Knowledge brokers, usually conceptualized as passive intermediaries between scientists and policymakers in evidence-based policymaking, are understudied in philosophy of science. Here, we challenge that usual conceptualization. As agents in their own right, knowledge brokers have their own goals and incentives, which complicate the effects of their presence at the science policy interface. We illustrate this in an agent-based model and suggest several avenues for further exploration of the role of knowledge brokers in evidence-based policy.
- How knowledge brokers shape the evidence-based policy landscape
- Hannah RubinRemco HeesenMike D SchneiderAlejandro BortolusEmelda E ChukwuChad L HewittRicardo KauferHanna MetzenVeli MitovaAnne SchwenkenbecherEvangelina SchwindtTemitope O SogbanmuHelena SlanickovaKatie WoolastonLi-an Yu
- Philosophy of Science, Accepted manuscript
- Cambridge University Press on behalf of Philosophy of Science Association
- 991005895762107891
- Centre for Biosecurity and One Health; School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Indo-Pacific Research Centre
- English
- Accepted manuscript