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Comparing Regulatory Agencies

Governance
Institutions
Regulation
P108
Martin Weinrich
Osnabrück University
Rick Stegeman
Utrecht University
Martin Weinrich
Osnabrück University

Building: Faculty of International and Political Studies, Floor: Ground, Room: 01

Friday 09:00 - 10:45 CEST (11/09/2026)

Abstract

Regulatory agencies occupy a central position in contemporary governance, yet they vary considerably in their institutional design, practices, and responses to changing political and societal demands. This panel advances the comparative study of regulatory agencies by examining how agencies adapt to evolving governance challenges across different policy domains and levels of government. The contributions explore questions of crisis governance, strategic reputation management, regulatory intermediation, strategic reorientation of competition authorities and organizational independence. Together, the papers offer new perspectives on how regulatory agencies operate and evolve within an increasingly complex and contested governance landscape.

Title Details
Who You Gonna Call?: Why Task Forces are Set Up Within EU Agencies View Paper Details
Who Speaks for the Regulator? The Role of Agency Heads in Strategic Reputation Management. View Paper Details
Who bears the burden of complexity? View Paper Details
From Market Refereeing to Geoeconomic Positioning: Competition Authorities and the Strategic Reorientation of Enforcement View Paper Details
Recontracting Independence – When Do Legislators Adapt EU Agencies’ Formal Independence? View Paper Details