Stories of climate change adaptation of fisherfolk in Del Carmen, Siargao Islands, Philippines: a dialogical narrative analysis
2024
Roc, D.R.M.
This research aimed to explore the characteristics of the narrative co-constructed by fisherfolk in Del Carmen, Siargao Islands, Philippines from their experiences of climate change adaptation. Building upon a criticism of the metanarrative of science, it assumed a social constructionist position in analyzing dialogical narratives and employed a narrative constructionist research design. It co-constructed sixteen stories- eight each from Brgy. [village] Caub and Brgy. Del Carmen- and analyzed it in three ways: first, a structural analysis to examine how the fisherfolk structured their experiences; second, a thematic analysis to surface emergent themes in the stories; and third, a dialogical analysis to identify the dialogical components of the collective narrative constructed by the individual stories. The study discovered three main types of characteristics: first, horizontal characteristics, or the temporal organization of the narrative, which explain the chronological sequence of events; second, vertical characteristics which contain the diverse system of meaning and capacities emerging from the texts; and third, diagonal characteristics which allow the narrative to be told to and heard by others and enables the fisherfolk to participate in dialogue. It concluded with some reflections on dialogue in development communication praxis, as well as practical recommendations for climate actors in Del Carmen.
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