Dennis Schüpf
Department
Environmental Governance
Function
Associate Researcher
Specialization
Human Geography, Political Ecology
Work areas
- Environmental Governance
- Water Governance
- Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change
- Environmental Justice
- Sand resource conflicts
Regional expertise
- South Asia
- East Africa (Kenia)
Vita
| since 7/2022 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Researcher, Research Department "Environmental Governance" |
| 12/2020–11/2021 | ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) Research Intern – Project: ‘Scaling-up experimental learning tools for sustainable water governance’ in India |
| 7/2020–11/2020 | ICTA-UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Research Intern – Project: Environmental Justice Atlas |
| 10/2018–11/2021 | Philipps-University of Marburg M.A. International Development Studies Thesis: Measurement of Social Norms – A Study Design to foster Sustainable Water Use in rural India |
| 4/2018–9/2018 | Biome Environmental Trust NGO, Bangalore (India) Internship – Research on Groundwater Use/Degradation |
| 4/2018–9/2018 | GIZ (German Organisation for International Cooperation) Internship – Sector: Climate Risk Resilience/Financial Inclusion |
| 09/2014–01/2018 | University of Mannheim B.A. Applied Philosophy & Business Studies |
Awards
- ATSAF Junior-Scientist Program scholarship
Refereed Publications
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Schüpf, Dennis / Jonas Hein
(2025)
Adapting to uncertainty: knowing shifting sands and blue infrastructure in unpredictable seas
in: Geo: Geography and Environment 12 (2), article e70041 -
Schüpf, Dennis / Schipper E. Lisa F. / Kuppusami Nithya
(2024)
Disrupted sand flows, artisanal fishers, and the making of coastal protection in Southern India
in: Ocean and Society 2, article 8933
Non-refereed Publications
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Hein, Jonas / Marie Podien / Dennis Schüpf / Silja Klepp / Florian Dünckmann / Kim Nierobisch / Salome Gikonyo / Paula Deppenbrock
(2026)
Enjust-Netzwerk für Umweltgerechtigkeit
in: Rundbrief Geographie 318, 32-34 -
Schüpf, Dennis / Nithya Kuppusami / E. Lisa F. Schipper
(2024)
Coastal adaptation – for whom and to what? Zooming in on eroding sands and the livelihoods of artisanal fishers in India
(Policy Brief 34/2024) -
Scheunpflug, Luca / Dennis Schüpf
(2024)
Deconstructing the Fehmarnbelt fixed link: local resistance and counter-discourses against the world’s largest immersed tunnel
published on undisciplinedenvironments.org, 22.02.2024 -
Schüpf, Dennis
(2024)
On the grounds of water access: the Sorgenfri case of roma community eviction in Sweden
in: Diego Marin (ed.), Bearing the brunt: Roma and traveller experiences of environmental racism Brussels: European Environmental Bureau -
Falk, Thomas / Dennis Schüpf / Wei Zhang / Ilkhom Soliev
(2021)
A behavioral perspective on improving water governance in India
published on ifpri.org/blog, 29.12.2021 -
Falk, Thomas / Dennis Schüpf / Wei Zhang / Ilkhom Soliev
(2021)
Understanding behavioral change for improved water governance: reflecting on ongoing development interventions in India
published on europe.iasc-commons.org, 21.12.2021 -
Schüpf, Dennis
(2021)
Well diggers tackling water woes in a megacity: the case of Bangalore, India
published on unevenearth.org, 08.04.2021
Opinion Pieces
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Yi, HyunAh / Dennis Schüpf
(2025)
Social media and democracy: Reflections from South Korea’s impeachment
Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 14 April 2025 -
Schüpf, Dennis / Felix Brentrup
(2024)
Küsten schützen
published on 17ziele.de/blog -
Schüpf, Dennis
(2023)
Lützerath bleibt!
published on resilience.org, 23.02.2023 (originally published by Uneven Earth) -
Schüpf, Dennis
(2022)
Ocean Mourning – R.I.P. Mar
published on undisciplinedenvironments.org, 01.11.2022