Cindy Rentrop

Cindy Rentrop is a Researcher at the Department of Science, Technology and Society (STS) at Technische Universität München (TUM), affiliated with the Innovation, Society, and Public Policy (ISPP) group. Her doctoral project, Hidden Regions: Innovation in the Periphery, examines regional innovation cultures in economically strong small- and medium-sized cities, analyzing how local socio-economic, historical, and political contexts interact with global innovation dynamics. She holds a Bachelor’s in Cultural Analysis/Sociology from LMU Munich and a Master’s in Cultural Analysis and Media, Communication, and Technology Studies (MCTS) from LMU and TUM.

Her research interests include regional innovation systems, globalization-local dynamics, and the interplay between science, technology, and societal structures. She contributes to projects like Innovationen in der digitalen Arbeitsgesellschaft (InDigAr) and has published in journals such as TATuP, Academy of Management Perspectives, and EASST Review. Her work explores topics like long-term governance of socio-technical transitions, philanthropy’s role in academic innovation ecosystems, and the identity of STS in Germany.

Active in the ISPP group, she engages with policy-relevant research and cross-disciplinary collaborations. No formal advising or grants are explicitly documented in the provided texts.