How Can Law Be Robust in the Face of Heightened Societal Turbulence?

• 成果类型: Article; Early Access
• 署名作者: Sorensen, Eva; Torfing, Jacob; Triantafillou, Peter
• 署名单位: Roskilde University
• 刊物名称: REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1748-5983; 1748-5991
• DOI: 10.1111/rego.70100
• 发表日期: 2025-11-02
• 关键词: public administration; robust governance; robust legality; societal turbulence; types of law; CHALLENGES; resilience; governance

摘要

Taking its cue from the growing frequency of disruptive crises, new research argues that crisis-induced turbulence calls for robust governance based on adaptation and innovation. While law plays a key role in the effort of governments to govern robustly, the robustness of law has received scant regard. To compensate for this gap, this article defines robust legality, analyzes its conditions of emergence, reflects on the different forms it might take, and considers the prospects for advancing robust legal regulation. Studying legal robustness enables public management researchers and practitioners to better understand the role of law in times of heightened societal turbulence.