These short documents approach one of the governance topics with research and recommendations and represent some of the most accessible outputs of the ROBUST project. You can read and download them on their dedicated page.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Ansell, C., Sørensen, E., Torfing, J., & Trondal, J. (2024). Robust Governance in Turbulent Times. Cambridge University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009433006
Caponio, T., Pettrachin, A., Ravazzi, S., Nielsen, R. Ø., & Torres, L. (2026). How multilevel governance interactivity can contribute to the robust governance of crises. Insights from the Covid-19 and the asylum crises in Europe. Public Policy and Administration, 0(0).
https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767261435458
Carstensen, M. B., & Schmidt, V. (2024). Ideational robustness of economic ideas in action: the case of European Union economic governance through a decade of crisis. Policy and Society, 43(2), 173–188.
https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puae011
Carstensen, M. B., Sørensen, E., & Torfing, J. (2024). Ideational robustness in turbulent times. Policy and Society, 43(2), 111–126.
https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puae016
Carstensen, M. B., Sørensen, E., & Torfing, J. (2023). Why we need bricoleurs to foster robust governance solutions in turbulent times. Public Administration, 101(1), 36–52.
https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12857
Knaggård, Å., & Triantafillou, P. (2024). The ideational robustness of liberal democracy in the wake of the pandemic: comparing the Danish and Swedish cases. Policy and Society, 43(2), 225–239.
https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puae009
Øjvind Nielsen, R., Pettrachin, A., Pina, V., Torres, L., Nemec, J., & Špaček, D. (2026). The role of legitimacy in robust crisis governance. Examining the failed European response to the turbulence of the 2015-16 refugee crisis. Public Policy and Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767261428316
Peeters E, Duarte Coroado S, Nõmmik S, Verhoest K, Randma-Liiv T (2026;), “EU-level crisis governance: hybrid patterns in times of crisis”. International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-07-2025-0355
Ravazzi S, Nielsen RØ, Pina V (2026), “Stability or instability in crisis policymaking? From the emergency management perspective to the robustness perspective”. International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 39 No. 1 pp. 45–61.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-06-2024-0176
Royo Montañés, S., Bellò, B., Torres Pradas, L., & Downe, J. (2023). The success of e‐participation. Learning lessons from Decide Madrid and We asked, You said, We did in Scotland. Policy & Internet, 16(1), 65–82.
https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.363
Russo, C.2025. “Gathering intelligence for robust crisis governance: a literature review and research agenda.” Risk, Hazards, & Crisis in Public Policy16: 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.70045.
Sørensen, E., & Torfing, J. (2024). The ideational robustness of bureaucracy. Policy and Society, 43(2), 141–158.
https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puae015
Sørensen, E., P. Triantafillou, T. Caponio, G. Hajnal, T. Randma-Liiv, and D. Spacek. 2026. “Comparing the Implications of Strategies for Governing the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Political Robustness of Five European Political Regimes.” Public Administration1–16.
https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.70031.
Sørensen, E., & Warren, M. (2024). Developing a theory of robust democracy. Policy & Politics, 53(1), 2–21.
https://doi.org/10.1332/03055736Y2024D000000050
Torfing, J., Bentzen, T. Ø., Caponio, T., Coroado, S., Douglas, S., Nõmmik, S., Randmann, L., Russo, C., Sørensen, E., & Verhoest, K. (2025). Advancing Robust Governance in Turbulent Times: The Role of Multi-Level Governance, Hybrid Governance, and Negotiated Societal Intelligence. In Public Administration (Vol. 1, Number 15). Public Administration.
https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.70011
Torfing J, Triantafillou P, Sørensen E, Campo LR (2026), “Understanding the role of multi-level societal intelligence for ensuring robust governance of schools during turbulence”. International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 39 No. 1 pp. 112–129.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-07-2024-0210
Deliverables
MANAGEMENT
AND COORDINATION
WP1. Lead: Jacob Torfing
Roskilde University
- D1.4 Open Data Sets (Forthcoming)
DEFINING ROBUST GOVERNANCE IN
TURBULENT TIMES
WP2. Lead: Jacob Torfing
Roskilde University
INTERACTIVITY
IN MULTI-LEVEL
GOVERNANCE
WP3. Lead: Tiziana Capano
University of Turin
HYBRIDITY
IN GOVERNANCE,
DEMOCRACY
AND LAW
WP4. Lead: Tiina Randma-Liiv
Tallin University of Technology
NEGOTIATION
IN SOCIETAL
INTELLIGENCE
WP5. Lead: Wouter van Dooren
University of Antwerp
CASES OF
CRISIS GOVERNANCE
IN ‘NETWORKED
LOCALITIES’
WP6. Lead: Scott Douglas
Utrecht University
- D6.2 – Reports on Independent Variables in 18 Localities
- D6.3 – Reports on Dependent Variable in 18 Localities (Forthcoming)
CROS-CUTTING CONFIGURATIONAL
ANALYSIS
WP7. Lead: Scott Douglas
Utrecht University
- D7.1 – Coded Case Data Collection (Forthcoming)
- D7.2 – Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) of Case Data (Forthcoming)
- D7.3 – National Context Analysis for Nine European Countries (Forthcoming)
THE ROBUST
LEARNING HUB
WP8. Lead: Rasmus Øjvind Nielsen
Roskilde University
- D8.3 – Stakeholder Forum Reports (Forthcoming)
- D8.4 – Joint Project Seminar Reports (Forthcoming)
DISSEMINATION,
EXPLOITATION,
COMMUNICATION
WP9. Lead: Brigid Transon
European Public Health Alliance
- D9.3 – Policy Briefs
- D9.5 – Final Conference Report (Forthcoming)