The Insight
Navigating Complexity: How Environmental Governance Innovation Drives Sustainability Transitions
The Environmental Policy Analysis (EPA) department, part of GreenDeal-NET, explores the shift from top-down government to decentralized, flexible governance for sustainability. This article unpacks three core research themes—governing under complexity, governance innovation and institutional change, and governance evaluation—revealing how new horizontal and vertical steering mechanisms address unintended effects and institutional interlinkages. By examining the hidden logic behind governance adaptation, it offers deep insights for policymakers and analysts seeking effective sustainability transitions.