Types of responsiveness

Why meta‐research matters to regulation and governance scholarship: An illustrative evidence synthesis of responsive regulation research

“…It is also relevant to recall that responsive regulation, as conceptualized by Ayres and Braithwaite, builds on a republican political philosophy, or even a republican ideal. This ideal centers on citizen participation, a desire of those in power to reduce the domination of those not in power and to encourage each target of regulation to be “a responsible citizen, to be law abiding” (Ayres & Braithwaite 1992, p. 17; Braithwaite 2013; also, Braithwaite 2017). In addition, responsive regulation is not only about more effective or efficient regulatory governance and practice (i.e.…”

Securing compliance: some lessons for EU strategy on occupational health and safety

“…Key principles in responsive enforcement are that the regulator's choice of enforcement measure is largely determined by the firm's level of co-operation and its ability to self-regulate; and that the more levels there are in the hierarchy of sanctions, and the larger and more severe the sanction at the top of the pyramid, the more likely it is that regulated firms will participate in voluntary compliance activities at the bottom of the pyramid (Ayres and Braithwaite 1992: 40-47). The theory of smart regulation significantly advanced responsive regulation by developing a three-sided pyramid that included hierarchies of sanctions for industry self-regulation and for nonstate actors, and a broad mix of regulatory techniques (Grabosky 2012;Gunningham and Sinclair 2017;Braithwaite 2017). These can be coordinated and escalated using different but complementary measures (Blanc and Faure 2018: 79).…”

Lightbulbs and ducks: The power of tech platforms to make waste disappear

“…However, Braithwaite acknowledges that there is 'formidable history of industry abuse' of the privilege of selfregulation without the threat imposed by the 'benign big gun' of government legislative intervention. 50 The heat waste associated with platform entity operations will ultimately require a legal solution. In terms of laws, environmental laws govern the polluters, not the wasteful over-users.…”