On 11 December 2024, the final report of an analysis of the Dutch science-policy 'ecosystem' was presented to the permanent secretaries of the Ministries of Science and of the Interior, in The...
Science-Policy in the Netherlands
read more
All Publ Chronological
HLPF 2020, the How Question in Public Admi …
Blog by Louis Meuleman, posted by UN DESA on 22 Nov 2019. As the High-level political forum of 2020 adopts its main theme of 'Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of...
Short reads on sustainability challenges
Here are all seven 2-page articles on SDG-related challenges which we published online as guest articles at iisd.org during the last years, put together in easily readable downloads: Why we need...
What makes effective governance?
How does one know when countries have implemented good governance? Although a cornerstone of all developmental efforts and the sine qua non of sustainability, governance is often nebulous. As a...
Contribution to 2019 HLPF
UN CEPA submitted a contribution to the July 2019 High-level Political Forum in the SDGs, stating among others that public institutions are not ready to curb the trend of disempowerment, and that we...
Metagovernance as full SDGs toolbox
Louis published a guest article at IISD.org as short introduction to the book Metagovernance for Sustainability. It argues that successful decision makers do not stick to one governance approach;...