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Academic Advice to Practitioners—What is its Nature, Place and Value Within Academia?

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This article argues that more systematic attention needs to be given to academic advice to managers and policy-makers. It explores the ‘third world’ of academic public management—the giving of advice by academics to politicians and public servants. It first focuses on the question of what kind of advice is given. At least eight different modes of advice are identified, each with rather different implications for the rules of engagement. This is used as a basis for a subsequent exploration of the more debated issue of the ‘rules of engagement’ between academics and practitioners. Finally, a discussion is opened of how advice work could be assessed for its strictly scientific merit.

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  • Christopher Pollitt, 2006. "Academic Advice to Practitioners—What is its Nature, Place and Value Within Academia?," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(4), pages 257-264, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:26:y:2006:i:4:p:257-264
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2006.00534.x
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    1. Bob Hudson, 2007. "Going Native: Messages From the World of the Academic Consultant," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(4), pages 237-240, September.
    2. Alan Maynard, 2007. "Translating Evidence Into Practice: Why Is It So Difficult?," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(4), pages 251-256, September.
    3. Iain Docherty & Denis Smith, 2007. "Practising What We Preach? Academic Consultancy in a Multi-Disciplinary Environment," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(4), pages 273-280, September.
    4. Frans L. Leeuw & Leontien M. van der Knaap & Stefan Bogaerts, 2007. "Reducing the Knowledge--Practice Gap: A New Method Applied to Crime Prevention," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(4), pages 245-250, September.
    5. Chung, Chao-chen, 2013. "Government, policy-making and the development of innovation system: The cases of Taiwanese pharmaceutical biotechnology policies (2000–2008)," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 42(5), pages 1053-1071.
    6. David Walker, 2010. "Debate: Do academics know better or merely different?," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(4), pages 204-206, July.
    7. Peter M. Jackson, 2007. "Making Sense of Policy Advice," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(4), pages 257-264, September.

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