Dave came to Sociology after a career in IT. Before joining Â鶹ֱ²¥, he studied for his PhD at Birkbeck University of London and spent three years as a British Academy post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex.
Dave's research interests include sociological theory, social ontology and economic sociology, particularly in the digital environment, and he has published three books with Cambridge University Press on these topics. His recent work is concerned with the creation of value and profit in the finance sector. You can find more details of his research programme on his .
Books
- Elder-Vass, D. (2022). , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Elder-Vass, D. (2016). , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Elder-Vass, D. (2012). , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Elder-Vass, D. (2010). , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Selected Journal Articles
- Elder-Vass, D. (2017) '', Journal of Social Ontology, 3:1, 89-105.
- Elder-Vass, D. (2015) '', European Journal of Social Theory, 18:4, 451-468.
- Elder-Vass, D. (2015) '', Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 45:1, 100-121.
- Elder-Vass, D. (2007) ''. Sociological Theory, 25:4, 325-46.