Empirical criminologist interested in all aspects of the social sources of suffering and injustice, with a focus on crime and harm.
Goyes conducts research on a variety of topics including globalisation and crime, environmental conflicts, colonisation and imperialism, life-course criminology, and victimhood. He is in search of a good life for every living being on earth, which he pursues through investigation and the application of his findings in everyday life practice.
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Research Lines
My research involves thorough collection of empirical data to understand social and socio-environmental conflicts. I am committed to good writing as a way to disseminate knowledge. Learn more about my lines of research below.
Life-course criminology
How do lives develop and how does one life phase affects the next ones? Life course criminology is a longitudinal endevour that follows people along their lives. My take of life course criminology is critical and narrative: I focus on the social forces shaping people's lives and on the narratives they construct to make sense of their lives (past, present, and future)