Abstract

This study examines the emergence of European regulations to govern the collaborative economy, a new sector of the economy made possible by digital platforms. The concept gained common usage among stakeholders and European officials, but only partially due to the efforts of ideational entrepreneurs to promote the concept. Contingent factors that were structurally embedded in the policy process also had an impact. Most notably, actions taken by authorities in other European Union institutions who were disengaged from the discourse had a major impact on the way the collaborative economy was defined. This study shows how competing institutional logics and turnover in personnel make it difficult for policy entrepreneurs to control the framing of a policy discourse in an environment with multiple actors.

摘要

本研究探讨了欧洲监管协作经济的法规的出现，这是一个由数字平台实现的新经济部门。这个概念在利益相关者和欧洲官员中得到了普遍使用，但部分原因是有想法的企业家努力推广这个概念。在结构上嵌入政策过程的或有因素也产生了影响。最值得注意的是，其他欧盟机构中脱离讨论的当局所采取的行动对合作经济的定义方式产生了重大影响。本研究表明，相互竞争的制度逻辑和人员流动如何使政策企业家难以在有多个参与者的环境中控制政策话语的框架。