Simon Fabian Renner
Om
Simon Renner is a PhD candidate at the Department of Modern History and Society at NTNU. He pursued studies in history, economics, and German studies at LMU Munich. In 2020, he was a PhD visiting fellow at Coventry University. His research interests center around economic history, particularly the policies of states and businesses in the 20th century, with a specific interest in British and German history. Renner is part of the "Fate of Nations" research group, which examines the political economy of natural resources over the last 150 years. His PhD project delves into British raw material strategies post-First World War, focusing on non-ferrous metals such as copper, lead, nickel, or tungsten. Specifically, he explores how the lessons of wartime experiences were manifested in interwar strategies, examining approaches to achieving supply independence and exploiting dependencies of potential adversaries. Renner has published an article in the International History Review, illustrating how the actions of business actors can undermine economic warfare strategies. Further publications, including a comprehensive monograph on the subject, are planned.
Title of the PhD project
Echoes of the Great War: Unveiling British Raw Material Strategies in the Interwar Era.
Research group
Fate of Nations: Research Group for the Global History and Political Economy of Natural Resources.
Educational background
- Degree in History, Economics, German Studies (Staatsexamen, at LMU Munich)
- Trained as a bank clerk
Publikasjoner
2024
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Renner, Simon.
(2024)
Canadian Nickel for Nazi Germany–How Government-Business Relationships Affected British Blockade Strategies in the 1930s.
International History Review
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2022
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Renner, Simon Fabian.
(2022)
The Blockade in the Era of the Two World Wars, 1914-1945 .
H-Soz-Kult. Kommunikation und Fachinformation für die Geschichtswissenschaften
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Renner, Simon.
(2024)
Canadian Nickel for Nazi Germany–How Government-Business Relationships Affected British Blockade Strategies in the 1930s.
International History Review
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Renner, Simon Fabian.
(2022)
The Blockade in the Era of the Two World Wars, 1914-1945 .
H-Soz-Kult. Kommunikation und Fachinformation für die Geschichtswissenschaften
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
Undervisning
Simon Renner has lectured on various topics related to the political economy of natural resources, with a particular focus on German, Japanese and Italian Autarky, as well as British independence strategies in the 1930s. Additionally, he has covered themes concerning economic globalization and deglobalization processes over the past 150 years. In addition to lecturing, Renner has been actively involved in guiding students through the process of writing term papers and grading exams, using his proficiency of English and Norwegian. He has taught on the following courses:
Formidling
2024
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Vitenskapelig foredragRenner, Simon Fabian. (2024) Echoes of the Great War: Unveiling British Raw Material Strategies in the Interwar Era. Mats Ingulstad Fate of Nations Final Conference , Trondheim 2024-03-07 - 2024-03-08
2022
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Vitenskapelig foredragRenner, Simon Fabian. (2022) Learning from the Blockade: British Plans for Economic Pressure on Germany in the late 1930s. Jonas Scherner, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Alan Kramer, Trinity College Dublin; Elisabeth Piller, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg The Blockade in the Era of the Two World Wars, 1914-1945 , Trondheim 2022-06-17 - 2022-06-18
2021
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Vitenskapelig foredragRenner, Simon Fabian. (2021) Lessons learned? Securing essential materials in changing global value chains: British raw material planning and dependencies on Germany in the tungsten value chain in the interwar period. Link: https://files.ehs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/29060744/NRIIE-Renner.pdf. Economic History Society's Economic History Society's Annual Conference , Online 2021-04-06 - 2024-04-09
2019
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Vitenskapelig foredragRenner, Simon Fabian. (2019) Raw Material Policy of Great Britain during the Interwar Period. Nina Kleinöder; Stina Rike Barrenscheen Arbeitskreis für kritische Unternehmens- und Industriegeschichte - Nachwuchsworkshop , Mainz 2019-09-14 - 2024-09-15