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View article: Tracing the Path of Knowledge on “Environmental Governance Processes” for Theory‐Building
Tracing the Path of Knowledge on “Environmental Governance Processes” for Theory‐Building Open
The vast range of environmental governance case studies makes one thing clear: social processes are at the heart of environmental problems—and solutions. But fragmentation in how different contributions define and study environmental gover…
View article: Nascent policy subsystems in polycentric governance networks: The case of sea‐level rise governance in the San Francisco Bay Area
Nascent policy subsystems in polycentric governance networks: The case of sea‐level rise governance in the San Francisco Bay Area Open
A policy subsystem is a system of relations between actors within the context of a specific, territorially bounded policy issue. Mature policy subsystems feature well‐established, easily distinguishable, confrontational coalitions. Recent …
View article: Intraorganizational mobility and employees’ work-related contact patterns: evidence from panel data in the European Commission
Intraorganizational mobility and employees’ work-related contact patterns: evidence from panel data in the European Commission Open
Programs to encourage staff to move within public-sector organizations have become increasingly widespread in recent decades. Yet, although there are some anecdotal accounts, the effects of such intraorganizational mobility remain largely …
View article: Does flood risk funding protect the most vulnerable? A case study of England
Does flood risk funding protect the most vulnerable? A case study of England Open
Not only has the frequency and severity of flooding increased under climate change, but which communities are at-risk and how those risks are distributed within communities has changed too. This realisation points to an important interplay…
View article: Informal Water Tankers, Their Network Structure, and Drivers of Cooperation and Competition: A Case Study in Beirut, Lebanon
Informal Water Tankers, Their Network Structure, and Drivers of Cooperation and Competition: A Case Study in Beirut, Lebanon Open
Areas with chronic water shortages rely on informal water tankers for daily water needs. Informal tankers operate outside the reach of the state, hence the quality and price of the services they provide and the pressure their activities in…
View article: Creating adaptive social-ecological fit: The role of regional actors in the governance of Sea-level rise adaptation in San Francisco bay
Creating adaptive social-ecological fit: The role of regional actors in the governance of Sea-level rise adaptation in San Francisco bay Open
Sea level rise is one of the most pressing climate adaptation issues around the world. Often, coastal communities are interdependent in their exposure to sea level rise – if one builds a seawall, it will push water to another – and would b…
View article: Geographic scale dependency and the structure of climate adaptation policy networks in San Francisco Bay
Geographic scale dependency and the structure of climate adaptation policy networks in San Francisco Bay Open
Research on collaborative governance, polycentric governance, and policy networks shares the hypothesis that policy networks emerge to solve collective-action problems across multiple levels of geographic scale. Policy networks provide soc…
View article: An item response approach to sea‐level rise policy preferences in a nascent subsystem
An item response approach to sea‐level rise policy preferences in a nascent subsystem Open
Sea‐level rise is a “nascent subsystem” with policy actors actively developing initial policy preferences through participation across multiple policy forums in a polycentric system. This paper uses item‐response models to empirically anal…
View article: The benefits of specialized knowledge in polycentric governance
The benefits of specialized knowledge in polycentric governance Open
Policy forums bring individual actors together to deliberate on specific policy issues. The literature found that actors' perceptions of forum performance depend on both their individual characteristics (goals, expertise, resources) and fo…
View article: Functional differentiation in governance networks for sea level rise adaptation in the San Francisco Bay Area
Functional differentiation in governance networks for sea level rise adaptation in the San Francisco Bay Area Open
Climate change governance networks help actors overcome collective action problems by building social capital. The literature studies these networks as embodying a single underlying social problem: coordination or cooperation. This approac…
View article: The paradox of regulatory discretion
The paradox of regulatory discretion Open
Regulatory authorities in the utilities sector typically employ economic evidence and analysis to make expert discretionary judgments under uncertainty. However, economic analysis does not provide clear answers regarding policy outcomes. T…
View article: Breaking out of silos: explaining cross-departmental interactions in two European bureaucracies
Breaking out of silos: explaining cross-departmental interactions in two European bureaucracies Open
The view that silos are endemic in organisations in general and the European Civil Service in particular has become increasingly widespread. Yet, silos are rarely investigated theoretically or empirically. What is a silo? What are the indi…
View article: Replication Data for: Breaking out of silos: explaining cross-departmental interactions in two European bureaucracies.
