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I am a sociologist interested in social theory, digital life and FOSS. I currently lecture sociology at the University of Antwerp and research methods at the AP University College of Antwerp.

On this site you’ll find information on the doctoral dissertation on debt and debt collection I defended in january 2020, a selection of academic publications, and a short biographical note.

If you are looking for my Zetteldeft note taking extension for Emacs, an open implementation of Luhmanns Zettelkasten system, read the introduction here.

Previously, I worked as a Human-Computer Interaction researcher at Mintlab (KU Leuven). Areas of interest are algorithmic systems, digital tools for interaction, and social theory in the digital age. Before that I conducted sociological research on professional debt collection in Belgium and completed a PhD on the topic.

Op 21 januari 2020 behaalde ik mijn doctoraat in de sociologie na de verdediging van mijn proefschrift, getiteld Schuld in meervoud. Schuldinvordering tussen economie, recht en sociaal werk. Dit manuscript biedt een sociologische verkenning van de professionele organisatie van schuldinvordering en -bemiddeling in België.

Meer informatie en het volledige manuscript zijn hier beschikbaar.