“…Hence, the second part of the paper will also address the politics involved, with a particular focus on the role of political narratives in empowerment. The propositions in this part of our analysis are informed by insights from recent literature on institutional change (Phillips et al, 2004;Hardy and Maguire, 2010;Lawrence et al, 2009;Battilana et al, 2009;Garud et al, 2010;Zietsma and Lawrence, 2010;Hargrave and van den Ven, 2006) and network governance (Kooiman, 2003;Jessop, 1998Jessop, , 2003 Hence, there are two analytical questions guiding our discussion:…”