Patrick Sumpf

Patrick Sumpf, M.A.

  • Scientific staff until 2019
  • resigned
  • Research area Knowledge society and knowledge policy

  • Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
    Postfach 3640
    76021 Karlsruhe

Education

2005 - 2008 B.A. Political Science, Bielefeld University
2010 - 2012 M.A. Political Communication, Bielefeld University
2013 - 2017 Doctorate in Media and Communication Studies, Mannheim University (defended on July 18th 2017)

Professional background

2006 - 2012 Internships and student trainee positions in development policy, consulting, and public relations
2012 - 2019 Member of scientific staff at ITAS

Fields of work

  • Public Trust and Distrust, with a focus on energy and digitalization
  • Risk Research and Communication
  • Science and Technology Studies
  • Energy Transition and Smart Grid
  • Approaches to Interdisciplinarity
  • Qualitative Research Methods (interviews, content analysis, case studies)

Publications


2020
Journal Articles
Böschen, S.; Hahn, J.; Krings, B.-J.; Scherz, C.; Sumpf, P.
Globale Technikfolgenabschätzung? Konvergenzen und Divergenzen kosmopolitischer Wissenschaftsdynamiken
2020. Soziale Welt, (SH 24), 332–365 
2019
Book Chapters
Büscher, C.; Schippl, J.; Sumpf, P.
Energy as a sociotechnical problem. A concluding discussion
2019. Energy as a sociotechnical problem : an interdisciplinary perspective on control, change, and action in energy transitions. Ed.: C. Büscher, 262–276, Routledge 
Büscher, C.; Schippl, J.; Sumpf, P.
Introduction
2019. Energy as a sociotechnical problem : an interdisciplinary perspective on control, change, and action in energy transitions. Ed.: C. Büscher, 1–13, Routledge 
Sumpf, P.
The energy system and trust: Public, organizational and transsystemic perspectives
2019. Energy as a sociotechnical problem : an interdisciplinary perspective on control, change, and action in energy transitions. Ed.: C. Büscher, 179–199, Routledge 
2018
Book Chapters
Büscher, C.; Schippl, J.; Sumpf, P.
Introduction
2018. Energy as a Sociotechnical Problem. An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Control, Change, and Action in Energy Transitions. Hrsg.: C. Büscher, 1–13, Routledge 
Büscher, C.; Sumpf, P.
Vertrauen, Risiko und komplexe Systeme: das Beispiel zukünftiger Energieversorgung
2018. Bausteine der Energiewende. Hrsg.: O. Kühne, 129–161, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 
Reports/Preprints
Sumpf, P.; Büscher, C. (Eds.)
Control, change and capacity-building in energy systems
2018. SHAPE ENERGY 
2017
Presentations
König, R.; Sumpf, P.
Nutzerzentrismus und Vertrauen in Big Data-Anwendungen
2017. ABIDA Workshop ’Big Data - die digitale Konstruktion sozialer Wirklichkeiten’, Dortmund, 15.-16.März 2017 
Other
Büscher, C.; Sumpf, P.
Energy and multi-stakeholder interests. A social sciences and humanities cross-cutting theme report
2017. SHAPE ENERGY 
Sumpf, P.; Klemm, M.; Büscher, C.; Robison, R.; Schippl, J.; Foulds, C.; Buchmann, K.; Nikolaev, A.; Kern-Gillard, T.
Energy system optimisation and smart technologies. A social sciences and humanities annotated bibliography
2017. SHAPE ENERGY 
2016
Presentations
König, R.; Sumpf, P.
’It’s free and always will be’ - Online-Plattformen zwischen Offenheitslogik und Vertrauensinflation
2016. 38.Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Bamberg, 26.-30.September 2016 
Sumpf, P.
Myths of public and private in the age of online-platforms
2016. International Summer School for PhDs ’Between Myth Formation and Societal Structure’, Donostia-San Sebastian, E, July 18-22, 2016 
Sumpf, P.
Trusting the energy system. Past, present, future
2016. Final Conference of the Helmholtz Alliance ENERGY-TRANS (2016), Berlin, Germany, March 14–15, 2016 
2015
Presentations
Sumpf, P.
Energy turn beyond technology: Socio-technical aspects of smart grids
