Policy Briefs

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

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

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

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., & 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

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 (Forthcoming)
  • 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