05.04.2026: New publication on the Neoliberal State in the Bioeconomy
A new article co-authored by Maria Proestou, Nicolai Goritz, and Peter H. Feindt at the Agricultural and Food Policy Group has been published in Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy.
The study develops a framework that identifies 13 analytical criteria of neoliberal states relevant for understanding the extent to which a state is neoliberal concerning bioeconomy matters. The authors apply these criteria to the case of the German bioeconomy and find mixed evidence of neoliberalism. The study contributes to deepening our understanding of the nature of the state in bioeconomy matters, which is essential to achieving the bioeconomy transformation.
Citation: Proestou, M., Goritz, N., & Feindt, P. H. (2026). Assessing the neoliberal state in the bioeconomy: evidence from Germany.
Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 22(1).