Dr Nicholas Barnes

Dr Nicholas Barnes

Senior Lecturer

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 1928
Email
njb22@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

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

  • Agustin Hernandez Berea
  • Sike Li
  • Katelyn Nutley
  • Nathan Southern
  • Benjamin Weber

Selected publications

  • Barnes, N., 6 Feb 2025, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 366 p. (Cambridge studies in comparative politics)

    Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Open access
    Barnes, N., 1 Apr 2022, In: Comparative Political Studies. 55, 5, p. 789-831 43 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    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

  • Barnes, N., 1 Dec 2017, In: Perspectives on Politics. 15, 4, p. 967-987 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • 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