🚀 Research Assistant Position
5 November 2025
I am looking for a motivated Research Assistant to join my project team at the Institute for Sociology and Social Research, WU Vienna. The position (part-time, 10 hours/week) starts on 1 March 2026 for six months initially, with the possibility of extension.
📅 Application deadline: 18 November 2025
📩 Apply or reach out directly if you’re interested, or share this post with someone who might be a great fit!
For further details, please see the full job description here.
🔔 Call for Papers – SASE 2026 Mini-Conference
25 October 2025
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Mini-Conference ‘Power and Conflict in Illegal Markets’ as part of the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), to be held in Bordeaux, 1–3 July 2026.
Organised in collaboration with Matías Dewey, Gabriel Feltran, Annette Hübschle, and Elena Butti, this mini-conference explores how actors navigate secrecy, coercion, and informal governance within illicit economies around the world. It aims to shed light on dynamics of conflict, accountability, and institutional adaptation across contexts where the boundaries of legality and power are continuously blurred.
📄 Call for Papers: Click here
📅 Submission deadline: 16 December 2025
🔗 Submit your abstract: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/78125/submitter
📍 Conference details (MC18): https://sase.org/events/2026-bordeaux/#mini-conferences
🎤 Speaking at the International Crime Science Conference 2025
24 October 2025
I’m delighted to share that I will be speaking at the International Crime Science Conference 2025, hosted by UCL on 18 November 2025. My talk, The Socio-Technical Embedding of AI-Facilitated Drug Distribution, explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping digital drug markets, both as a tool for innovation and as a source of new challenges for governance and regulation.
This year’s conference focuses on cyber-physical and hybrid threats, bringing together researchers and practitioners to examine emerging risks and responses across domains, from ransomware and disinformation to the misuse of AI and the security of intelligent machines. Expect stimulating discussions that bridge algorithms, ethics, and the social dimensions of technology.
📍 Venue: University College London
📅 Date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🔗 Find out more and register: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticketing/app/ev/25013/
