Monthly Archives: December 2012

Welcome!

This is the Knowledge Mobilization microsite of the Refugee Research Network.

What is Knowledge Mobilization (KM) and why is it important?

KM draws linkages between research, policy, and practice. It seeks to bridge the gap between what we know and what is being done. Below you will find resources that provide background to KM and links to various organizations and people that have either an explicit KM mandate or are doing interesting work related to KM.

Knowledge mobilization (KM) is a contested topic. The resources below provide working terms, definitions and conceptual frameworks within knowledge mobilization.

  • Terms & Definitions – This OISE-RSPE resources provides an instrumental overview of helpful KT terms and definitions.
  • Conceptual Frameworks – This OISE-RSPE page includes a diversity of conceptual KM related frameworks collected from various sources exploring the relationships between research, policy and practice.