Assistant Professor in Digital Sociology @ University of Cambridge; researching tech workers, digital economy, class, and culture https://research.sociology.cam.ac.uk/profile/dr-robert-dorschelhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3mh64m5jmr227Excited to present my book on #techworkers in London this Thursday! If you're around, you can sign up here: https://autonomy.work/portfolio/robert-dorschel-on-the-social-codes-of-tech-workers-who-are-the-professionals-operating-behind-the-scenes-of-digital-capitalism/ And if you want to read the book, it's available open-access: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/6068/The-Social-Codes-of-Tech-WorkersClass-Identity-in16 Mar 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh64m5jmr227https://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3mg63yspz6c2i🎉 Just published in @bjsociology.bsky.social Tech entrepreneurs are increasingly reshaping society and politics, but how do they justify their advantageous positions? My article analyses and unpacks dominant narratives in the world's most famous and elite startup accelerator: YCombinator https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-4446.7004603 Mar 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg63yspz6c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3mczislnl4s2iHappy to share that my book on #techworkers is now available open-access: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/6068/The-Social-Codes-of-Tech-WorkersClass-Identity-in And if you’re in or around Cambridge, you’re very welcome to join the book launch next Friday, 30 January @camsociology.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social22 Jan 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczislnl4s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3ma6nm2hbpk2zIt‘s published 🎉 I‘m very excited to share that my book „The Social Codes of Tech Workers“ is now out with @mitpress.bsky.social You can find it in bookstores and online. Thanks to everyone who supported me on the journey! See comments section for link to the first chapter.17 Dec 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6nm2hbpk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3m3fqyxqnhk24We are hiring 🚨 The Cambridge Department of Sociology @camsociology.bsky.social, together with the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, is looking for an Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine. It's a unique joint post! More details here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assistant-professor-social-studies-of-medicine-jm4763717 Oct 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fqyxqnhk24https://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3lwbx4lgtlk2pDeutschland droht eine Verwandlung von einer Leistungsgesellschaft hin zu einer Erfolgsgesellschaft. Mein Plädoyer für eine Vermögenssteuer anstelle immer höherer Abgaben auf Arbeitseinkommen @faznet.bsky.social https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/zukunft-des-wohlfahrtsstaats-warum-wir-eine-vermoegenssteuer-brauchen-110633865.html13 Aug 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbx4lgtlk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3lvb25ywid22uJust finished reviewing the final proofs of my forthcoming book on #techworkers. It sheds light on the high-paid professionals in the tech industry. The book is coming out open-access with @mitpress.bsky.social this December. Very excited about it!31 Jul 2025 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvb25ywid22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3lrv7grwxps2gOur department is hiring for this prestigious professorship! Applications are welcome from scholars working in any area of the discipline. The position offers a competitive salary. https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI980/the-professorship-of-sociology-1985 @camsociology.bsky.social18 Jun 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrv7grwxps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3lrfvyhhmb22aHappy to see this new article published! Written with Anne-Mette Hermans, the article analyzes and theorizes the rise of the cosmetic industry through the novel theoretical framework of enrichment https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17530350.2025.2478859?src=12 Jun 2025 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrfvyhhmb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3lni6us6im22oExcited to be in Manchester and to attend the annual conference of the British Sociological Association #britsoc25 @bsasocrel.bsky.social At 3.30pm, I‘ll be giving a talk on the tech elite and how they entrepreneur legitimacy23 Apr 2025 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3lni6us6im22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3ln3emn32gc2cInteresting article on the upper-middle-class and how it has managed to end up under massive pressure in the post-liberal conjuncture https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-war-on-the-liberal-class/18 Apr 2025 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3emn32gc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3lmfdsev5v224Truly fascinating talk by Michèle Lamont today across the issues of recognition, class and social change. Great to have such an inspiring sociologist visiting our department @mlamont.bsky.social @camsociology.bsky.social09 Apr 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfdsev5v224https://bsky.app/profile/robertdorschel.bsky.social/post/3llbuf76uqc2hFantastic, multi-faceted special issue on the phenomenon of tech work and the underexplored segment of high-paid workers in digital capitalism @vni.bsky.social #techworkers https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/workorgalaboglob.19.1.000726 Mar 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:uvh7vun4shqlq5ewls2foaer/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbuf76uqc2h