So there is this 'two communities' theory / metaphor arguing that academics and policy makers are from separate communities, with distinct languages, values, and reward system, and that leads to limited knowledge use (Caplan 1979, Dunn 1980).
Although criticized by many (e.g. Bogenschneider and Corbett 2010, Jacobson 2007) it still in my opinion is a good story / starting point for analyzing determinants / context of knowledge use in public administration.
I wonder if you could point me to some other examples of alternative theories / metaphors that could serve the same purpose. Let me specify that I'm not asking for sources enlisting factors / determinants of knowledge / evaluation use or models consisting - again - of factors, but something more like a story / perspective (sth like two communities:)
Regards, TK
Hi,
The two communities you mentioned are probably two contexts of knowledge utilization with two different work dynamics.
Her is one more paper on the subject:
Public Health. 2014 Jun;128(6):545-51. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.02.004. Epub 2014 May 19.
Beyond two communities - from research utilization and knowledge translation to co-production?
Wehrens R1.
Thanks Seweryn Krupnik !
Would you like to share some source(s) introducing them?
Tomasz Kupiec , My apologies for keeping you waiting.
Both metaphors were created outside of the context you are interested in. Still, I believe they may be inspiring. Garbage can model is the general concept of decision making (in public administration). Sticky knowledge is related to the process of knowledge transfer itself. I am not aware of any substantial research applying it to "your" area. But that may be a good thing, right?
Garbage can model
Cohen, M.D.; March, J.G.; Olsen, J.P. (1972). "A garbage can model of organizational choice". Administrative Science Quarterly. 17 (1): 1–25. doi:10.2307/2392088. JSTOR 2392088.
Sticky Knowledge
https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/sticky-knowledge/book207816
I encourage you to look within the growing field of ideational research. This may be a different take to what you have in mind, but can prove useful. A paper by Farell and Quiggin on the interaction between scientific and political sphere focused on the idea of Keynesianism may be a good starting point: https://academic.oup.com/isq/article-abstract/61/2/269/3866994?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Good Day, Thomasz. The below paper ' Effectuating Tacit and Explicit Knowledge via Personal Knowledge Management Frameworks and Devices' utilizes and references sources which differentiate (e.g. Wierzbicki A.P. and Nakamori Y. (2007a) Creative environments: Issues of creativity support for the knowledge civilization age, Springer Publishing Company) between the academic and business world but also point to cumulative synthesis as a common ground methodology (e.g. Usher, A.P. (2013) A history of mechanical inventions (Revised ed.), Courier Corporation). see: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326877071
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