Marcos Alan S. V. Ferreira is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Federal University of Paraiba - UFPB (João Pessoa, Brazil). Also, he is a Visiting Professor at Master's in Social Development at University Nur (Bolivia). He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp, Brazil) and a M.A. in International Relations - Programa Santiago Dantas (UNESP/UNICAMP/PUC-SP, Brazil) (2006). He was Visiting Researcher at University of Manchester, at Uppsala University and University of São Paulo (USP). As Visiting Professor, conducted classes and talks at University of Arts-London and at Universität Vechta. Member of Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC, Switzerland) and Urban Violence Research Network (UVRN, United Kingdom). His articles have been published in top journals, including the International Studies Perspectives, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Latin American Research Review, Trends in Organized Crime, Journal of Politics in Latin America, Peace & Change, Journal of Political Science Education, Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, and International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice. He is editor of "Peace and Violence in Brazil" (Palgrave MacMillan), author of "Criminal Non-State Actors in Latin America" (Springer Publisher, forthcoming), and authored two books on terrorism and foreign policy (both in Portuguese). Also, he edited "Peace Studies: concepts and debates" (co-authored with Roberta Maschietto and Paulo Kuhlmann) and "Religion and International Relations", two volumes (co-authored with Anna Carletti and Fábio Nobre, both in Portuguese). Currently, his research is focused on the impacts of organized crime and state violence on peace in Brazil and South America, conducted with funding by Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Latin American Studies Association, and Ford Foundation.
Professor Associado na Univ. Federal da Paraíba (UFPB). Bolsista Produtividade do CNPq (Nível 2). Doutor em Ciência Política pela Unicamp (2010) e Mestre em Relações Internacionais - Programa Santiago Dantas (UNESP/UNICAMP/PUC-SP) (2006). Como Pesquisador Visitante, esteve na Univ. de Manchester (Reino Unido - 2018 e 2019), Univ. de Uppsala (Suécia - 2014) e Univ. de São Paulo (2021-2022). Como Professor Visitante, esteve na Univ. of Arts-London (2022) e Univ. de Vechta (Alemanha - 2017 e 2019). É docente colaborador no Mestrado em Desenvolvimento Social na Universidad Núr (Bolívia). Colabora voluntariamente com o Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity e Lazos Learning. Teve artigos publicados em periódicos internacionais e nacionais, tais como International Studies Perspectives, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Latin American Research Review, Trends in Organized Crime, Journal of Politics in Latin America, Journal of Political Science Education, Peace & Change, e International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice; é também autor ou organizador de cinco livros. Membro da Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) desde 2021. Foi membro do Conselho de Governança da IPRA (International Peace Research Association) entre 2016-2020. Atualmente, sua pesquisa é focada nos impactos do crime organizado e da violência estatal na paz do Brasil e da América do Sul, conduzidas com financiamento do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico-CNPq, Latin American Studies Association e Fundação Ford.