2015. Vortragsreihe von KINE e.V. zum Projekt “Studentendachblumen” anlässlich des 300. Stadtgeburtstages von Karlsruhe (2015), Karlsruhe, Germany, June 11, 2015 
Sumpf, P.
Trust and confidence as sociotechnical problem in the transformation of energy systems
2015. Vortr.: Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society (CSTMS),Working Group on ’Science and Technology Studies’, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 12.Februar 2015 
Sumpf, P.
Energiewende jenseits der Technik: Sozio-technische Aspekte von Smart Grids
2015. Vortragsreihe ’Studentendachblumen’, Karlsruhe, 11.Juni 2015 
Sumpf, P.
Trust in energy systems
2015. International Workshop ’Understanding Socio-Technical Problems’, Karlsruhe, Ocober 19, 2015 
2014
Conference Papers
Sumpf, P.; Büscher, C.; Orwat, C.
Energy system transformation. Governance of trust?
2014. Technology Assessment and Policy Areas of Great Transitions : Proceedings from the PACITA 2013 Conference, Praha, CZ, March 13-15, 2013. Ed.: T. Michalek, 223–228, Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) 
Presentations
Büscher, C.; Sumpf, P.
Trust, distrust and confidence in energy system transformation
2014. 18th ISA World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, J, July 13-19, 2014 
Büscher, C.; Sumpf, P.
Patterns of trust and distrust in energy system transformation
2014. 18. ISA World Congress of Sociology “Facing an unequal world: challenges for global sociology" (2014), Yokohama, Japan, July 13–19, 2014 
Heil, R.; Sumpf, P.
Big Data - Hype, hope, fear
2014. INFORMATIK 2014: Big Data - Komplexität meistern. 44. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Informatik, Stuttgart, 22.-26. September 2014 
Sumpf, P.
Energiewende als historische Zäsur? Veränderungen im Spannungsfeld von Vertrauen und Akzeptanz
2014. Vertrauen in Technik? Technikgeschichtliche Jahrestagung (2014), Bochum, Germany, March 6–7, 2014 
Sumpf, P.
Patterns of trust and acceptance. The challenge of enabling action in emerging energy systems
2014. European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research (EMCSR 2014), Wien, A, April 22-25, 2014 
Sumpf, P.
Risk and trust in future energy systems: The vision of smart grids
2014. Vortrag im Rahmen des M.Sc. Environmental Governance, Module on Technology Assessment 2014, Freiburg, 18. Juni 2014 
Sumpf, P.
The German ’Energiewende’ as historical turning point - From acceptance to trust?
2014. Technikgeschichtliche Jahrestagung ’Vertrauen in Technik?’ des VDI, Bochum, 6.-7. März 2014 
2013
Conference Papers
Sumpf, P.
Mechanismen der Vertrauens(de)konstitution in öffentichen Krisen. Das Beispiel EHEC O104:H4
2013. Bravo Roger, F. [Hrsg.] Medien müssen draußen bleiben! Wo liegen die Grenzen politischer Transparenz? : Beitraäge zur 8.Fachtagung des DFPK Berlin : Frank & Timme, 2013, 217–235 
Presentations
Büscher, C.; Schippl, J.; Buchgeister, J.; Sumpf, P.
The ’Energy-System’. Abstractions and reductions in the concept of sociotechnical Systems
2013. Energy Systems in Transition: Inter- and Transdisciplinary Contributions, Karlsruhe, October 9-11, 2013 
Büscher, C.; Sumpf, P.; Orwat, C.
The smart grid as black box. The role of consumers in the governance of future energy systems
2013. Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., December 9-12, 2012 
Büscher, C.; Schippl, J.; Buchgeister, J.; Sumpf, P.
The “Energy System” - Abstractions and reductions in the concept of sociotechnical systems
2013. EnergyTrans Conference (2013), Karlsruhe, Germany, October 9, 2013 
Sumpf, P.; Büscher, C.; Orwat, C.
Smart grid as black box - The role of consumer trust in the governance of future energy systems
2013. 1st PACITA Conference on Technology Assessment and Policy Areas of Great Transitions, Praha, CZ, March 13-15, 2013 
2012
Presentations
Sumpf, P.
Mechanismen der Vertrauens(de)konstitution in öffentichen Krisen. Das Beispiel EHEC O104:H4
2012. 8.Fachtagung des Düsseldorfer Forums Politische Kommunikation, Düsseldorf, 12.-14.April 2012