Dr Jamie Woodcock is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at King's College London. He is the author of various books on work. He completed his PhD in sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London and has held positions at Goldsmiths, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, Queen Mary, NYU London, Cass Business School, the LSE, the University of Oxford, the Open University, and the University of Essex.

Jamie is on the editorial board of Notes from Below and Historical Materialism.

Research Interests and PhD Supervision

• The labour process
• The games industry
• Platform work
• Worker Organising
• Unions

Jamie's research is inspired by workers' inquiry and focuses on issues to do with labour and work.

Expertise and Public Engagement

Jamie's research has been featured widely in the media and he regularly speaks publicly about his research.

Selected Publications

• Hughes, L. and Woodcock, J. (2023) Troublemaking: Why You Should Organize Your Workplace. London: Verso.
• Woodcock, J. (2021) The Fight Against Platform Capitalism: An Inquiry into the Global Struggles of the Gig Economy. London: University of Westminster Press.
• Woodcock, J. and Graham, M. (2019) The Gig Economy: A Critical Introduction, Cambridge: Polity.
• Woodcock, J. (2019) Marx at the Arcade: Consoles, Controllers, and Class Struggle, Chicago: Haymarket Books.
• Woodcock, J. (2017) Working the Phones: Control and Resistance in Call Centres, London: Pluto.