Better Regulation by New Governance Hybrids? Governance Models and the Reform of European Chemicals Policy

LCA Options for Sustainable Governance Assessed

“…Concerning this change on level one and two, Hey et al (2007) have similarly noted a twofold change of governance in terms of content (concerning a change in regulatory instruments) and process (concerning the modes of decision-making and the integration of different actors in the standard-setting procedures). The former includes a shifting away from the traditional way of regulatory standard setting and points at the increased use of instruments which leave more discretion to the regulated entities.…”

“…away from the well-established community method with formalised decision-making rules and consensus finding procedures. While acknowledging the "impressive" decision-making capacity of this steering model, Hey et al (2007Hey et al ( : 1862 highlight shortcomings of traditional European regulation with its hierarchical element of binding and enforceable regulation. This applies to the implementation deficit in European environmental policy as well as to a lack in the Union's and Member States' capacity to successfully integrate environmental concerns into other sector policies.…”

Energy Efficiency Governance

“…Usually, hybrid forms of steering are expected to gain more political acceptance, and their adoption and implementation are believed to be more effective: '[H]ybrid models have the potential to strengthen decision-making capacity and to improve legitimacy, effectiveness and implementation especially in very contentious and high profile cases" (Hey et al 2007(Hey et al : 1860; see also Oikonomou et al : 1972. They do so basically because they allow affected actors to choose the effective mode of action.…”

Governance and Water Management: Progress and Tools in Mediterranean Countries

“…Extensive literature has developed in the last years over the relationship between "governance" and "new modes of governance" (see, for instance, Hey et al, 2006;Treib et al, 2005;Borzel et al, 2005;Jordan and Schout, 2006). The traditional approach to governance relies on (national) state authority, sectoral differentiation, and "command and control" types of instruments, relying on legislation and hierarchical, top-down, decision making.…”