Kobe De Keere is an associate professor of sociology who spends much of his time figuring out the moral and cultural dimensions of our economic lives. He holds Master’s degrees in philosophy (Ghent University) and sociology (Free University of Brussels) and received a Ph.D. in sociology from the Free University of Brussels. He teaches several courses in economic and cultural sociology at the Bachelor's and (Research) Master's levels.

He published on topics such as social class, moral justification, cultural meaning-making, and gatekeeping mechanisms. His main research focuses on subjects such as economic valuation, employee hiring, and the cryptocurrency market.

He is a member of the program group Cultural Sociology of the Department of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam and a fellow of the Norbert Elias Foundation. He held the Gak Fellowship (2021) at The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (KNAW) and is affiliated scholar of the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion (Harvard University). Over the last few years, he has been a visiting fellow at the University of Oslo, Harvard University, Polytechnic University of Turin, and the London School of Economics and Political Science.  

He has received several research grants from the Dutch Research Council (Veni and Open competition XS Grant) and is a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change and Cultural Sociology.

For an overview of current research projects visit (e)valuating work(ers) and Imagining a crypto world