PhD Conference
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This talk presented PhD research examining how the EU develops and implements its landmark digital regulations (the Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act, and the AI Act) in a globally connected policy environment. Drawing on the Multiple Streams Framework, the research analyses how different actors across three streams (problem, policy, and politics) shape EU digital policymaking from agenda-setting through to implementation. Using abductive analysis of policy documents, Freedom of Information requests, and stakeholder interviews, this project offers an account of EU digital policymaking, with an explicit focus on how decentred, multi-stakeholder governance shapes one of the world’s most significant regulatory frameworks.