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Dr. Thomas Blanchet<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Research Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-06
\nblanchet@nexusinstitut.de<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Thomas Blanchet studied sociology at the University of Nantes and at the University of Leipzig. In 2013, he received his doctorate from the Department of Economics at FU Berlin on the subject of privatisation in the German water sector. His dissertation was written within the DFG Research Training Group “Paths of Organizational Processes” and as a guest at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (Department of Organization and Internationalization). <\/span><\/p>\n

He worked as a researcher at the Centre Marc Bloch in Berlin and at the Laboratoire Techniques, Territoires, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9s at the \u00c9cole des Ponts ParisTech, where he worked on the governance of urban infrastructures (water, energy). During his postdoctoral studies in Paris he was involved in international comparative projects on local energy system transformation. In addition to his scientific activities, he has also taken on teaching positions in organizational theory (Humboldt University Berlin) and international management (Jacobs University Bremen). <\/span><\/p>\n

Thomas Blanchet has been working at the nexus Institute since 2015. <\/span>His work and research interests are as follows: Co-production of public services, especially in the fields of water and energy; social innovation and participation in energy system transformation (energy democracy); cooperation between companies, local decision-makers and civil society in the field of infrastructure; governance of smart cities. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Publications (selection)<\/h2>\n

Berthod, O., Blanchet, T., Busch, H., Kunze, C., Nolden, C., & Wenderlich, M. (2022). The rise and fall of energy democracy: 5 cases of collaborative governance in energy systems. Environmental Management<\/i>, 1-14. https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s00267-022-01687-8.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Blanchet, Thomas, Olivier Berthod, and Carsten Herzberg. “Exploring user co-regulation of public services: insights from the Grenoble water user committee.” Public Management Review<\/i> (2022): 1-19. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/14719037.2022.2026670<\/a><\/p>\n

Blanchet, T. & Herzberg, C. (2019). Les enjeux d\u00e9mocratiques de la transition \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique territoriale : enqu\u00eate sur la coop\u00e9rative \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique citoyenne de I\u00e9na. Lien social et Politiques, (82), 139\u2013157.<\/p>\n

Blanchet, T., Herzberg, C. (2017), \u00c9tude sur la gouvernance et l\u2019organisation des services d\u2019eau potable retourn\u00e9s en gestion publique en France (2000-2016), Working Paper du LATTS, n17-09.<\/p>\n

Becker, S., Blanchet, T., Kunze, C. (2016), Social movements and urban energy policy: Assessing contexts, agency and outcomes of remunicipalisation processes in Hamburg and Berlin, Utilities Policy, 41, 228-236.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blanchet, T. (2016), \u201cA Partial Privatization under Pressure: The Berlin Water Company\u201d, In: Lorrain, D., Poupeau, F., Water regimes: Beyond the public and private sector debate, New-York: Routledge, 93-106.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blanchet, T. (2015): Struggle over Berlin energy transition: How do grassroots\u2018 initiatives affect local energy policy-making? <\/span>Energy Policy, 78, 246-254<\/p>\n

Coeurdray, M., Blanchet, T. (2015), Transfert de mod\u00e8les et dynamiques locales autour de la restructuration des services urbains en Allemagne de l\u2019Est, Allemagne D\u2019Aujourd\u2019hui, 212(2), 151-172.<\/p>\n

Blanchet, T. (2014), \u201eL\u2019innovation organisationnelle comme vecteur de(s) transition(s) \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique(s)? Le cas des coop\u00e9ratives \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques citoyennes en Allemagne\u201c. In: G. Christen, P. Hamman, M. Jehling, M. Wintz (Hrg.), Syst\u00e8mes \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques renouvelables en France et en Allemagne, analyse socio-\u00e9conomique, synergies et divergences, Paris: \u00c9ditions Orizons, 169-184<\/p>\n

Blanchet, T. (2014): Une privatisation partielle sous contrainte, Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales, 203(3), 60-73<\/p>\n

<\/a> Blanchet, T., Coeurdray, M. 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