The realpolitik of evaluation : why demand and supply rarely intersect /
The realpolitik of evaluation : why demand and supply rarely intersect /
edited by Markus Palenberg and Arne Paulson.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages) : illustrations.
- Comparative policy evaluation ; volume 28 .
Preface / Ray C. Rist -- Introduction / Markus Palenberg and Arne Paulson -- The results paradox in Norwegian development assistance / Ida Lindkvist and Per Øyvind Bastøe -- Behind the scenes of the French evidence-based policy movement : rise and fall of an RCT-driven model of evidence / Agathe Devaux-Spatarakis -- Influencing the supply of and demand for results information in government. Can outsiders help? A case study from Ireland / Richard Boyle -- Evaluation one step removed : the government/not for profit performance nexus / David Gilchrist and Peter Wilkins -- The role of an intermediary organization in a large evaluation : the case of the Norwegian health care reform / Olaf Rieper -- Evaluation plans in the EU cohesion policy : redefining the relation between the demand for and the supply of evaluation / Francesco Mazzeo Rinaldi -- Assessing the contribution of research to improved policy and practice : an evaluation of CIFOR's climate change research / Brian Belcher, John Young and Daniel Suryadarma -- Mind the gaps : integrating human rights and sustainable development goals into evaluation practice / Pearl Eliadis -- Mending the theory gap in evaluation : moving toward theory knitting / Sebastian Lemire, Christina Christie and Steffen Bohni Nielsen -- Realistic commissioning of impact evaluations : getting what you ask for? / John Mayne -- Realpolitik of demand and supply regarding results information / R. Pablo Guerrero.
"The Realpolitik of Evaluation shines a light on the divergent demands for evaluation. But what explains the "gap" between what those on the "demand" side expect in terms of evaluation results, and the "supply" of information provided by evaluators? Can anything be done to narrow this gap? What works and what doesn't work? Examining these questions from both the demand and the supply side, experts describe ten different global examples of the gap between demand and supply of evaluation information in different contexts. In an attempt to bridge that gap, they effectively expose the biases behind supposedly non-partisan sources of evaluation information and highlight the pros and cons of attempts to bridge the gap through the use of third parties, enhanced stakeholder involvement, and the incorporation of Social Science models to strengthen Theories of Change (ToC). The Realpolitik of Evaluation is an important book that poses questions at multiple levels of thinking. It will be of great interest to policy-makers, program implementers, and project managers"--
9781000202014 1000202011 9781003005162 1003005160 9781000201895 1000201899 9781000201956 1000201953
Political planning--Evaluation--Case studies.
Public administration--Evaluation--Case studies.
Evaluation research (Social action programs)--Case studies.
Supply and demand--Case studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General
H97 / .R474 2021
320.6
Preface / Ray C. Rist -- Introduction / Markus Palenberg and Arne Paulson -- The results paradox in Norwegian development assistance / Ida Lindkvist and Per Øyvind Bastøe -- Behind the scenes of the French evidence-based policy movement : rise and fall of an RCT-driven model of evidence / Agathe Devaux-Spatarakis -- Influencing the supply of and demand for results information in government. Can outsiders help? A case study from Ireland / Richard Boyle -- Evaluation one step removed : the government/not for profit performance nexus / David Gilchrist and Peter Wilkins -- The role of an intermediary organization in a large evaluation : the case of the Norwegian health care reform / Olaf Rieper -- Evaluation plans in the EU cohesion policy : redefining the relation between the demand for and the supply of evaluation / Francesco Mazzeo Rinaldi -- Assessing the contribution of research to improved policy and practice : an evaluation of CIFOR's climate change research / Brian Belcher, John Young and Daniel Suryadarma -- Mind the gaps : integrating human rights and sustainable development goals into evaluation practice / Pearl Eliadis -- Mending the theory gap in evaluation : moving toward theory knitting / Sebastian Lemire, Christina Christie and Steffen Bohni Nielsen -- Realistic commissioning of impact evaluations : getting what you ask for? / John Mayne -- Realpolitik of demand and supply regarding results information / R. Pablo Guerrero.
"The Realpolitik of Evaluation shines a light on the divergent demands for evaluation. But what explains the "gap" between what those on the "demand" side expect in terms of evaluation results, and the "supply" of information provided by evaluators? Can anything be done to narrow this gap? What works and what doesn't work? Examining these questions from both the demand and the supply side, experts describe ten different global examples of the gap between demand and supply of evaluation information in different contexts. In an attempt to bridge that gap, they effectively expose the biases behind supposedly non-partisan sources of evaluation information and highlight the pros and cons of attempts to bridge the gap through the use of third parties, enhanced stakeholder involvement, and the incorporation of Social Science models to strengthen Theories of Change (ToC). The Realpolitik of Evaluation is an important book that poses questions at multiple levels of thinking. It will be of great interest to policy-makers, program implementers, and project managers"--
9781000202014 1000202011 9781003005162 1003005160 9781000201895 1000201899 9781000201956 1000201953
Political planning--Evaluation--Case studies.
Public administration--Evaluation--Case studies.
Evaluation research (Social action programs)--Case studies.
Supply and demand--Case studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General
H97 / .R474 2021
320.6