Abstract The Earth System Governance project is a global research alliance that explores
novel, effective governance mechanisms to cope with the current transitions in the …

Institutional work focuses on the role of actors in creating, maintaining, or disrupting
institutional structures. The concept has its origin in organisational studies. In this paper, we …

Proposals for more effective natural resource governance emphasize the importance of
institutions and governance, but say less about the political conditions under which …

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This article investigates the conditions under which policymakers are likely to decisively
accelerate socio-technical transitions. We develop a conceptual framework that combines …

The low-carbon energy transition is a form of socio-technical transition and, as such, it
involves profound changes in the institutions that govern society. Despite the acknowledged …

Historical institutionalist theories of endogenous change have enhanced our understanding
of institutional development by providing a theoretical vocabulary for analyzing how …

This chapter traces developments in historical institutionalist approaches to institutional
change. Originally, historical (like rational choice and sociological) institutionalism focused …

Ocean governance is complex and influenced by multiple drivers and actors with different
worldviews and goals. While governance encompasses many elements, in this paper we …

Abstract The European Union (EU) has recently introduced the Deforestation Regulation to
close regulatory gaps in the sustainability and legality of global forest and agricultural …