Sustainability and economic growth—the integration and balance of social, environmental, and economic needs—is a salient concern for sustainable development and social well-being. By focusing on a sustainable innovation project, we explore how entrepreneurial ecosystems become sustainable entrepreneurial …

This research aims to examine how the EU and its Member States can advance its support for the ICC’s complementarity principle. The principle of complementarity is one of the ICC’s core principles and its paramount importance is acknowledged by the EU. Subsequently, the ICC is a court of last resort …

Food waste is a growing problem; 925 million people are living in starvation, while the total food loss worldwide could feed more than three billion people (Stop Wasting Food, n.d.). Food waste does not only impact society, it also impacts the environment; It is a waste of water, energy, and land (Engelsma, …

This study aims to investigate the level of attention and politicization that has been granted in the institutional debate on the Pipeline Project Nord Stream 2. To do so the author has operated to assess whether the level of attention reserved to the controversial pipeline has contributed to obtaining …

Criminologists have frequently debated whether offenders are specialists, in that they consistently perform either one offense or similar offenses, or versatile by performing any crime based on opportunities and situational provocations. Such foundational research has yet to be developed regarding cybercrimes, …

In this paper, we explore the role of entrepreneurs in stimulating the transition towards a new system in which marine plastic pollution is mitigated. To reduce plastic pollution of waterways and oceans, all types of system actors are needed. Producers need to increase recycled content, governments need …

Effectuation is a theory originating in the literature of entrepreneurship, that focuses on behavioral attitudes of founders of multiple companies with over 15 years of experience and proven superior performance, so-called expert entrepreneurs. It includes a set of decision-making principles that these …

The emergence of organic planning practices in the Netherlands introduces new, non-conventional, local actors initiating bottom-up urban developments. Dissatisfied with conventional practices and using opportunities during the 2008 financial crisis, these actors aim to create social value, thus challenging …

To elucidate how authoritative knowledge is established for better dealing with unstructured urban problems, this article describes how collaborations between researchers and officials become an instrument for conceptualizing and addressing policy problems. A case study is used to describe a research …

Distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) such as blockchain have in recent years been presented as a new general-purpose technology that could underlie many aspects of social and economic life, including civics and urban governance. In an urban context, over the past few years, a number of actors have …