Sebastian J. Moser is a lecturer in sociology at the University of Tübingen and served as a subproject leader at the DISTALZ Center of Excellence at the University of Paris-Saclay from 2015 to 2020. His research focuses on contemporary social figures, the sociology of everyday life, the microsociology of loss, qualitative research methods, and research ethics.
Andrew Abbott is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Chicago. Central to his work is the idea of understanding social phenomena as processes. His research focuses on the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of professions, and issues related to sociological methodology and writing.