Oisin O’Brien

Oisin O’Brien is a PhD candidate and Research Associate at Leuphana University, affiliated with the Institute of Sociology and Cultural Organisation (ISCO) and the Centre for Digital Cultures. He holds a Master of Science in Visual Anthropology from the University of Amsterdam (2023). His research focuses on digital identities, particularly examining Estonia’s digital ID schemes as trusted services and their integration into daily life through the European Research Council’s DigID project.

He is part of the Political Sociology Professorship and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including the Sociology of the Arts, Sociology of Organization and Culture, and Sociology of Organization and Economy. His work intersects digital sociology, political sociology, and cultural studies methods.

No academic awards are listed, though his ERC-funded research highlights active engagement in digital culture studies. He contributes to teaching and public talks at Leuphana, with no documented advising roles or grants specified in the provided text.