Gareth Jones (geographer)

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Gareth Jones
Nationality British
Scientific career
Fields Urban geography

Gareth Jones is a professor of urban geography in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics (LSE), [1] and an Associate Fellow at the Institute for the Study of the Americas in the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. [2]

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Jones is a joint editor of the Journal of Latin American Studies , [3] a member of The British Academy Area Studies Panel for Latin America and the Caribbean, [4] and an invited member of the Advisory Committee of the Centre of Excellence for Statistics on Governance, Public Security and Justice, at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (Mexico). [1]

Jones has edited and authored of a number of books, as well as many academic articles. [5] [6] [7] His most recent book as editor (2009) is Youth Violence in Latin America: Gangs and Juvenile Justice in Perspective (edited with D. Rodgers). [8] His most recent co-authored book (2010) is Bringing Youth into Development. [9] He also has an advance contract with Temple University Press for a book tentatively titled Street Corners in a Global World: Everyday Life and Identities of Mexican Street Youth. [1]

His research interests are urban geography, [10] international development, youth, gated communities, gentrification, and identity. [1] [5] He has conducted research in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Ghana, and South Africa. [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gareth A Jones Profile". LSE Department of Geography and Environment: Who's Who. London School of Economics. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  2. "List of Associates". UCL Institute of the Americas. UCL. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  3. "Journal of Latin American Studies". Institute of Latin American Studies. University of London School of Advanced Study. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  4. "Latin America and the Caribbean Panel: Regional Expertise". British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 "LSE Research and Expertise: Gareth Jones". London School of Economics. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  6. Wil Pansters (30 May 2012). Violence, Coercion, and State-Making in Twentieth-Century Mexico: The Other Half of the Centaur. Stanford University Press. pp. 361–. ISBN   978-0-8047-8447-4.
  7. "https://pages.wustl.edu/files/pages/imce/wuir/journal2014.pdf "Co-oped space and resistance in modern Brasil" Archived 15 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . The Washington University International Review, Sprin 2014.
  8. 'Youth Violence in Latin America: Gangs and juvenile justice in perspective'
  9. 'Bringing Youth Into Development'
  10. University of Kwazulu-Natal. School of Development Studies (2006). Annual Report. School of Development Studies. p. 15.

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