Recent literature calls for scholars to bridge the divide that has emerged between criminology and regulation and governance. In the current work, we propose that criminological

opportunity theories provide one fruitful pathway to that end. Specifically, we introduce the notion of regulatory guardianship based on the concepts of guardians, [...]

The European Union (EU) is making regulatory efforts to allow for the safe integration of drones into civilian airspace through automated means. Commission Implementing Regulation

(EU) 2021/664 concerning unmanned traffic management (a system referred to as “U-Space”) furthers that commitment. [...]

This paper advances research on policy accumulation by analyzing its political consequences in the French housing sector. It argues that, in the context of decentralization

reforms, the accumulation of policy instruments has undermined national steering capacities and intensified territorial inequalities. [...]

Conditionality was a central concern in the development literature of the 1990s. With the significant expansion of targeted public support to private firms since the Great

Financial Crisis, the issue of conditionality has once again become a focal point in industrial policy debates. [...]

Preventing and reducing corruption has proven to be an enormous challenge. An important step in this process is to produce and use good metrics to identify where anti-corruption

resources would be most beneficial. Most measures of corruption, however, rely on surveys of perceptions or bribery incidence. [...]

Through the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the European Commission targets sustainable products and

value chains to curb environmental and social problems. Based on a combination of a complex systems lens and the global value chain and global governance approaches, [...]

The rationalization of corruption allows individuals to detach from moral imperatives, enabling them to perceive unethical or unlawful actions as acceptable or justifiable.

Closely linked to the concept of moral disengagement, rationalization involves cognitive distortions that frame inhumane or immoral behavior as neither wrong nor [...]

In health care regulation, open outcome-oriented standards are used to provide flexibility for care organizations to determine how to deal with complex issues. What remains

understudied is how this works out in practice. This paper studies how inspectors use open standards to regulate the complex issue of person-centered care. [...]

A large body of research demonstrates support for deterrence and organizational justice perspectives in regulating white-collar and corporate crime. While much of this literature

focuses on corporate America, there are nonetheless some established consistencies in “what works” to promote compliance. [...]

This article argues that if the aspiration is to enhance regulatory and governance responses to white-collar and corporate crimes, consideration of the organization of these

offending behaviors must be central to the scholarly, practice, and policy discussion. [...]