Graduate Student, Science Studies Unit
School of Social and Political Studies
Thesis Title: Computerizing gentlemen: performing finance in the London Stock Exchange
About
I hold a BSc (equivalent) in physics from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and an MSc in Science and Technology Studies from the University of Edinburgh.
My main research concerns the introduction of information and communication technologies to the London Stock Exchange and its member firms between c. 1945 and 1990. In particular, my research provide insights on the interactions between information technologies, market practices and regulation in finance. Located at the intersection of economic sociology and science and technology studies, my work explores three developments that are arguably central to the reorganization and reconstitution of the financial sector of the second half of the twentieth century, namely, dematerialization, disintermediation and deregulation. By deconstructing these myths through a historical analysis, my work offers a critical re-appraisal of the relationship between information and social order in contemporary financial markets.
Some of my additional academic interests are: economic history; the sociology of art and culture; the history of economic and social doctrines, with a particular emphasis in Latin America and its interaction with the world-at-large; the politics of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation; the sociology of emerging technologies and their associated expectations.
Contact Information
Science Studies Unit
Chisholm House
High School Yards
Edinburgh EH1 1LZ
