Traditional hypotheses on privatization are often unable to explain the current developments in the sectors of network industries such as electricity, telecommunications, railways and postal services. Through the building of an approach focused on the re-regulation issues in the electricity...

This article develops the concept of “Functional Regulatory Space” (FRS) in order to analyze the new forms of State action addressing (super) wicked problems. A FRS simultaneously spans several policy sectors, institutional territories and levels of government. It suggests integrating...