Biography
David is a PhD Student on the joint International Relations PhD from King’s College London and the University of São Paulo.
His research examines the everyday experiences of violence, fear and trauma among community residents and the police in low income communities across Rio de Janeiro, one controlled by a drug trafficking organisation, and another by a milicia.
Research
- Resilience
- Violence
- Politics
- Sociology
First supervisor Cathy McIlwaine
Second supervisor Kieran Mitton
Features
Another Day of Terror in Rio de Janeiro - is this a new paradigm?
David Kenyon examines the use of deadly force by the police in Rio de Janeiro.
Everyday violence and resistance in Rio de Janeiro
PhD student David Kenyon writes about the lives of ordinary residents caught between the violence of militia groups and police forces.
Features
Another Day of Terror in Rio de Janeiro - is this a new paradigm?
David Kenyon examines the use of deadly force by the police in Rio de Janeiro.
Everyday violence and resistance in Rio de Janeiro
PhD student David Kenyon writes about the lives of ordinary residents caught between the violence of militia groups and police forces.