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 Politics, Comparative 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.

• Latin American politics
• Mexican politics and history
• US politics
• Crime, violence and insecurities 
• Media and communication