In person icon The changing roles, capacities, and relations of policymakers and regulatory agencies in the context of alternative forms of regulation II

Abstract

Complex societal issues such as climate change and rapid technological developments, such as AI, trigger demands for more cross-sectoral innovation, and hence more flexible and adaptive regulations, compared to traditional rule-based regulation which is said to be too rigid and strict. European, national, regional and local authorities are calling for regulatory innovation, such as experimental regulation, goal/principle-based regulation, trust-based regulation, process-based regulation, co-regulation and self-regulation, smart regulation, regulation of collaborative networks, or other alternative types of regulation. However, a change in the choice of regulation, also brings the necessity for subsequent novel approaches in the way these regulations are formulated, inspected and supervised, and enforced, as well as the necessity for different capacities, relations and strategies for rule makers, rule inspectorates and rule enforcers. In this panel we welcome all contributions which focus on the changing approaches, roles, capacities, and relations of policy makers/rule makers (who translate policy into workable regulation) and the public organizations which are responsible for inspection, supervision and enforcement of these regulations in the context of these alternative regulatory approaches. Papers can deal with subjects such as changing capacities, expertise and resources, applied enforcement instruments, the changing individual discretion of inspectors and enforcers, and implications for regulatory independence and reputations at the organisational level of regulatory agencies. Additionally, the changing cooperation and relations between policy makers and/or regulatory agencies can be investigated within or across different sectors. Also, the changing interaction and enforcement style of regulatory agencies can be examined when they interact with regulated entities under an alternative type of regulation. This panel is not limited to papers (a) describing the evolutions of rule making, supervision and enforcement under alternative regulation, but also welcomes papers which (b) explain the factors which stimulate or prevent such evolutions or (c) study the effects thereof on e.g. the legitimacy and trustworthiness of the regulatory actors, as well as (d) the effects on the behaviour of regulatees in terms of compliance and innovativeness, and (e ) the extent to which citizens and other actors trust the regulatory process and actors. Finally, the panel does not limit itself to a certain policy sector. It’s scope reaches towards alternative types of regulation in diverse sectors, such as (but not limited to) the regulation of AI, mobility, integrated care, green transition etc.

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