Doctor Jack Parkin

Doctor Jack Parkin

Adjunct Appointment - Institute for Culture and Society,
Institute for Culture and Society

Biography

Dr Jack Parkin is a digital economist interested in human-machine interaction and its impact upon society. His research sits at the intersection of political economy, anthropology, software studies, and human geography. Jack graduated with a PhD on cryptocurrencies and blockchains from Western Sydney University in 2018 and continues to conduct academic research while working in technology consulting and digital product management.

Jack exposed the many contradictions of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in his manuscript Money Code Space: Hidden Power in Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Decentralisation (Oxford University Press) where he revealed asymmetric concentrations of power in blockchain economies. He derived this analysis from an extensive ethnography that examined the culture and governance of open source software, the politics of cryptoeconomic algorithms, and the practices of blockchain startup companies in Silicon Valley and London where he worked while interviewing CEOs, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, developers, and lawyers.

Jack has also developed research projects for global banks to outline trends of automation in the financial sector and the consequences for their workforces.

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Qualifications

  • PhD Western Sydney University

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Institute for Culture and Society

Contact

Email: J.Parkin@westernsydney.edu.au
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Parramatta

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Publications

Books

  • Parkin, J. (2020), 'Money Code Space: Hidden Power in Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Decentralisation', : Oxford University Press 9780197515075.

Journal Articles

  • Parkin, J. (2019), 'The senatorial governance of Bitcoin : making (de)centralized money', Economy and Society, vol 48, no 4 , pp 463 - 487.

Media

Title: Cashless payment is booming, thanks to coronavirus. So is financial surveillance
Description: Authored political commentary on the rise of surveillance capitalism during the coronavirus pandemic
Title: The Curious Incident of the Dogecoin on the Saturday Night Live Show
Description: Interviewed by ICON Magazine to explain the mechanics of cryptocurrencies and advise on price volatility and market manipulation

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