13.02.2026: New publication by Nicolai Goritz, Maria Proestou and Peter H. Feindt on Pathways to strong and weak resilience orientation in bioeconomy policies
The new article “Pathways to strong and weak resilience orientation in bioeconomy policies: A global configurational analysis of policy design space conditions” has just been published in Environmental Challenges.
Goritz, N., Proestou, M., & Feindt, P. H. (2026). Pathways to strong and weak resilience orientation in bioeconomy policies: A global configurational analysis of policy design space conditions. Environmental Challenges, 22, 101425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2026.101425
The paper analyzes 78 bioeconomy strategies from 50 countries to explain why some exhibit strong resilience orientations while others remain weak. Using fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA), we identify distinct combinations of governance, economic capacity, land-use patterns, and resource dependence that shape resilience in bioeconomy policymaking. We show that wealth and low corruption are key conditions for strong resilience orientation, whereas low income, oil dependence, and certain land-use structures are often linked to weak resilience. Overall, the findings highlight that resilience-oriented bioeconomy policy depends on specific policy design spaces and combinations of enabling conditions rather than isolated measures.