David Pinzur

David Pinzur is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His research examines socio-material infrastructures underpinning markets, focusing on how commodity derivative markets shape engagement with the natural world and its future trajectories. Key expertise includes markets, finance, science and technology studies, environmental sociology, and the sociology of knowledge.

He holds a position at LSE's Department of Sociology, with a focus on infrastructural dynamics within economic systems. His work bridges economic sociology, science studies, and environmental analysis to explore how material and social infrastructures influence market operations and societal outcomes.

Research interests span the sociology of markets, finance, and environmental sociology, with a particular emphasis on how infrastructures mediate economic decisions and environmental futures. His publications analyze historical and contemporary markets, including commodity exchanges like the Chicago Board of Trade and New Orleans Cotton Exchange, to understand the role of information systems, valuation practices, and institutional frameworks.

Recent work explores infrastructural power, the ontology of economic ideas, and the interplay between market infrastructures and environmental governance. He contributes to debates on how socio-technical systems shape economic outcomes and cultural perceptions of resources and futures.