James William Santos

Dr. James William Santos is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Max-Weber-Kolleg (University of Erfurt). His research bridges sociological theory, genealogical analysis, and critical studies of social movements with interdisciplinary applications to AI ethics and political theory.

• Research Focus: Conceptualizing social movements as 'individuated forms of life' and 'resonant subjects,' analyzing their interplay with structural power relations. Current work explores decolonial frameworks through immanent critique.
• Key Publications: Contributions to AI ethics governance (2023, 2024), decolonial sociological theory (2023), and critical analyses of penitentiary systems (2017).
• Interdisciplinary Engagement: Co-editor of Ecological Issues in Interdisciplinary Perspective (2023), with book chapters on biopolitics (2015) and media studies (2020).