Between autonomy and embeddedness: project interfaces and institutional change in environmental governance

Our analysis addresses innovation processes that shape public policy and the engagement of state non-state actors in environmental management. Public sector organizations increasingly invest resources collaborative temporary endeavors – i.e. projects to explore new ideas exploit results. We analyze project portfolio European Commission LIFE program Estonia for period 2008-2018 from viewpoint interfaces between teams permanent organizations. design, administration, practices reveals structure opportunities achieving technical institutional change through Adaptive strategies inside established organizational fields producse shifts across life cycle. These enable constrain knowledge production application.