In person icon Stakeholder participation in new forms of regulation

Abstract

The emergence of wicked policy problems and the development of new technologies is making regulatory governance increasingly complex. This evolving regulatory environment also affects stakeholder participation. Regulators’ motivation to involve stakeholders in regulatory rulemaking may expand beyond support and legitimacy and include the provision of advanced (technical) knowledge on regulatory matters while stakeholders might seek more influence on the content of rules. Additionally, new forms of regulation are - designed to keep up with new policy problems- may trigger stakeholders’ – particularly interest groups of regulatees and beneficiaries – to change their strategies to influence rulemaking and/or to adapt their behavior during regulatory processes. This panel is interested in contributions that look into new dynamics in (1) modes of stakeholder involvement; (2) diversity of stakeholder involvement; (3) timing of stakeholder involvement; (4) stakeholder influence in rulemaking/on regulations’ content; and (5) stakeholder behavioral changes in light of emerging wicked policy issues (6) stakeholders’ attitudes (e.g. in terms of trust in the regulatory regime). More specifically, we are looking for papers investigating stakeholder involvement in different rulemaking processes (at European, national, regional, or local level), with a focus on new forms of regulations including – but not limited to – goal-based regulation, responsive regulation, adaptive regulation, hybrid regulation, or experimental regulation. Comparative papers are welcome, especially those comparing between regulatory sectors (social and environmental regulations in particular), comparing the behavior of different actor groups (regulatees and beneficiaries, and their respective interest groups in particular) or comparing different forms of regulation.

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