Stefan Leins is Professor of Social Anthropology with a focus on economic anthropology. He conducts research on commodity trading, supply chains, financial markets and the social role of economic expertise. His book Stories of Capitalism: Inside the Role of Financial Analysts was published by the University of Chicago Press in 2018. He is currently working on publications on transnational commodity trading networks and the role of moral orders in financial capitalism.
Stefan Leins studied social anthropology, economic and social history and Arabic linguistics and literature at the University of Zurich. He then completed his doctorate at the University of Zurich, was a visiting researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science and taught at the Universities of Liechtenstein, Lucerne, NTNU Trondheim and Zurich. From 2019 to 2024, Stefan Leins was an assistant professor of social anthropology at the University of Konstanz.
Stefan Leins is an expert on cultural practices in financial markets and commodity trading. His research has been profiled several times in German-language newspapers (e.g. NZZ, Republik, Süddeutsche Zeitung,, TAZ,WOZ) and he has been a guest on various podcasts and video formats (e.g. Public Eye, SRF Eco, UNRISD). Stefan Leins is a member of the Board of the Centre for Development and Environment, as well as an external member of the council for sustainable investments of the Alternative Bank Switzerland. He also heads the Public Anthropology Lab together with Prof. Dr. Sabine Strasser and Dr. Rohit Jain.
Stefan Leins is currently supervising the doctoral students Violetta Kane and Felicia Afriyie.
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