Dr Peter Watt
School of Languages and Cultures
Lecturer
+44 114 222 0544
Full contact details
School of Languages and Cultures
Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield
S3 7RA
- Research interests
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Peter’s research interests include narcotrafficking and organised crime, white collar crime, issues relating to the protection of human rights, US/Latin American relations, the media and freedom of expression and new social movements in Latin America.
He is co-author of Drug War Mexico. Politics, Violence and Neoliberalism in the New Narcoeconomy, Zed Books, 2012.
- Publications
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Books
- Drug War Mexico: Politics, Neoliberalism and Violence in the New Narcoeconomy. Zed Books.
Edited books
- Beyond the Drug War in Mexico: Human rights, the public sphere and justice. London: Routledge.
Journal articles
- Saving History from Oblivion in Guerrero. MON REV, 61(10), 50-58.
- Mexico’s Secret Dirty War. Sincronía.
- The Invisible Tyranny of the Mexican Media: Tlatelolco and Beyond. Sincronía.
Chapters
- Perspectives of Decriminalization and Legalization of Illicit Drugs In Rosen J & Zepeda R (Ed.), Cooperation and Drug Policies in the Americas: Trends in the Twenty-First Century (pp. 223-232). Maryland: Lexington Books.
- Violence and Insecurity in Mexico In West J (Ed.), South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2015 London: Routledge.
- The Legalization Debate In Zepeda R & Rosen J (Ed.), Cooperation and the War on Drugs: Trends in the 21st Century Lexington Press
- Drug War Mexico: Politics, Neoliberalism and Violence in the New Narcoeconomy. Zed Books.
- Research group
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Peter is currently supervising PhD theses on the drug war in Mexico and representations of Bolivia in the UK media.
- Teaching activities
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Dr. Peter Watt teaches modules on Latin American Politics, History and Cinema as well as Spanish language. He is coordinator for the Hispanic Studies year abroad and graduate tutor.
- Professional activities
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Peter organises the annual Hispanic Studies Concert.