Sonja Buxbaum-Conradi
- Economic Geography,
- Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
Global production networks; Knowledge processes in distributed value creation networks; Open production and open-source hardware communities
Membership:
since
2020
Contact
Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Germany
Institute for Production Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
Helmut Schmidt University
University of the Federal Armed Forces
Holstenhofweg 85
22043 Hamburg
+49 40 6541 2055
Buxbaum-conradi(at)hsu-hh.de
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About me
Coming from the field of cultural and social anthropology, I started working at the Institute for Production Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (LaFT) at the Helmut Schmidt University in 2012 on a project dealing with inter-organizational knowledge management in global production networks. There, I began to develop an interest in digital production technologies and open fabrication laboratories. In my current position as a senior research fellow at LaFT, I investigate their transformative potential for knowledge and production processes, forms of technological learning, and bottom-up economic development.
Being an AGYA member allows me to exchange and develop ideas across very different academic fields and cultural backgrounds.
I believe the ability to integrate multiple perspectives is essential for advancing research and creating viable solutions that have a societal impact. For me, international interdisciplinary research means learning from each other through dialogue, developing new interfacing opportunities, and promoting committed pluralism.
Academic career
| 2018 - today | Postdoctoral Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Production Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (LaFT), Helmut Schmidt University, Germany, working on the projects:
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| 2018 | Doctoral degree with honours in the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of Hamburg, Germany |
| 2012 - 2018 | Research fellow at the Institute for Production Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (LaFT), Helmut Schmidt University, Germany, working on the projects:
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| 2011 - 2012 | Freelancer in sales marketing and film production advertising in Asia, Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010 | Master’s degree with honours in Ethnology at the Philips University of Marburg and the University of Hamburg, Germany |
- Working Groups
- Arab and German Education
- Innovation
- My Commitment to AGYA
- Participation in 'Salon Sophie Charlotte' 2021, 2022, 2023
On a personal note
Must read in my discipline:
The coming revolution on your desktop – From personal computers to personal fabrication by Neil Gershenfield
Favourite novel:
Momo: Die seltsame Geschichte von den Zeit-Dieben und von dem Kind, das den Menschen die gestohlene Zeit zurückbrachte by Michael Ende (1973)
The scientist from my country you should know:
Hannah Arendt, Political Philosophy
