The goal to address broader societal problems by mission-oriented research and inno-vation policy has brought new demands for the governance and implementation to the forefront and led to a great diversity of missions. By developing a typology for the clas-sification of different types of...

The transformative turn of innovation policy has resulted in calls for a more entrepreneurial and directional role of the state. However, the multiple roles that the state might play in such processes remain underexplored. This paper studies the embedded role of the state in four distinct modes...

This paper presents a framework to understand the impact of scientific knowledge on the policy-making process, focusing on the conceptual impact. We note the continuing dissatisfaction with the quality and effects of science-policy interactions in both theory and practice. We critique the...

[Einleitung] Die Bedingungen und Verlaufsformen von Innovationen haben sich in den letzten Jahren deutlich gewandelt. Stichworte sind hier veränderte Innovationsstrategien von Unterneh-men, "offene" Innovationsmodelle, steigende Anforderungen an Geschwindigkeit und Agilität von...

There is a need for concepts and methods to develop generic insights across cases in transitions studies and to analyse "transformational system failures" in policy. This paper identifies dimensions for a system level analysis and illustrates their application to compare cases and identify...

Die großen gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen, die "Grand Challenges", fordern eine Missionsorientierte Innovationspolitik. Wir möchten hierzu einen konzeptionellen Beitrag leisten und zentrale Bausteine benennen.

The major problems facing society, the so-called »Grand Challenges«, call for mission-oriented innovation policy. We aim to make a conceptual contribution here and identify the main components.

Im Zuge der COVID19-Pandemie ist der Begriff der Resilienz zu einem zunehmend wichtigen Leitbild geworden. Stimmen aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft fordern Strategien, um Krisen besser zu überstehen oder sie am besten gar nicht erst entstehen zu lassen.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of resilience has become an increasingly important guiding principle. Voices from politics, business and society are calling for strategies which help to better weather crises or ideally prevent them from occurring in the first place.