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The institutionalisation of evaluation in Europe /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Stockmann, Reinhard (Editor), Meyer, Wolfgang, 1959- (Editor), Taube, Lena (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Subjects:
Public administration > Europe > Evaluation.
Policy sciences > Europe > Evaluation.
Comparative government > Evaluation.
Civil society > Europe > Evaluation.
Evaluation.
Europe > Politics and government > Evaluation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Part I Introduction
  • 1 The Institutionalisation of Evaluation Theoretical Background, Analytical Concept and Methods
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 State of Knowledge
  • 3 Institutions-Some Theoretical Remarks
  • 4 The Methodological Approach
  • 5 Selection of Countries and Methodological Procedure
  • Appendix
  • Analytical Guideline: Compendium on the Institutionalisation of Evaluation
  • References
  • Part II Northern Europe
  • 2 Denmark
  • 1 General Country Overview
  • 1.1 Structure
  • 1.2 Culture
  • 1.3 Public-Sectors Reforms/Transformations
  • 2 Institutional Structures and Processes
  • 2.1 Evaluation Regulation
  • 2.2 Evaluation Practice
  • 2.3 Use of Evaluations
  • 3 Evaluation in Society
  • 4 Professionalisation
  • 5 Discussion and Conclusion
  • References
  • 3 Finland
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Institutional Structures and Processes
  • 3 Evaluation Practice
  • 4 Utilisation of Evaluations
  • 5 Evaluation in Municipalities and in the Civil Society
  • 6 Professionalisation of Evaluation
  • 7 The Future of Evaluation in Finland
  • References
  • Part III Western Europe
  • 4 The Netherlands
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Institutional Structures and Processes (Political System)
  • 2.1 Evaluation Regulations
  • 2.2 Evaluation Practice
  • 2.3 Use of Evaluations
  • 3 Societal Dissemination/Acceptance
  • 3.1 Institutionalised Use of Evaluations by Civil Society
  • 3.2 Public Perception and Discussion of Evaluation and Evaluation Findings
  • 3.3 Civil Society: Demand for Evaluations
  • 4 Professionalisation (System of Professionalisation)
  • 4.1 Academic Study Courses, Further Training
  • 4.2 Profession/Discipline
  • 4.3 Research Quality Rather Than Evaluation Quality
  • 5 Concluding Remarks
  • Appendix
  • References
  • 5 Belgium
  • 1 General Country Overview
  • 2 Institutional Structures and Processes (Political System)
  • 2.1 Evaluation Regulations
  • 2.1.1 A Formal Anchorage of Evaluation Requirements in Laws or Regulations
  • 2.1.2 The Institutionalisation of Evaluation Within Parliament
  • 2.2 Evaluation Practice
  • 2.2.1 A Relatively Wide Diffusion of Evaluation Practice
  • 2.2.2 Type of Evaluation Practice
  • 2.2.3 Locus of Evaluation Practice
  • 2.2.4 Evaluation Institutes, with Varying Levels of Independency
  • 2.3 Use of Evaluations
  • 2.3.1 Evaluation Motives
  • 2.3.2 Quality Assurance
  • 3 Societal Dissemination/Acceptance (Social System)
  • 3.1 Institutionalised Use of Evaluations by Civil Society
  • 3.2 Public Perception and Discussion of Evaluation and Evaluation Findings
  • 3.3 Civil Societies Demand Evaluations
  • 4 Professionalisation (System of Professionalisation)
  • 4.1 Academic Study Courses and Further Training
  • 4.2 Profession/Discipline
  • 4.3 Compliance to Standards and Quality Obligations
  • 5 Conclusion and Outlook
  • References
  • 6 France
  • 1 General Country Overview