Daniel Martyn Knight

Dr. Daniel Martyn Knight is a Reader in Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews, directing the Centre for Cosmopolitan Studies. He holds positions in the Department of Social Anthropology and collaborates with the British School at Athens. His work focuses on crisis, temporality, and socio-economic transformations in Greece and Europe.

• Research Interests: Philosophical anthropology, crisis studies, temporal vertigo, renewable energy ethics, Mediterranean anthropology, Michel Serres.
• Key Projects: TiCToC (HERA-CHANSE-funded, €1.5M, 2025–2028) and Leverhulme Trust 'Times of Polycrisis' (2025–2029).
• Publications: Over 78 outputs including Vertiginous Life (2021), Energy Talk (2025), and co-edited volumes on austerity and crisis.
• Awards: Research funded by ESRC, EPSRC, and the National Bank of Greece. No specific named prizes listed.
• Advisory Roles: Co-editor of History and Anthropology, convenor of the ASA's Anthropology of Time Network.

His recent work explores 'polycrisis' dynamics across Europe, blending ethnography with theoretical frameworks to analyze societal temporal disorientation.