The Realpolitik of Evaluation: Why Demand and Supply Rarely Intersect

ISBN-13: 9780367559861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 190 str.

Markus Palenberg; Arne Paulson

Opis

The Realpolitik of Evaluation shines a light on the divergent demands for evaluation.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The Results Paradox in Norwegian Development Assistance  3. Behind the Scenes of the French Evidence-Based Policy Movement: Rise and Fall of an RCT-driven Model of Evidence  4. Influencing the Supply of and Demand for Results Information in Government. Can Outsiders Help? A Case Study from Ireland  5. Evaluation One Step Removed: The Government/Not for Profit Performance Nexus  6. The Role of an Intermediary Organization in a Large Evaluation: the Case of the Norwegian Health Care Reform  7. Evaluation Plans in the EU Cohesion Policy: Redefining the Relation Between the Demand for and the Supply of Evaluation  8. Assessing the Contribution of Research to Improved Policy and Practice: An Evaluation of CIFOR’s Climate Change Research  9. Mind the Gaps: Integrating Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals into Evaluation Practice  10. Mending the Theory Gap in Evaluation: Moving Toward Theory Knitting  11. Realistic Commissioning of Impact Evaluations: Getting What You Ask For?  12. Realpolitik of Demand and Supply Regarding Results Information