Institutional dynamics and technology legitimacy – A framework and a case study on biogas technology

•We examine institutional change in biogas technology in Germany from 1990 to 2012.•We trace the rise and recent decline of technology legitimacy.•We develop a framework to study the dynamics of technology legitimacy. Legitimacy is central for both novel and established technologies to mobilize the...

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Published in:Research policy 2016-02, Vol.45 (1), p.330-344
Main Authors: Markard, Jochen, Wirth, Steffen, Truffer, Bernhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural research
Agricultural technology
Agriculture
Biogas
Case studies
Energy sector
Germany
Innovations
Institutional change
Legitimacy
Maturation
Organizational change
Professionalization
Public policy
Science and technology
Studies
Technological change
Technological innovation system
Technology
Technology legitimacy
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