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Ordinary Knowing and Policy Science

This article addresses the interaction between ordinary knowing and policy science knowledge and the implications of this interaction for knowledge utilization. The role of ordinary knowing is assessed from two perspectives. First, the significance of evolu tionary epistemologies is discussed. Second, communication and persuasion theory as they are related to ordinary knowledge are explicated. The implications of these two perspectives are then assessed.