Dr. Will Charles
Research on organizations, platforms, and contested authority.
For the publications list, see Research → Publications.
Areas
Economic sociology · Organizational sociology · Sociology of technology
Themes
Authority & coordinationinstitutions
How organizations coordinate action when legitimacy is contested.
Work & platformslabor
Software-managed work, dependence, and governance through design.
Culture & evaluationstatus
How value, distinction, and closure are produced inside organizations.
Crisis & publicsrisk
Public sensemaking, contested expertise, and institutional ambiguity.
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