DPhil in International Relations, University of Oxford
BA in Economics, São Paulo State University (UNESP)
I have an unusually varied background, spanning academic scholarship, applied policy research, and military service. My work sits at the intersection of security studies, foreign policy, and public policy.
My primary research interests lie in security studies, foreign policy analysis, and public policy, with a focus on: (i) foreign policy strategies (mostly in Latin America), and (ii) militarism and militarization, especially how the security sector (e.g., the military, police forces, the security industry, think-tanks) builds legitimacy. I employ various methods, including archival research, participant observation, social media analysis, and econometrics.
My work has appeared in Foreign Policy Analysis, Security Dialogue, Security Studies, Journal of Global Security Studies, British Journal of Politics & International Relations, and others.
At Southampton, I teach across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules: Introduction to International Relations, Theorizing International Politics, Security Theory, Domination and the Arts of Resistance, Politics & Protest, and Public Ethics & Public Policy.
Before joining Southampton, I taught at the University of Oxford. At the Department of International Development (ODID), I taught on the MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy, covering Foundations of Global Governance and Diplomacy, Peacebuilding and Statebuilding, and Non-Violent Resistance Movements. At the Blavatnik School of Government, I was a seminar leader in the Master of Public Policy programme (2017–2019). I was also a tutor in International Politics at Oxford's Diplomatic Studies Programme (2018).
I also have extensive executive education experience. I designed and delivered courses in research methods and evidence-based policing for the São Paulo State Police, which is Brazil's largest police force, training approximately 600 senior officers between 2019 and 2022.
