Applying collective action frameworks to analyse local-level collaboration for electric vehicle-related policies

by Aaron Deslatte, Michael D Siciliano and Rachel M. Krause

Black and white photos of two men and a woman; the authors of blog. From left to right: Aaron Deslatte, Michael D Siciliano and Rachel M. Krause

In their recent article published in Policy & Politics, Aaron Deslatte, Michael D. Siciliano and Rachel M. Krause offer a new perspective on how local governments manage collaboration when implementing climate-related infrastructure—particularly electric vehicle (EV) policy. Drawing on the Institutional Collective Action (ICA) framework, they argue that successful coordination depends not only on external partnerships between governments, but also on the internal organisation of responsibility across departments within a single authority.

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