Dr. Rodrigo Campos

Biography

Rodrigo Campos is a lecturer in the Department of International Development at King's College London. He is an interdisciplinary researcher working at the intersections of security, political economy, and religion, with a specific focus on the global dimensions of Evangelical activism and its relationship with police and military institutions in the context of democratic governance. He has extensive ethnographic experience in regions such as Brazil, Western Sahara, and Egypt. In addition to his academic work, he directed documentaries like 'A Thread of Hope: Independence War Western Sahara' (2017) and 'School Censorship' (2018), and co-authored the book 'No Way Gaza' (London: MEMO Publishers, 2020). Before joining King's College London, he was a research associate at the University of York, where he conducted his PhD in Politics. Currently, he is a Book Fellow at the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF), working on transforming his PhD thesis into a book, which is set to be published by Manchester University Press. His research focuses on policing, militarism, and Evangelicalism in Brazil, particularly examining far-right politics and the impact of Evangelical activism on police forces. His work contributes substantial theoretical and empirical insights to current debates about the global far-right, especially regarding the Global South. He is also involved in a postdoctoral research project at the University of York that investigates how police and volunteer organizations collaborate to address issues like modern slavery along coastal borders.

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