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Evaluation as risk management

Evaluators' power and influence are limited. There are several reasons for this situation. One relates to how our craft

Definitions and glossaries

Definitions of terms are crucial for common understanding in any field of human endeavour. The diversity of actors entering and

Challenging narratives: Capacity development

How good are we at defining and judging 'success' - the essence of what evaluators do? Let us consider

Evaluators in Davos

There are no evaluators this week in Davos. We are clearly not among the most powerful in the world. Yet

Global risks

As the powerful gather in Davos this week, it is a good time to reflect on the WEF's

The DAC criteria, Part 12: Concluding summary

I argued that the DAC criteria should get due credit. As noted in Part 1 of this series, they have

The DAC criteria, Part 11. From criteria to design principles

Evaluation criteria used in development contexts do not only show what evaluation commissioners, evaluators and other stakeholders value. They also

The DAC criteria, Part 10. Sleepwalking towards irrelevance

We are sleepwalking towards irrelevance. Not because we do not do some worthwhile things. We do. But because those with

The DAC criteria, Part 9. Our responsibilities

Our evaluation criteria are fundamental to the credibility and utility of our evaluations. Yet we have allowed one set of

The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 2

In my previous post I started to make the case for the evaluation of transformative change and transformative development in

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