Policy mixes across vertical levels of governance in the EU
The case of the sustainable energy transition in Latvia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7445149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inese Zepa (0000-0002-9629-1978, corresponding author), Volker H Hoffmann (0000-0001-5519-7347) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Pages | 100699-100699 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-4224 • E-ISSN: 2210-4232 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.eist.2023.100699 |
| OpenAlex | W4319984277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 49 |
The European Green Deal requires policy alignment horizontally across policy areas but also vertically across governance levels. Accordingly, the diversity of actors and their preferences can hinder sociotechnical transitions. We, therefore, ask: How do policy mixes unfold across vertical scales of governance in sociotechnical transitions? We analyse vertical policy mix characteristics, considering consistency, coherence, comprehensiveness, and credibility, and the inherent feedback loops between politics and policy. Drawing on empirical evidence from Latvia, gathered through content analysis and interviews with senior stakeholders, we highlight two key findings: First, friction points in policy coherence between the national-local governance levels feed back into the vertical policy mix, as EU-level policy strategies are not substantiated with corresponding policy instruments. Second, the lack of political commitment to the transition at the national level perpetuates friction points in comprehensiveness and credibility of the vertical policy mix, hindering transition processes
Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Consistency (knowledge bases · Corporate governance · Credibility · Diversity (politics · Economic system · Economics · Energy transition · Macroeconomics · Management · Multi-level governance · Policy mix · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Sociotechnical system · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · Policy Transfer and Learning · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Law
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |