Why meta-research matters to regulation and governance scholarship: An illustrative evidence synthesis of responsive regulation research

This article is an introduction to meta-research, a systematic and replicable process of synthesizing research findings across a body of original research. After introducing the reader to the core of meta�research methodology, meta�research logic and tools are applied to present an evidence synthesis of empirical research on responsive regulation. The article concludes with a meta�research agenda for regulation and governance scholarship, and five key lessons from the empirical responsive regulation literature.