The challenge of sustainability is vital to the prosperity of humanity and other earth species. To find and implement policy solutions poses a wicked problem to policy- makers across the globe. In the age of governance, we find that governments, private organizations, and private persons all have a part to play in making the transitions necessary towards sustainability. Today’s range of regulatory instruments and indeed the rise of the regulatory state reflect the shift to private involvement in the effort of achieving an effective and legitimate transition.
The province of Overijssel presents us with a fine example of on the ground involvement of groups and communities of private persons upon their voluntary willingness to invest in the collaborate exploration of new avenues of sustainable action - especially geared to climate and renewable energy objectives. This contribution took this case as an example of analyzing and discussing especially the legitimacy aspects of such interactive policy-making - assuming, for the moment, that the hopes at effectiveness will be fulfilled.
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