Marcos Alan Ferreira
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
Visiting Scholar
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School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Marcos Alan S. V. Ferreira is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Sheffield, and Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), Brazil (in annual leave). He holds a PhD in Political Science from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) and an MA in International Relations from the Programa Santiago Dantas (UNESP/Unicamp/PUC-SP). Over his academic career, he has been a Visiting Scholar and Researcher at the University of Manchester, Uppsala University, the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and the University for Peace (Costa Rica).
- Research interests
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My current research explores the social impacts of transnational organized crime, criminal governance, and state violence in the Amazon region. I focus particularly on how illicit networks affect vulnerable demographics, examining the distinct pressures, recruitment dynamics, and security challenges faced by local populations, youth, and women. My work also investigates broader patterns of organized crime expansion, hybrid governance regimes, and peacebuilding strategies across Latin America.
- Research group
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Head of Academic League of Peace Studies and Conflict Analysis (LEPAC/UFPB)
- Grants
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2025-2028 - Integrated Security in the Pan-Amazon and South American Border
Regions: Perspectives for Building a Security Model Focused on Interagency and International Cooperation. CAPES Pro-Defesa. CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). Grant #88881961648202401 - coordinated by Gustavo Simões (ECEME)
2024-2026 - “Narcotrafficking and Militarization: a comparative analysis of Brazil, Mexico and Caribbean”. CNPq Cooperação Internacional 2023. CNPq – Brazilian National Council for Technological and Scientific Development. Grant: #441741/2023-1 - Principal Investigator, with Anais Passos (UFSC) and Paulo G. Pellegrino Correa (UNIFAP)
2022-2024 - Women in criminal organizations: the cases of Primeiro Comando da Capital
(PCC) and Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG)”. LASA-Ford Special Projects. Latin American Studies Association (LASA) and Ford Foundation. Grant #FL-17-02 - Principal Investigator, with Nicole Jenne (PUC-Chile) and Carolina Sampo (UCM, Spain)
2020-2022 - Rethinking Cultural Interventions in Urban Youth Violence in Brazil and the UK”
British Academy Seed Funding 2020 (1). Grant: #UNFSF/100006 - Principal Investigator, with Mark Lewis (University of Arts-London) and Ross Forman (University of Warwick)
2018-2019 - Challenges for Peace in democratic societies: Public security, crime and violence in South America” Newton Fund Mobility Grant. British Academy, Grant NMG2R2\100064 - Principal Investigator, with Oliver RIchmond (University of Manchester)
- Teaching activities
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Network Expert at Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC); Member of Brazilian Network on Peace Studies and Critical Studies of Security