He works at the intersection of philosophy, sociology, and anthropology. His main research interests are in German social philosophy (critical theory, hermeneutics, and phenomenology), Anglo-Saxon social theory (critical realism, pragmatism, and cultural sociology), and French sociological theory (post-Bourdieusian sociology). He is co-founder of the Critical Realism Network, co-editor of the new journal MAUSS International, and chair of the ISA's Sociological Theory WG (2023-2027). He is currently conducting fieldwork in India on farmer suicide.