Philip Johnson

Lecturer

College of Business, Government and Law

place Law & Commerce

Philip Johnson is a lecturer in government in the College of Business, Government and Law. He teaches primarily in the undergraduate Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science degree program.

Philip's research focuses on violence and insecurity in the Americas. He has extensive experience conducting research in Mexico. His research on organised crime in Mexico has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Perspectives on PoliticsComparative Political Studies, Perspectives on Terrorism, and Crime, Law and Social Change. He has also written about Mexican culture and politics for Public Books, Los Angeles Review of Books, and other publications. He is currently writing a book about narco-messaging in Mexico, entitled Outlaw Infamy: The Messaging, Marketing, and Making of Cartels.

Prior to joining Flinders, Philip taught and studied in the United States. He completed his doctorate at the City University of New York in 2022. He taught writing at Princeton University and political science at Hunter College.

Topic coordinator
GOVT1004 Foundations in Political Systems and Institutions
GOVT2005 America and the World
GOVT2006 The Politics of International Development
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Crime
Terrorism
United States of America
Latin America
Central America
Latin America
Organised Crime
Security
Terrorism
US Politics
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  • Crime
  • Terrorism
  • United States of America
  • Latin America
  • Central America
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  • Latin America
  • Organised Crime
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • US Politics
  • Violence
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