Governing for the Future: Designing Democratic Institutions for a Better Tomorrow

Boston, Jonathan

doi:10.1108/s2053-7697201725

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Political long‐termism and the European Union: Five research questions for the future

Leruth

2024

Contemporary European Politics

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This article introduces the concept of political long‐termism, defined as the conscious choice to prioritise the future consequences of today's political actions over their short‐term benefits and emphasises its relevance in the realm of European Studies. It contends that the European Union (EU), in theory, possesses the potential to address creeping crises more effectively than its member states, while acknowledging the varying degrees of support for political long‐termism within different EU institutions. The article advocates for additional research to explore the EU and international organisations' role in fostering political long‐termism, an area that has seen limited empirical investigation. To do so, it proposes five research questions as a starting point to establish political long‐termism as a subdiscipline of European Studies. As such, it aims to set the agenda by shedding light on the intertemporal aspect of EU politics.

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Political long‐termism and the European Union: Five research questions for the future

Leruth

2024

Contemporary European Politics

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Understanding Foresight‐Policy Interactions: The Role of Institutionalization

Priebe,

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Warnke

2024

Futures & Foresight Science

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Public administration in governments strives to develop forward‐looking capacities. Foresight has come to the fore as a set of practices that is mobilized to counter political myopia. Despite this increasing interest in governmental foresight, research suggests that diverging institutional practices, organizational structures, and epistemic cultures between foresight practices and policy‐making result in loose coupling. This article aims to contribute to understanding these complicated foresight‐policy interactions. To this end, we draw on findings from public administration scholarship. The concept of institutionalization is employed to analyze how foresight aligns with working practices and routines in government. Based on an in‐depth case study on the institutionalization of foresight practices within the German Federal Government, we demonstrate that scrutinizing the multiple dimensions of institutionalization helps not only to understand where and why loose ends occur but also provides new insights into some of the causes of the lacking impact. The article does not aim to provide an easy fix. Instead, we want to sensitize foresight practitioners, reduce both disappointment and overstating regarding the role of foresight in policy‐making, and provide a nuanced understanding of foresight practices in government.

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Climate Change and Institutions for Future Generations: the Litigation Option

Nedevska

2023

Handbooks in Philosophy

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Governing for the Future: Designing Democratic Institutions for a Better Tomorrow

Cited by 42 publications

References 226 publications

Political long‐termism and the European Union: Five research questions for the future

Political long‐termism and the European Union: Five research questions for the future

Understanding Foresight‐Policy Interactions: The Role of Institutionalization

Climate Change and Institutions for Future Generations: the Litigation Option

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