Knowledge Brokering, the Implementation of Health Research, and a Networks Perspective

• In Event: Health-Related Policy Making, Policy Support, and Policy Impact

Abstract

This article examines the knowledge brokering process with regards to research implementation in health policymaking contexts. Knowledge brokering is a critical process in policymaking, whereby individuals work to translate research into practice and to inform the use of research in policymaking efforts. Traditional research on knowledge brokering has focused specifically on the process of translation of medical. This article argues for an expanded focus on the context of knowledge brokering. A network perspective on knowledge brokering in policymaking is explicated in order to address the complexity of the knowledge environment within which policymaking occurs. Focus on the network of policymaking emphasizes that knowledge brokering roles emerge from the relational environment of key actors, and these roles impacted by the overall information environment. The concluding sections outline new approaches to analyzing knowledge brokering processes.

Authors

• Matthew Scott Weber, Rutgers U

• Itzhak Yanovitzky, Rutgers U