Dr. Thorsten Reppert
Research Associate in the research initiative eParT
Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Building
35,
Room
302
Leipziger Straße 123
36037 Fulda
Germany
CV
- 03/2026 – present: Research Associate, research project eParT (Making e-Participation Usable for Transformations: Exploring Application Fields, Influencing Factors, and Impacts), Fulda University of Applied Sciences
- 09/2025 – 02/2026: Research Officer, National Research Institute for Public Administration Germany (NIPAG), Speyer
- 04/2025 – 08/2025: Research Associate, Chair of Public Policy, University of Bamberg
- 10/2023 – 09/2024: and 04/2022 – 09/2022: Lecturer, Chair of Public Policy, University of Bamberg
- 04/2021 – 03/2022: Interim Research Associate, Chair of Political Sociology and Chair of Public Policy, University of Bamberg
- 10/2017 – 03/2021: Staff Member in the constituency office of Volkmar Halbleib, Member of the Bavarian State Parliament
Akademischer Werdegang
- 04/2022 – 10/2025: PhD in Political Science, Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS), University of Bamberg, Dissertation: “From Market to Municipality: Electricity Grid Remunicipalization and German Local Politics in the 2010s”
- 10/2018 – 01/2021: Master of Arts in Political Science, University of Bamberg, Specialization: Public Policy
- 10/2015 – 06/2018: Bachelor of Arts in Political and Social Studies (major) and Economics (minor), University of Würzburg
Areas of Research
- Energy policy and renewable energy expansion
- Socio-technical transformation processes and participation
- Local politics and local governance
- Public service provision and infrastructure policy
- Public policy and comparative policy analysis
Research Projects
- Making e-Participation Usable for Transformations: Exploring Application Fields, Influencing Factors, and Impacts (eParT)
Publications
- Reppert, T. (2026). Navigating the power shift: a comparative study of electricity grid remunicipalization in medium-sized German cities. International Journal of Energy Sector Management.
- Reppert, T. (2025). From Market to Municipality: Electricity Grid Remunicipalization and German Local Politics in the 2010s. Bamberg: Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg.
- Reppert, T. (2024). Back to the future? An analysis of party influence on electricity grid remunicipalisation in Germany. Local Government Studies.
- Reppert, T. (2023). Local-level ownership of electricity grids: An analysis of Germany's distribution system operators (DSOs). Utilities Policy 85.
Conference Presentations
- 02/2025: 18th Annual FoJuS Conference, Bochum; Vortrag: Tipping the Balance of Power? Comparative Political Economy and the Multilevel Governance of Renewable Energy
- 08/2024: ECPR General Conference, Dublin (Irland); Panel: Local climate and environmental politics; Vortrag: Exploring Electricity Grid Remunicipalisation: A Comparative Study of Dynamics at the Local-Level in Germany
- 03/2024: 17th Annual FoJuS Conference, Braunschweig; Vortrag: Exploring Electricity Grid Remunicipalization: A Comparative Study of Dynamics at the Local-Level in Germany
- 09/2023: Jahrestagung der DVPW-Sektion Politische Ökonomie, Witten; Vortrag: Local Parties and the (Re)municipalization of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) in Germany: An Analysis of Ownership Change in the 2010s
- 09/2023: ECPR General Conference, Prag (Tschechien); Panel: Local government as a service provider; Vortrag: Local Parties and the (Re)municipalization of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) in Germany: An Analysis of Ownership Change in the 2010s
- 10/2022: Workshop Energy Policy in Times of War, Schader-Stiftung & DVPW-Arbeitskreis Energiepolitik, Darmstadt; Poster: Local-Level Privatization of German Electricity Grids: An Analysis of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) Ownership
Scholarships and Awards
- 04/2023 – 03/2025: Promotionsstipendium der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
- 04/2022 – 03/2023: BAGSS Starter Scholarship, Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences
- 01/2017 – 09/2020: Studienstipendium der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung