Martino Maggetti, Professor of Political Science, Institute of Political Studies (IEP), University of Lausanne, Switzerland

‘Navigating through theories of governance and regulation, this book provides a comprehensive and much illuminating understanding about how regulatory policies and institutions operate in current times, including cross-country and multi-level perspectives. An essential read for anyone embarking on a thoughtful study of the regulatory frameworks that are increasingly shaping the governance of public policies today.’

• Contents1 Concepts and approaches for the study of regulation andgovernance2 The rise of the regulatory state3 The birth and life of regulatory agencies4 Networked regulation: the European experience5 Regulation beyond the state: transnational, private,hybrid and intermediated regulation6 Performance and alternatives to regulation7 Challenges to regulation: trust, distrust and populism8 The future of regulation9 A provisional conclusion

Martino Maggetti, Professor of Political Science, Institute of Political Studies (IEP), University of Lausanne, Switzerland

‘Navigating through theories of governance and regulation, this book provides a comprehensive and much illuminating understanding about how regulatory policies and institutions operate in current times, including cross-country and multi-level perspectives. An essential read for anyone embarking on a thoughtful study of the regulatory frameworks that are increasingly shaping the governance of public policies today.’

• Contents1 Concepts and approaches for the study of regulation andgovernance2 The rise of the regulatory state3 The birth and life of regulatory agencies4 Networked regulation: the European experience5 Regulation beyond the state: transnational, private,hybrid and intermediated regulation6 Performance and alternatives to regulation7 Challenges to regulation: trust, distrust and populism8 The future of regulation9 A provisional conclusion

Martino Maggetti, Professor of Political Science, Institute of Political Studies (IEP), University of Lausanne, Switzerland

‘Navigating through theories of governance and regulation, this book provides a comprehensive and much illuminating understanding about how regulatory policies and institutions operate in current times, including cross-country and multi-level perspectives. An essential read for anyone embarking on a thoughtful study of the regulatory frameworks that are increasingly shaping the governance of public policies today.’

• Contents1 Concepts and approaches for the study of regulation andgovernance2 The rise of the regulatory state3 The birth and life of regulatory agencies4 Networked regulation: the European experience5 Regulation beyond the state: transnational, private,hybrid and intermediated regulation6 Performance and alternatives to regulation7 Challenges to regulation: trust, distrust and populism8 The future of regulation9 A provisional conclusion