‘Who you know and what you have to say’: An alternative look at knowledge mobilisation theory
Chris Brown
University of London
Introduction
The diffuse nature of decision-making has led many to regard the creation and formation of organisational ‘policy’ as extraordinarily complex, and the evolution of individual policies as heavily dependent upon a multitude of factors whose influences are difficult to isolate and predict (see e.g. Weiss 1980, 1982; Pestieau 2003; Trowler 2003; Davies 2004; Gough 2004; Lavis 2006; Ball 2008; Perry et al.2010). It is also recognised that the impact of research outputs on policy development may...