Dominant food systems are configured from the productivist paradigm, which focuses on
producing large amounts of inexpensive and standardized foods. Although these food …

Much uncertainty surrounds the cost-effective deployment of green hydrogen technologies.
Policy must navigate this uncertainty when deciding on policies of support. However …

This is an open access book. This book offers the first overview of the 'wicked problems'
literature, often seen as complex, open-ended, and intractable, with both the nature of the …

Smart city transitions are a fast-proliferating example of urban innovation processes, and
generating the insight required to support their unfolding should be a key priority for …

The climate crisis and the global economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis occur against a
background of slowing growth and widening inequalities, which together imply an urgent …

Our study focuses on how public policy can effectively increase collaboration for innovation
among firms, entrepreneurs, research institutions and the public sector in a way that is easily …

Missions may be regarded as a narrative for challenge-oriented policies, as a rationale for
directional policies, and as an instrument for coordinating distributed innovation efforts …

The topics addressed in this paper concern the (much-needed) transition to sustainability
and what role (innovation) policy can play in speeding up such changes. In their Discussion …

This unique study focuses on how the carbon trading system (CTS), stakeholder concerns
and innovation incentive policies all combine to effect enterprises' green technology …

The transformative turn of innovation policy has resulted in calls for a more entrepreneurial
and directional role of the state. However, the multiple roles that the state might play remains …