Journal article
Policy networks revisited: Creating a researcher–policymaker community
Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, Vol.15(1), pp.31-47
2019
Abstract
The need for better linkages between evidence and policymaking has been well established in the literature, with a heightened focus on the relationship between researchers, research utilisation and policy development. However, fostering such linkages using a policy network approach has seldom been discussed. This article revisits a key framework in the policy network literature: the policy community, to shed further light on such linkages. Using an empirical approach built on the experience of the Social Policy Research Centre, this article discusses the utility of a policy community network between academic researchers and policymakers. In doing so, the study makes clear that the establishment and strengthening of policy communities is time-bound. Furthermore, this paper argues the need to adhere to network conditions as interactions remain fluid and mature over time.
Details
- Title
- Policy networks revisited: Creating a researcher–policymaker community
- Authors/Creators
- R. Ranchod (Author/Creator) - University of BathC. Vas (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, Vol.15(1), pp.31-47
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Identifiers
- 991005544716207891
- Copyright
- © 2019 Ingenta.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Business and Governance
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
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- Citation topics
- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.27 Political Science
- 6.27.489 Public Administration
- Web Of Science research areas
- Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
- ESI research areas
- Social Sciences, general