Institutionalizing public engagement in research and innovation: Toward the construction of institutional entrepreneurial collectives

Abstract In the past decades we have seen increased policy discourse around public engagement with research and innovation. Despite this attention, institutionalization of practices still appears rather limited, leading to a recent systemic turn in science studies. Still missing is pragmatist new institutionalist framework that can support into how may enact or transform innovation system. This article presents such help untangle existing (in)formal institutions materialities influence To illustrate its utility, tentatively applied British funding context. application informs further development framework, including recommendations for (action) construction collectives institutional entrepreneurs (institutional entrepreneurial collectives)