Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

3-2022

Abstract

Nexus governance increasingly relies on using data to design policy measures. At the intersection of different policy fields, such as energy and water, data is seen to shed light on complex challenges and have the ability to measure both problems and solutions systematically. In order to analyze the challenges linked to data use in the context of nexus governance, we use a policy design lens and more specifically the perspective of organizational policy instruments to look at the Mediterranean region. We focus on how the design of organizational tools enables or impedes policy coherence and thereby the efficacy of data use. Addressing this question, we find that current efforts in the region largely satisfy one condition of coherence, which is coordination of different stakeholders, but lacks effective integration as the second component of achieving coherence. This implies that the organizational instruments outlined in the current context of the Mediterranean efforts are only a starting point for developments over time that require holistic thinking, strengthening coherence long-term as well as developing capabilities around nexus governance. Given these findings, we identify future research questions around the role of organizational policy instruments in contributing to the coordination of data-driven nexus policy mixes.

Keywords

Nexus policy mixes, policy design, organizational policy instruments, Mediterranean region, data infrastructure

Discipline

Energy Policy | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration

Research Areas

Political Science

Publication

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volume

24

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

15

ISSN

1523-908X

Identifier

10.1080/1523908X.2022.2049221

Publisher

Routledge

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Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2022.2049221

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