 10

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Groot, A, Werners, S, Regmi, B, Biemans, H, Gioli, G, Hassan, T, Mamnun, N, Shah, H, Ahmad, B, Siderius, C, Singh, T, Bhadwal, S and Wester, P (2017) Critical climate-stress moments and their assessment in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: conceptualization and assessment methods : HI-AWARE Working Paper 10. HI-AWARE, Kathmandu. ISBN 9789291155361

Contested waters: subnational scale of water and conflict in Pakistan

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Mustafa, D, Gioli, G, Karner, M and Khan, I (2017) Contested waters: subnational scale of water and conflict in Pakistan. United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC. ISBN 9781601276490

Literature review of critical climate-stress moments in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: a resource kit

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Groot, A, Singh, T, Pandey, A, Gioli, G, Ahmed, B, Ishaq, S, Raza, N, Hassan, M, Tanvir Hassan, S.M, Abu Syed, Md, Mamnun, N and Eijrond, V (2018) Literature review of critical climate-stress moments in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: a resource kit. Kathmandu: HI-AWARE.