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How Knowledge Brokers Shape the Evidence-Based Policy Landscape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2026

Hannah Rubin Open the ORCID record for Hannah Rubin [Opens in a new window] ,
Remco Heesen Open the ORCID record for Remco Heesen [Opens in a new window] ,
Mike D. Schneider Open the ORCID record for Mike D. Schneider [Opens in a new window] ,
Alejandro Bortolus Open the ORCID record for Alejandro Bortolus [Opens in a new window] ,
Emelda E. Chukwu Open the ORCID record for Emelda E. Chukwu [Opens in a new window] ,
Chad L. Hewitt Open the ORCID record for Chad L. Hewitt [Opens in a new window] ,
Ricardo Kaufer Open the ORCID record for Ricardo Kaufer [Opens in a new window] ,
Hanna Metzen Open the ORCID record for Hanna Metzen [Opens in a new window] ,
Veli Mitova Open the ORCID record for Veli Mitova [Opens in a new window]  and
Anne Schwenkenbecher Open the ORCID record for Anne Schwenkenbecher [Opens in a new window]
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Hannah Rubin*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Missouri; Columbia, MO, USA.
Remco Heesen
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Mike D. Schneider
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Missouri; Columbia, MO, USA.
Alejandro Bortolus
Affiliation:
Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales (IPEEC-CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
Emelda E. Chukwu
Affiliation:
Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria.
Chad L. Hewitt
Affiliation:
Centre for One Biosecurity Research Analysis and Synthesis, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand. Centre for Biosecurity and One Health, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Perth, Australia.
Ricardo Kaufer
Affiliation:
Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL), Hannover, Germany.
Hanna Metzen
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
Veli Mitova
Affiliation:
African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Anne Schwenkenbecher
Affiliation:
African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. School of Humanities, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia. Indo-Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Perth, Australia. Centre for Biosecurity and One Health, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Perth, Australia.
Evangelina Schwindt
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos (IBIOMAR-CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
Temitope O. Sogbanmu
Affiliation:
Ecotoxicology and Conservation Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Environmental Evidence Synthesis and Knowledge Translation (EESKT) Research Group, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Helena Slanickova
Affiliation:
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Katie Woolaston
Affiliation:
KW Green Governance Solutions, Brisbane, Australia. Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia.
Li-an Yu
Affiliation:
Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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*Corresponding author: Hannah Rubin. Email: hannahmrubin@gmail.com
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Knowledge brokers, usually conceptualized as passive intermediaries between scientists and policymakers in evidence-based policymaking, are understudied in the philosophy of science. Here, we challenge that usual conceptualization. As agents in their own right, knowledge brokers have their own goals and incentives, which complicate the effects of their presence at the science–policy interface.We illustrate this in an agent-based model and suggest several avenues for further exploration of the role of knowledge brokers in evidence-based policy.

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Philosophy of Science , Accepted manuscript , pp. 1 - 18
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Philosophy of Science Association