After finishing an EngD project on measuring the circularity level of bridge designs between 2017 and 2019, I conducted a PhD project on the transition towards a circular infrastructure from a socio-technical perspective. My current research interests focus on the governance and management aspects of societal challenges, missions, and transitions in the civil engineering domain and wider built environment, with special interests in circularity. In doing so, I aim to bridge the abstract societal challenges with policies, organizational processes, and construction management practices.
Expertise
Computer Science
- Innovations
- Transitions
Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Infrastructure
Social Sciences
- Construction
- Perspective
- Construction Industry
- Ecosystems
- Innovation
Organisations
Recent and envisioned research includes the following topics:
- Transition dynamics in the infrastructure domain
- The transition towards a circular economy
- Mission-oriented innovation policy
- Cross-project collaboration
- Organizational transformation in public organizations
- Ecosystems in construction
Publications
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2026
Collaboration through boundary work in strategic partnerships: balancing competing institutional logics (2026)Construction management and economics (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Frederiksen, N., Gottlieb, S. C. & Coenen, T. B. J.https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2026.2646260Praktijk X Wetenschap: Programmatisch en opgavengericht samenwerken (2026)[Contribution to memorandum/exposition › Memorandum contribution]. Bos-de Vos, M., Kuitert, L., Coenen, T. & Soltani, P.What are transformative missions, really?: Three dimensions for one shared understanding (2026)Science and public policy, 1-8. Article scag002 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Coenen, T. B. J., Wiarda, M., Wanzenböck, I., Janssen, M. J. & Penna, C. C. R.https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scag002
2025
Implementing Circularity in Organizations by Navigating Institutional Plurality (2025)Business strategy and the environment, 34(8), 10059-10076. Coenen, T. J., Frederiksen, N., Volker, L. & Visscher, K.https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70119Strategic programmes for circular construction: lessons from three public clients (2025)Construction management and economics, 43(11), 901-921. Eikelenboom, M., Uden, M. V., Coenen, T. B. J. & Vosman, L.https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2025.2539129Mission-Oriented Transition Assessment as a reflective approach to mission governance (2025)Technological forecasting and social change, 219. Article 124257. Coenen, T. B. J., Wiarda, M., Visscher, K., Penna, C. C. R. & Volker, L.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2025.124257No More Cursory Summaries: Rethinking Literature Reviews in Construction Management (2025)In Proceedings of the 41st Annual ARCOM Conference (pp. 577-586). Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). olde Scholtenhuis, L. L., Coenen, T., Hartmann, A. & ter Huurne, R. B. A.https://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/9653dfc87622e83e653a5963c248f4a2.pdfConcept and knowledge expansions in circular viaduct design (2025)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 41st Annual ARCOM Conference 2025, ARCOM 2025. van den Berg, M. & Coenen, T.How can Platform Ecosystems support Mission-Specific Innovation Systems? (2025)In Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2025 (pp. 6236-6246). Sobota, V. C. M., Wiarda, M., Coenen, T. B. J. & Ortt, J. R.https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2025.745
2024
Circulaire infra: Hoe versnellen we de transitie? (2024)[Book/Report › Report]. University of Twente. Coenen, T.Governing the mission-oriented transition towards a circular infrastructure sector: From ideals to new socio-technical systems (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. Coenen, T. B. J.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036560252Accelerating the transition to a Circular and Sustainable Built Environment in 2035: Role and vision of the four Dutch Technical Universities (2024)[Working paper › Working paper]. Schröder, T., van den Berg, M., Coenen, T., Gruis, V., Han, Q. & Wubben, E.Responsible mission governance: An integrative framework and research agenda (2024)Environmental innovation and societal transitions, 50. Article 100820. Wiarda, M., Jansen, M. J., Coenen, T. B. J. & Doorn, N.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2024.100820Exploring the barriers of ground penetrating radar adoption: A technological innovation system analysis (2024)In Proceedings of the 40th Annual ARCOM Conference (pp. 173-182). Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). ter Huurne, R. B. A. & Coenen, T.Navigating value conflicts for scaling innovations: A conceptual contribution to Strategic Niche Management (2024)[Contribution to conference › Paper] Eu-SPRI Annual Conference 2024. Vadacca, L., Coenen, T. & van den Berg, M. C.Value gaps in governing infrastructure transitions: Revealing tensions between infrastructure management and transition governance (2024)[Contribution to conference › Paper] Eu-SPRI Annual Conference 2024. Warbroek, B. W. D., Coenen, T., ter Huurne, R. B. A. & Vadacca, L.
2023
Circular infrastructure in terms of institutional logics (2023)In ARCOM Thirty-Ninth Annual Conference 2023: September 4-6: Proceedings (pp. 731-741). Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). Coenen, T. B. J., Volker, L. & Visscher, K.https://www.arcom.ac.uk/conf-archive-indexed.phpOperationalizing contested problem-solution spaces: The case of Dutch circular construction (2023)Environmental innovation and societal transitions, 48. Article 100752. Wiarda, M., Coenen, T. B. J. & Doorn, N.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2023.100752Collaboration and innovation beyond project boundaries: exploring the potential of an ecosystem perspective in the infrastructure sector (2023)Construction management and economics, 41(6), 457-474. Vosman, L., Coenen, T. B. J., Volker, L. & Visscher, K.https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2023.2165695Ecosystemen in de infra-sector: innovatie door projectoverstijgende samenwerking (2023)[Book/Report › Report]. University of Twente. Vosman, L., Coenen, T., Volker, L. & Visscher, K.
Research profiles
I am involved in the following courses:
- Introduction Circular Economy & Sustainability in the Bachelor Civil Engineering Module 4
- Transitions in Civil Engineering in the Master Construction Management & Engineering
- Systems Engineering in the Minor Multi-Functional Flood Defenses
Affiliated study programs
Courses academic year 2026/2027
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Courses academic year 2025/2026
Courses academic year 2024/2025
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