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).
[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.
[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.