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two-communities theory: a standalone construct

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Public policy

the idea that researchers and policymakers live in separate cultures with different values and languages, which limits research use.

In public policy, two-communities theory refers to the idea that researchers and policymakers live in separate cultures with different values and languages, which limits research use. This meaning comes from Caplan (1979) in American Behavioral Scientist.[1]

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References

Caplan, N. (1979). The Two-Communities Theory and Knowledge Utilization. American Behavioral Scientist, 22(3), 459-470. https://doi.org/10.1177/000276427902200308

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