Tim White

Tim White is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London, affiliated with the John F. Kennedy Institute and the Department of Sociology. He earned his PhD in Sociology from the London School of Economics in 2023 and has worked at the Free University of Berlin and Cardiff University.

• Research Focus: Housing, land, property, and power dynamics in financialized urban systems
• Interdisciplinary Approach: Urban studies, economic sociology, critical political economy

His recent work explores the digital transformation of housing systems, linking ownership structures and financial strategies to everyday social experiences. He analyzes inequality, wealth distribution, and the political economy of land, with publications in journals like Economy and Society and Digital Geography and Society. Key projects include studies on co-living, tiny houses, and algorithmic rent extraction.

Scientific awards include the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. His publications reflect trends at the intersection of technology, housing, and capital accumulation.