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2020
Journal Article
Title

The roles of the state in the governance of socio-technical systems' transformation

Abstract
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 underexplored. This paper studies the embedded role of the state in four distinct modes of governance of socio-technical systems. Using a three-pillar analytical model, the paper examines four illustrative cases: cryptocurrencies, smart cities, automated vehicles, and nuclear power. The paper identifies 13 different roles of the state: observer, warner, mitigator, opportunist, facilitator, lead-user, enabler of societal engagement, gatekeeper, promoter, moderator, initiator, guarantor and watchdog. The conceptualization of these roles serves to understand that the transformative agency of the state is leveraged/constrained by the modes of governance, and that it is also ultimately exercised through specific mixes of roles.
Author(s)
Borrás, Susana
Copenhagen Business School
Edler, Jakob  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Journal
Research policy  
Open Access
DOI
10.1016/j.respol.2020.103971
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI  
Keyword(s)
  • transformative

  • innovation policy

  • Transitions

  • diffusion

  • grand challenges

  • governance

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