Bridging Cultures and Contexts

Bridging Cultures and Contexts

What happens when evaluation crosses cultural/societal and temporal boundaries? These posts examine how context, worldview and epistemology shape what counts as evidence, quality and value, and how we can navigate difference with integrity rather than imposing a single lens.
01
Sep
The Power(lessness) of Evaluation: The case of Afghanistan

The Power(lessness) of Evaluation: The case of Afghanistan

Thanks to more than 60 evaluation reports over 13 years by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), we
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03
Jun
Leaving no-one behind?

Leaving no-one behind?

I re-post this post - originally published on Evaluating Sustainable Development Goals. "To accomplish great things, we must not
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10
Sep
"Labour" Day? The undervaluing of lives and labour in the Global South

"Labour" Day? The undervaluing of lives and labour in the Global South

This is an expanded version - especially in terms of key messages for evaluation professionals - of a post that
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14
Jul
Lost in the loss of travelling the world

Lost in the loss of travelling the world

My life is a tapestry of memories. Woven together to make up the fabric of my life. Like African fabrics,
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28
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 6. A NICE research agenda for evaluation

Made in Africa Evaluation 6. A NICE research agenda for evaluation

In this short series of posts about the NICE Framework I argue for more intensive and creative research and innovation
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25
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 5. Applying the NICE Framework

Made in Africa Evaluation 5. Applying the NICE Framework

We still have many opportunities to re-imagine evaluation and to combine this with the best evaluation knowledge we already have
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23
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 4. The NICE Framework

Made in Africa Evaluation 4. The NICE Framework

It is in the West, primarily in the US, where systematic evaluation as we practice it today originated sometime in
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21
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 3. Africa-led evaluation

Made in Africa Evaluation 3. Africa-led evaluation

We need "Evaluation with African Characteristics" - in how we conceptualise evaluation and in how we lead and
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20
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 2. Africa-rooted evaluation

Made in Africa Evaluation 2. Africa-rooted evaluation

What is Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) - a term coined by the African Evaluation Association - or what some
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18
Aug
Made in Africa Evaluation 1. The beginning

Made in Africa Evaluation 1. The beginning

What is 'Made in Africa' evaluation (MAE)? It is not what most people think. In order to move
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