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🌱Our conclusions are particularly relevant in light of the growing interest for the polycentric governance of #climatechange.

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📺 This capsule seeks to summarize the problem of space debris, the solution of polycentricity advocated by several experts, our study, based on a #networkanalysis, a #contentanalysis, and several #expertinterviews, as well as our findings. 📈

Many thanks to @paulinepic.bsky.social @gbeaumier.bsky.social @alicevadrot.bsky.social @rakhyunkim.bsky.social @pevoy.bsky.social E. Tepper, U. Dasgupta, H. Gilbert, M. Frank, X.-S. Yap and many others for their comments.

(6/6) These findings serve as a reminder that a polycentric structure alone does not guarantee the sustainability of a system. This conclusion is particularly relevant in light of the growing interest for the polycentric govrnance of climate change.

(5/6)Interviews with 48 key stakeholders reveal the absence of several favorable factors for a sustainable polycentric governance system.

(4/6) However, our content analysis of 1,108 arrangements provides evidence that this governance system has so far failed to adequately address the problem of orbital debris through the emergence of appropriate norms

(3/6) Our network analysis shows that the global network of space organizations exhibits some of the structural characteristics of a polycentric system.

(2/6) The pollution of Earth’s orbits by debris is an urgent environmental problem. We assess the viability of a polycentric governance system for space debris, a solution advocated by several experts.

7️⃣ @gbeaumier.bsky.social, @cyncouette.bsky.social & @jfmorin.bsky.social examine the European Space Agency through the lens of hybrid organisations.