Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles
2023
Transformative Investment: New Rules for Investing in Sustainability Transitions
Penna, C.C.R.; Schot, J.; Steinmueller, W.E.
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 49, 100782
2015
Climate Change and the Slow Reorientation of the American Car Industry (1979–2012): An Application and Extension of the Dialectic Issue LifeCycle (DILC) Model
Penna, C.C.R.; Geels, F.W.
Research Policy, 44(5): 1029–1048
2026
Nações Crustáceas: A Geopolítica da Sobrevivência sob a Doutrina Donroe
Penna, C.C.R.
CEBRI-Revista
2026
What Are Transformative Missions, Really? Three Dimensions for One Shared Understanding
Coenen, T.B.J.; Wiarda, M.; Wanzenböck, I.; Janssen, M.; Penna, C.C.R.
Science and Public Policy, scag002
2025
Mission-Oriented Transition Assessment as a Reflective Approach to Mission Governance
Coenen, T.B.J.; Wiarda, M.; Visscher, K.; Penna, C.C.R.; Volker, L.
Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 219 (124257)
2023
Long-Term Country-Level Evidence of Major but Uneven Ruptures in the Landscape of Industrial Modernity
Kanger, L.; Tinits, P.; Pahker, A.-K.; Orru, K.; Velmet, A.; Sillak, S.; Šeļa, A.; Mertelsmann, O.; Tammiksaar, E.; Vaik, K.; Penna, C.C.R.; Tiwari, A.K.; Lauk, K.
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 48, 100765
2023
Missions as Boundary Objects for Transformative Change
Janssen, M.J.; Wesseling, J.H.; Klerkx, L.; Weber, M.; Torrens, J.; Penna, C.C.R.
Science and Public Policy, scac080
2023
Exploring Indicators for Monitoring Sociotechnical System Transitions through Portfolio Networks
Penna, C.C.R.; Romero Goyeneche, O.R.; Matti, C.
Science and Public Policy, scad015
2023
Missão Covid-19: Potenciais e Limites para a Construção de uma Política de Inovação Orientada a Missões
Santos, G.O.; Penna, C.C.R.; La Rovere, R.
Revista Economia Ensaios, 38: 201–229
2021
O Papel das Agências de Inovação e Empreendedorismo na Formulação de Políticas de Inovação Orientadas a Missões: A Experiência da Diretoria de Tecnologia da FAPERJ
Penna, C.C.R.; Santos, G.O.; Pereira, M.V.G.
Revista de Administração e Sociedade, 7(2): 121–149
2020
The Resurgence of Industrial Policies in the Age of Advanced Manufacturing
Labrunie, M.L.; Penna, C.C.R.; Kupfer, D.
Revista Brasileira de Inovação, 19: 1–39
2016
Beyond Market Failures: The Market Creating and Shaping Roles of State Investment Banks
Mazzucato, M.; Penna, C.C.R.
Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 19(4): 305–326
2015
Societal Problems and Industry Reorientation: Elaborating the Dialectic Issue LifeCycle (DILC) Model and a Case Study of Car Safety in the USA (1900–1995)
Geels, F.W.; Penna, C.C.R.
Research Policy, 44(1): 67–82
2012
Multi-Dimensional Struggles in the Greening of Industry: A Dialectic Issue Lifecycle Model and Case Study
Penna, C.C.R.; Geels, F.W.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 79(6): 999–1020
Books & Chapters
2026
From Technological to Transformative Missions: Institutional Capacities and Capabilities for Contemporary Mission-Oriented Policies
Penna, C.C.R.; Velasco, D.; Schot, J.; Molas-Gallart, J.
in Cantner, U., Fornahl, D. and Kuhlmann, S. (eds.) The New Role of the State for Transformative Innovation. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 129–146
2025
The Formative Evaluation of Open-Ended Transformative Missions: The Vinnova Experience in the Food System
Penna, C.C.R.; Schot, J.; Velasco, D.; Molas-Gallart, J.
