David Stark

David Stark is the Arthur Lehman Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Columbia University, where he directs the Center on Organizational Innovation. His research focuses on economic sociology, network theory, innovation dynamics, and post-socialism, with seminal contributions to understanding accounts of worth in economic life. He recently published The Sense of Dissonance: Accounts of Worth in Economic Life (Princeton University Press).

He has delivered notable lectures at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HCU), including:

• "Testing after preparedness" (Feb 2023)
• "The transformation of shopping-malls in mega churches" (Nov 2011)
• "Search - when you don't know what you are looking for" (Jul 2009)

His work bridges theoretical frameworks with applied sociological inquiry, emphasizing organizational innovation and the sociological underpinnings of economic behavior.