Never the twain shall meet? - a comparison of implementation science and policy implementation research
Implementation SciencePublished 10 June 2013Open access
Per Nilsén, Christian Ståhl, Kerstin Roback, Paul Cairney
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The characteristics of policy implementationResearch are described, key similarities and differences between this field and implementation science are analyzed, and how knowledge assembled in policy implementation research could inform implementation science is discussed.
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There are many common issues in policy implementation research and implementation science. Research in both fields deals with the challenges of translating intentions into desired changes. Important learning may be derived from several aspects of policy implementation research.
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