Philip Balsiger

Philip Balsiger is a member of the Faculty Board of Advisors at the Scuola Normale Superiore's Faculty of Political and Social Sciences in Florence, Italy. He holds a joint PhD from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) and Sciences Po Paris (2011), followed by postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. His work focuses on the intersection of social movements and market dynamics, particularly examining anti-sweatshop movements, ethical fashion markets, and food politics. He investigates tactical repertoires of contention and interaction dynamics between movements and corporations.

• Education: PhD (2011) - University of Lausanne & Sciences Po Paris
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

Research emphasizes political consumption practices, market transformation, and interactionist approaches to movement tactics. His forthcoming book analyzes the anti-sweatshop movements in Switzerland and France, exploring how movements drive market change through tactical competition.

No specific articles, grants, or labs are explicitly detailed in the provided text. His current affiliations include membership in COSMOS (Centre on Social Movement Studies) where he contributes to projects like INEQUALITIES and TraPoCo.