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Evaluating The Complex |
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2011-05-15 |
Kim Forss med flera har en ny bok på väg ut i handeln med titeln Evaluating The Complex – Attribution, Contribution, and Beyond. Förlaget beskriver boken så här:
In the economic atmosphere following the crisis of 2008, not only have governments reacted by creating more complex policy initiatives, but they have also promised that all of these initiatives will be evaluated. Due to the complexity of many of the initiatives, the ways of evaluating are becoming equally complex.
The book begins with a theoretical and conceptual explanation of the
process and shows how this translates into the practice of evaluation.
The chapters cover a wide variety of subjects, such as poverty,
homelessness, smoking prevention, HIV/AIDS, and child labor. The use of
case studies sheds light on the conceptual ideas at work in
organizations addressing some of the world’s largest and most varied
problems.
The evaluation process seeks a balance between order and chaos. The
interaction of four elements—simplicity, inventiveness, flexibility, and
specificity—allows complex patterns to emerge. The case studies
illustrate this framework and provide a number of examples of practical
management of complexity, in light of contingency theories of the
evaluation process itself. These theories in turn match the complexity
of evaluated policies, strategies, and programs. The evaluation process
is examined for its impact on policy outcomes and choices.
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