The need for better linkages between evidence and policymaking has been well established in the literature, with a heightened focus on the relationship between researchers, research utilisation and policy development. However, fostering such linkages using a policy network approach has seldom been discussed. This article revisits a key framework in the policy network literature: the policy community, to shed further light on such linkages. Using an empirical approach built on the experience of the Social Policy Research Centre, this article discusses the utility of a policy community network between academic researchers and policymakers. In doing so, the study makes clear that the establishment and strengthening of policy communities is time-bound. Furthermore, this paper argues the need to adhere to network conditions as interactions remain fluid and mature over time.

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重新审视政策网络：创建研究人员-政策制定者社区

文献中已经很好地建立了证据和政策制定之间更好联系的需求，并更加关注研究人员、研究利用和政策制定之间的关系。然而，很少讨论使用政策网络方法来促进这种联系。本文重新审视了政策网络文献中的一个关键框架：政策共同体，以进一步阐明这种联系。本文使用建立在社会政策研究中心经验基础上的实证方法，讨论了学术研究人员和政策制定者之间的政策社区网络的效用。在这样做的过程中，该研究明确指出，政策共同体的建立和加强是有时间限制的。此外，