Research areas
Dr Barnes' research and teaching revolve around the following topics:
- the intersection of criminal and political violence
- the origins and evolution of organized criminal groups
- criminal governance
- police militarization in Brazil/Latin America
- ethnography and the ethics of fieldwork
- visual arts and community change
PhD supervision
- Nathan Southern
- Benjamin Weber
Selected publications
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Open access
The logic of criminal territorial control: military intervention in Rio de Janeiro
Barnes, N., 1 Apr 2022, In: Comparative Political Studies. 55, 5, p. 789-831 43 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Maré from the inside: art, culture, and politics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Barnes, N. (ed.), Poets, D. (ed.) & Stephenson Jr., M. (ed.), 15 Apr 2021, Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Tech Publishing. 73 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The global comparative study of gangs and other non-state armed groups
Barnes, N., 22 Jan 2021, Oxford research encyclopedia of criminology and criminal justice. Pontell, H. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Open access
Criminal violence in Latin America
Albarracín, J. & Barnes, N., 23 Jun 2020, In: Latin American Research Review. 55, 2, p. 397-406 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Criminal politics: an integrated approach to the study of organized crime, politics, and violence
Barnes, N., 1 Dec 2017, In: Perspectives on Politics. 15, 4, p. 967-987 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Crime and plural orders in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Arias, E. D. & Barnes, N., 1 May 2017, In: Current Sociology. 65, 3, p. 448-465 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review