Download or read book The Realpolitik of Evaluation written by Markus Palenberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Realpolitik of Evaluation shines a light on the divergent demands for evaluation. But what explains the "gap" between what those on the "demand" side expect in terms of evaluation results, and the "supply" of information provided by evaluators? Can anything be done to narrow this gap? What works and what doesn't work? Examining these questions from both the demand and the supply side, experts describe ten different global examples of the gap between demand and supply of evaluation information in different contexts. In an attempt to bridge that gap, they effectively expose the biases behind supposedly non-partisan sources of evaluation information and highlight the pros and cons of attempts to bridge the gap through the use of third parties, enhanced stakeholder involvement, and the incorporation of Social Science models to strengthen Theories of Change (ToC). The Realpolitik of Evaluation is an important book that poses questions at multiple levels of thinking. It will be of great interest to policy-makers, program implementers, and project managers"--