Replication Data for: Breaking out of silos: explaining cross-departmental interactions in two European bureaucracies. Open
Replication files for the paper "Breaking out of silos" (Vantaggiato, Kassim and Connolly, 2020). In accordance with the data management plan that was agreed with the European Commission and the GSC in order to protect the anonymity of res…
View article: Network effects: how the European competition network structures the opportunities of regulators
Network effects: how the European competition network structures the opportunities of regulators Open
European administrative networks are networks of national authorities that help facilitate the implementation of EU policies, as well as providing general opportunities for collaboration and the sharing of information. Drawing on a new stu…
View article: Internal network structures as opportunity structures: control and effectiveness in the European competition network
Internal network structures as opportunity structures: control and effectiveness in the European competition network Open
European Administrative Networks (EANs) are well-studied platforms of collaboration between national authorities. To understand EANs, the literature typically relies on few explanatory variables: network origins, objectives, and outputs. T…
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EC data for plots
View article: Lessons Learned from Collaborative Transportation Planning for Sea Level Rise in California
Lessons Learned from Collaborative Transportation Planning for Sea Level Rise in California Open
This study was designed to identify lessons learned from experiences of multi-stakeholder collaboration in governance processes focused on adaptation to sea level rise for specific transportation corridors/assets across different areas of …
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silos-paper-EC-GSC-tasks-plots-JEPP.R Open
code for plots
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GSC_data_plots.tab Open
GSC data for plots
View article: Lessons Learned from Collaborative Transportation Planning for Sea Level Rise in California
Lessons Learned from Collaborative Transportation Planning for Sea Level Rise in California Open
Author(s): Lubell, Mark; Pia Vantaggiato, Francesca | Abstract: Many of California’s critical transportation infrastructure assets along the coast are vulnerable to sea level rise (Figure 1). Climate adaptation generally and sea level rise…
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View article: Networks as First Best? Network Entrepreneurship and Venue Shifting in the Establishment of the Network of Euro–Mediterranean Energy Regulators
Networks as First Best? Network Entrepreneurship and Venue Shifting in the Establishment of the Network of Euro–Mediterranean Energy Regulators Open
Regulators often play a leading role in establishing their informal networks yet regulatory networks are usually considered a second‐best instrument of policy integration. They have no decision‐making powers and unclear policy impact. Why …
View article: Regulatory relationships across levels of multilevel governance systems: From collaboration to competition
Regulatory relationships across levels of multilevel governance systems: From collaboration to competition Open
The European Union and the United States are paradigmatic examples of multilevel governance systems that are also regulatory states. In both settings, informal networks of regulators preceded and existed alongside supranational (federal) r…
View article: Networking for resources: how regulators use networks to compensate for lower staff levels
Networking for resources: how regulators use networks to compensate for lower staff levels Open
The literature has found that regulatory networks foster exchange of information between regulators, but failed to specify the mechanism whereby regulators network for expertise. This paper posits that informal networks constitute a compen…
View article: The drivers of regulatory networking: policy learning between homophily and convergence
The drivers of regulatory networking: policy learning between homophily and convergence Open
The literature on transnational regulatory networks identified interdependence as their main rationale, downplaying domestic factors. Typically, relevant contributions use the word “network” only metaphorically. Yet, informal ties between …
View article: Replication Data for The drivers of regulatory networking: policy learning between homophily and convergence
Replication Data for The drivers of regulatory networking: policy learning between homophily and convergence Open
The literature on transnational regulatory networks identified interdependence as their main rationale, downplaying domestic factors. Typically, relevant contributions use the word “network” only metaphorically. Yet, informal ties between …
View article: Networking for resources: how regulators use networks to compensate for lower staff levels
Networking for resources: how regulators use networks to compensate for lower staff levels Open
The literature has found that regulatory networks foster exchange of information between regulators, but failed to specify the mechanism whereby regulators network for expertise. This paper posits that informal networks constitute a compen…