About

I live in London and I am a Professor in Political Economy at Goldsmiths, University of London, where I am also Director of the Political Economy Research Centre. For more on my academic work, see my page at Academia.edu or Google Scholar.

My work focuses on the history of ideas and how expert knowledge shapes politics and society today. Particular interests are in neoliberalism, the science of happiness, distrust in experts and the present crisis of liberalism. I’ve written for The Guardian, The New Statesman, London Review of Books, New Left Review, openDemocracy, The New York Times and The Atlantic.

I am on the Editorial Boards of Economy & Society, Sociologica and Goldsmiths Press.