Eleangel Dawn Cortel

Eleangel Dawn Cortel

Research Areas:
Local Governance, Social Policy and Development, Human Rights, Children and Youth Studies, Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate Change Adaptation

Expertise:
Qualitative Research, Training Management and Facilitation, Event Organization

Short Bio:
Dawn obtained her Bachelor of Public Administration degree from the National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG), University of the Philippines. In 2020, she completed her Master of Arts in Development Studies, majoring in Human Rights, Gender and Conflict Studies (Social Justice Perspectives), with a specialization in Children and Youth Studies, at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS-EUR) in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Dawn initially joined the Center for Local and Regional Governance (CLRG) as a Research Associate in 2017, participating in research studies on social policy, civil society organization initiatives, and disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. She was also involved in organizing and facilitating some of the Center’s training programs and activities. Dawn likewise worked at the Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED), NCPAG, where she was involved in the conduct of research and client satisfaction survey, development of modules on regulatory impact assessment, as well as the organization and facilitation of training programs for national government agencies. Currently, Dawn serves as a University Researcher in CLRG.

Written Works:

A Rights-Based Approach to Juvenile Justice: Exploring the Diversion of Children in Conflict with the Law in the Philippines [unpublished master’s thesis] (2020). International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Understanding Barangays in the Philippines: Mandates, Services, Issues and Areas for Reform (2020). In Local Matters: Experiences in Autonomy, Decentralization, and Beyond – A Book of Readings Volume 5. (with Raphael Montes, Jr. et. al.)

A whole new world for the PWDs of Carmona, Cavite: PDAO paving the way towards PWD empowerment, inclusion and self-sufficiency (2018). (with Lourdes Villar-Santos)

Meso-scale Insurance for Disaster Readiness and Recovery Project (2018). Policy brief. (with Erwin Alampay and Dennis Dela Torre)