Fellows and visitors

Dr Cecilia McCallum

Professorial Fellow in Amerindian Studies

Nicholas Barnes is a Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews in the School of International Relations and affiliated faculty at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence. Nicholas’ research focuses on the topics of organized crime, political violence, non-state governance, and citizen resistance and mobilization in Latin America. He has conducted 3 years of fieldwork in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas and is currently working on a book project (under contract with Cambridge University Press) about how and why gangs govern these communities. He also collaborates with favela artists and activists through visual media projects and exhibits. See more at www.nicholasjohnbarnes.com.

Dr Christopher Schulz is a Lecturer in Sustainable Development in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development. His main research interests fall into the fields of environment and development, environmental values, and water governance, with a particular focus on alternatives to mainstream economic approaches for valuing the environment. Prior to joining St Andrews, Christopher was a Lecturer in the MSc programme in Ecological Economics at SRUC/Edinburgh University, a Research Associate in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge, and a Research Fellow at St Andrews.