in Edler, J. et al. (eds.) Transformative Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 98–118
2025
Missions as a Boundary Object in Umbrella Frameworks: The Case of the Dutch Mission-Oriented Top Sector and Innovation Policy
Janssen, M.; Wesseling, J.; Torrens, J.; Weber, M.; Penna, C.C.R.
in Edler, J. et al. (eds.) Transformative Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 53–76
2018
National Development Banks and Mission-Oriented Finance for Innovation
Mazzucato, M.; Penna, C.C.R.
in Griffith-Jones, S. and Ocampo, J.A. (eds.) The Future of National Development Banks. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 255–277
2015
Mission-Oriented Finance for Innovation: New Ideas for Investment-Led Growth
Mazzucato, M.; Penna, C.C.R. (eds.)
London: Policy Network / Rowman & Littlefield
Policy Publications & Working Papers
2016
The Brazilian Innovation System: A Mission-Oriented Policy Proposal
Mazzucato, M.; Penna, C.C.R.
CGEE
2025
Systemic Capacities and Capabilities for Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies
Penna, C.C.R.; Mazzucato, M.; Santos, G.O.
UCL IIPP Working Paper Series (IIPP WP 2025-02)
2024
Mission-Oriented Funding and Instrument Synergies — Mutual Learning Exercise on EU Missions
European Commission & Penna, C.C.R.
Publications Office of the European Union
2021
Technological Revolutions and the Role of the State in the Governance of Digital Technologies
Penna, C.C.R.
Global Cooperation on Digital Governance and the Geoeconomics of New Technologies in a Multi-polar World Essay Series. Project for Peaceful Competition
2021
Upgrading Institutional Capacities in Innovation Policy in Chile: Choices, Design, and Assessments
Saporito, N.F.; Moreira, J.D.F.W.; Penna, C.C.R.; Radaelli, V.
IDB Policy Paper. Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank
2021
Institutional Capacities in Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies in Mexico: Case Studies on Policy Choice, Design, and Evaluation
Dutrénit, G.; Natera, J.M.; Vera-Cruz, A.O.; Penna, C.C.R.; Radaelli, V.
IDB Policy Paper. Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank
2021
Geopolitics and the Economics of Innovation
Penna, C.C.R.
CEBRI Policy Paper, 2/5
2021
A 'New' Political Economy of Technological Innovation Strategies in the Post-Pandemic World?
Penna, C.C.R.
CEBRI Policy Paper, 3/4
2021
The Promise of Transformative Investment: Mapping the Field of Sustainability Investing
Penna, C.C.R.; Steinmueller, W.E.; Schot, J.W.
Deep Transitions Working Paper Series, DT2021-11
2020
O Papel do Estado no Desenvolvimento Socioeconômico
Penna, C.C.R.
in Fundação João Mangabeira (ed.) Por uma Economia Política Criativa: Conceitos Básicos, 1, pp. 99–120
2020
The Age of Missions: Addressing Societal Challenges Through Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mazzucato, M.; Penna, C.C.R.
IDB Policy Paper. Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Development Bank
2019
Report on the Methodology for Developing CT&I Support Programs, Including the Mission-Oriented Approach
Penna, C.C.R.
Inteligência Tecnológica e Programas Orientados por Missão. Brasília: CGEE
2018
The Role of Patient Finance in Mission-Oriented Innovation: The Market Shaping Role of State Investment Banks
Mazzucato, M.; Macfarlane, L.; Penna, C.C.R.; Ryan-Collins, J.
ISIGrowth Working Paper, 21/2018
2015
The Rise of Mission-Oriented State Investment Banks: The Cases of Germany's KfW and Brazil's BNDES
Mazzucato, M.; Penna, C.C.R.
SPRU Working Paper Series (2015-26)
Translations
2016
Como os Países Ricos Ficaram Ricos... e por que os Países Pobres Continuam Pobres
Reinert, E.S. (translated by Penna, C.C.R.)
São Paulo: Companhia das Letras