Nils Peters

Nils Peters is an LSE Fellow in Economic Sociology at the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science. His research focuses on how financial systems shape contemporary socio-economic structures, particularly in the digital economy. He holds a PhD from Goldsmiths, University of London, an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick, and a BSc in Economics from the University of Münster.

• PhD: Political Economy Research Centre, Goldsmiths, University of London (Thesis: 'Solving the Problem of Abundance: Venture Capital and the Rise of the Platform Economy')
• MA: International Political Economy, University of Warwick
• BSc: Economics, University of Münster

His key expertise includes financialisation, venture capital dynamics, platform capitalism, and asset economy mechanisms. Peters explores how financial infrastructures enable digital platforms and influence economic structures. His work bridges economic sociology and critical political economy.