The question of how the NSC can help to meet and overcome such resistances has been addressed by diving into governance approaches that are capable of dealing with complexity, ambiguity and uncertainty, and with particular attention for multiple value creation and the mutual gains approach (e.g. in section 2). At the same time, we are careful not to present those approaches as simple solutions to those problems.
The theoretical debates and the literature on "social contract", "public governance" and "sustainability" are vast and controversial.