Guillaume DUMONT

I am an Associate Professor of Anthropology and director of the emlyon Ethnography Institute.

My research offers finely grained, people-centred perspectives on organizational and workplace dynamics across legal and illegal markets. I am the author of several books, including “Professional Climber” (EHESS, 2018) and “The Professionalization of Action Sports” (Routledge, 2022). My recent book “Impact Work” (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024) reveals the intricate behind-the-scenes socialization through which entrepreneurs, investors, corporate executives, and policy learn the ropes of impact entrepreneurship in Barcelona.

My current book projects include a monograph titled "Narcopisos. Drugs, Crime, and Urban Marginalization in Downtown Barcelona" (Under contract) and a co-edited volume titled “The Organization of Illegal Marketplaces.”

I have published in journals such as The Academy of Management Discoveries; New Media & Society; Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice; Ethnography; Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal; New Technologies Work and Employment; Journal of Business Ethics; Social Inclusion; Organizational Research Methods; Consumption, Market and Culture. My work has been featured in Liberation, Le Monde Diplomatique, Alpimag, Pop Science, Public Senat, The Irish Time, Recruiter UK, Fintechbloom, Recruiting News Network, among other popular media.

I have held visiting positions at UC Berkeley, UCLA, IESE Business School, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Jönköping International Business School, Colorado University, the Open University of Catalonia, and the Autonomous University of Barcelona.