Gareth Jones (academic)

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]

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]