Emanuel Bria's research examines the intersection of the mining booms, global norms such as transparency, and marginality. His PhD project specifically focuses on the nickel mine-marginal communities’ interface on key issues such as land, water, and waste in Indonesia. This project is supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC).
Supervisors: Associate Professor Kathryn Sturman and Professor Deanna Kemp
Industry
Emanuel has consulted and worked with organisations such as the World Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB); Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Association of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI); Ford Foundation; Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI); Sustainable Minerals Institute (The University of Queensland); a German automobile manufacturing company; and others.
He has also advised and led training to governments, energy and mining companies, and civil society organisations in Southeast Asia e.g., Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines to improve the governance of energy and mineral sectors.
Biography
Emanuel is a social researcher with more than 18 years of professional experience in public policy, social research, teaching, consultancy, and management, focusing on the nexus between energy and mineral resource development and their impacts on the environment and society. He holds a master’s degree in international relations from Paramadina University, Indonesia, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Indonesia.