The two-communities theory and knowledge utilization

"Even though the amount of empirical data on social science utilization in policy formulation is limited, the literature abounds with social scientists speculation about why the information they produce has little impact on policy matters. Either explicitly or implicitly, the most prevalent theory found in this literature may be characterized as the &dquo;Two-Communities&dquo; theory."

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/000276427902200308