Dr. Christoph Scheuplein

Researcher
Research Department Spatial Capital

Dr. Christoph Scheuplein studied sociology and economics at the Free University of Berlin. He earned his doctorate from the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) in 2005 with a thesis on economic clusters. He then worked as a research associate for a parliamentary group of the Berlin House of Representatives and for a consulting company. From 2007 to 2015, he taught economic geography at the University of Münster, and in 2015/16, he was an interim professor of cultural geography at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.  

Research interests:

• Private equity and venture capital
• Industrial restructuring in the automotive industry and other sectors
• Theories and concepts of economic geography
• Economic clusters

Awards and memberships:

• Scholarship (1999–2004) from the Hans Böckler Foundation (a co-determination, research and scholarship funding organization of the German Trade Union Federation)
• Liaison lecturer for the Hans Böckler Foundation
• Association of Geographers at German Universities (VGDH)

Publications (Selection)

Scheuplein, Christoph
2017: Brownfield investments in the German automotive parts industry: private equity as a door opener. In: Fuchs, Martina / Henn, Sebastian / Franz, Martin / Mudambi, Ram (eds.): Managing culture and interspace in cross-border investments: building a global company. Abingdon: Routledge, p. 88-97
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