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Policy and Programme Evaluation in Europe: Cultures and Prospects

02.07.2008 - 04.07.2008

Parlement européen Strassbourg
Strassbourg / Straßburg/

Frankreich
strasbourg2008@orange.fr

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Evaluation in Europe is highly diverse: the evaluation practices in the 27 Member States show strong correlation with the organisational models that shape the making of policies. For instance, evaluation may take on a different shade when it is initiated on a compulsory or voluntary basis, by a national, regional or local government, or in a context of multi-level cofinancing (European and national levels, national and regional levels), or in response to public opinion pressure. European public arenas are also structured with considerable variability, depending on the rules of the democratic game: direct or representative democracy, parliamentary or presidential regime, federal or centralised system, checks and balance between government and parliament, etc. Each particular case is likely to fit specific evaluation styles and practices. Moreover, the evaluation players are grounded in their specific institutions, e.g. legislative bodies, audit institutions, universities and research centres. It is however observed that evaluators share a common set of techniques and methods, and that meta-evaluations may validate good practices across professional communities. The Europe of evaluation is in progress and it is now possible to imagine its prospects. We expect the Strasbourg participants to address this challenge by referring their analyses to the diversity and complementarity of national practices. The Symposium will focus on all facets of evaluation, (actors, institutions, methods, standards, professions, etc.) and across policy areas (development of territories, agriculture an rural development, economic growth, competitiveness, employment, welfare, education, health, environment, sustainable development, culture, infrastructures, public services Â…)