My Expertise
Social movements and digital activism
Social media
Criminology
Criminal law
Socio-legal studies
Law and technology
Latin American politics and law
Alex has contributed to mainstream media outlets on issues surrounding the regulation of social media and big tech, as well as issues surrounding Brazilian politics (especially the attempted coup in Brazil and the criminal proceedings against former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro). Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Law and society and socio-legal research, Criminology, Law, science and technology, Criminal lawSEO tags
Biography
Alex Fleck is a lecturer at the School of Law, Society and Criminology at the Faculty of Law and Justice at UNSW Sydney. Prior to joining UNSW, he was a teaching fellow at UNSW and UTS. He holds a PhD in Law from UNSW, an MA in Sociology of Law from the Onati Institute for the Sociology of Law (Basque Country, Spain), and an LLB from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil). He researches and teaches across a range of...view more
Alex Fleck is a lecturer at the School of Law, Society and Criminology at the Faculty of Law and Justice at UNSW Sydney. Prior to joining UNSW, he was a teaching fellow at UNSW and UTS. He holds a PhD in Law from UNSW, an MA in Sociology of Law from the Onati Institute for the Sociology of Law (Basque Country, Spain), and an LLB from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil). He researches and teaches across a range of fields in Criminology, Criminal law, Socio-legal studies, Social movements, and Social media.
He has contributed to radio, print, television, and alternative media. He has been featured as a contributor on SBS Radio (Portuguese and Spanish), ABC News, and others.
My Qualifications
PhD Law (UNSW Sydney)
MA Sociology of Law (Onati Institute)
LLB (UFRGS)