Antonio Díaz Fernández

Biography

Antonio M. Díaz Fernández (Cádiz, 1971) is Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology at University of Cádiz (Spain) where he teaches Criminology and Security and he is the coordinator of the Master Degree on Criminal System and Criminality. He holds a doctorate in Political Science and Administration from the University of Barcelona and has been awarded university degrees both in Law and Political Science. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Peace, Security and Defence awarded by the University Institute ‘General Gutiérrez Mellado’ in Madrid. He is deputy editor of the International Journal of Intelligence, Security and Public Affairs. He has been a visitor researcher at the International Centre for Security Analysis (King’s College, London), Brunel Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies (Brunel University, London) and Flacso (Ecuador). He was awarded prizes in 1997 and 2003 by the Spanish Ministry of Defence for his research into security. He has held professorships at the universities of Barcelona, Lisbon and San Salvador. He has participated in 7FP projects, has led the research project “Towards a European intelligence policy” and was the co director of the prospective White Book of Homeland Security: Spain 2020 commissioned by the Spanish Parliament. He has been a member of the Advisory Board on Security of the Reflection Group for the Future of the European Union 2030.

Research Interest

Intelligence services and research methodology on sensitive topics