Epistemic Communities of Practice

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Emanuel Adler argues that while pioneering, the epistemic-community research programme was incomplete, since it neglected the relationship between knowledge, power, and practice.

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The epistemic community research programme, which in the last generation helped frame International Relations understandings of the relationship between knowledge and power, rested on the influence of scientists and experts on policymaking through framing, persuasion, and socialization. Emanuel Adler argues that while pioneering, the epistemic-community research programme was incomplete, since it neglected the relationship between knowledge, power, and practice.

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