Anders Buch

Biography

Anders Buch is head of research program and docent at VIA University College in Denmark. Previously he has served as professor in expert cultures at Aalborg University, Denmark, and associate professor at The Technical University of Denmark. He holds a degree in philosophy from Copenhagen University and a PhD in education from Roskilde University. 

Research

Anders Buch’s empirical research area is focused on technological expert cultures, professionalism and workplace learning, and his theoretical approach is primarily inspired by Science & Technology Studies (STS), practice theory, and pragmatism. He has published articles and books on knowledge, learning, education, professionalism, and the professional development of engineers. Since 2016 he has served as editor-in-chief of Nordic Journal for Working Life Studies. Recently he has co-edited Question of Practice in Philosophy and the Social Sciences (Routledge 2019) with Theodore Schatzki, Engineering, Social Sciences, and the Humanities: Have Their Conversations Come of Age? (Springer 2022) with Steen Hyldgaard Christensen, and Framing Futures in Postdigital Education (Springer 2024) with Ylva Lindberg and Teresa Cerratto Pargman. He is presently co-editing a volume of the Springer book-series Philosophy of Engineering and Technology (POET) with the title, Rethinking Engineering Professionalism through the Concept of Bildung.