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Rainer Kattel

Rainer Kattel is Deputy Director and Professor of Innovation and Public Governance at the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), University College London. He studied at the University of Tartu, Estonia, and the University of Marburg. He has published extensively on innovation policy, its governance and specific management issues.

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Restoring Public-Sector Capacity Where It Counts

Mariana Mazzucato and Rainer Kattel

Cities face crises first. Investing in capable, adaptive local governments is essential for resilience, inclusion, and democracy.

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Europe’s Innovation Agencies Need Radical Reform To Meet Today’s Grand Challenges

Rainer Kattel

Innovation agencies in the EU are no longer fit for purpose. A major overhaul of both the concept of innovation and of institutional structures is urgent.

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Why Progressive Governments Keep Failing — And How to Finally Win Back Voters

Mariana Mazzucato and Rainer Kattel

Progressives must act fast, make change visible, and perform powerfully — or watch populists fill the void.