Andreas did his PhD in Sociology / CISRUL with a focus on the intersecting areas of economic and political sociology and sustainability in the case of alternative economic organisations. For his doctoral research, he undertook an organisational ethnography in Scottish worker co-operatives, which included immersion, participant observation and interviewing. Andreas worked in the co-operative sector between 2016 and 2019. Over the course of his PhD, Andreas also worked for several years at the University of Edinburgh as (senior) tutor and guest lecturer (on courses in Sustainable Development and Sociology) and as research assistant on three projects (two on cryptomarkets and one on festive commoning). Furthermore, Andreas was founding member and research coordinator of the UK research network World of Work (2016-2018) and has co-convenor of the Citizens and Migration Research Network (2018-2022) based at the University of Edinburgh. Andreas has successfully published in various academic journals, an edited book volume, and other platforms. He has presented his research at several international conferences as well as in the form of a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas) in 2018.
In addition to his PhD, Andreas holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management from the Free University of Bolzano, a Master of Letters in International Political Theory from the University of St Andrews and a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice from the University of Edinburgh.
Fields of Interest: Economic and Political Sociology, Sustainability and Sustainable Development, Theory (Social, Political, Economic), Ecology