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Evaluation in the Extreme
Research, Impact and Politics in Violently Divided Societies
First Edition
Edited by:
- Kenneth Bush - University of York Heslington, York, England
- Colleen Duggan - International Development Research Centre, Ottawa
Courses:
Educational Policy
Educational Policy
October 2015 | 348 pages | SAGE India
An exploration of the ways in which research, power and politics interact in violently divided societies
Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the funding of research in and on violently divided societies. But how do we know whether research makes any difference to these societies—is the impact constructive or destructive? This book is the first to systematically explore this question through a series of case studies written by those on the front lines of applied research. It offers clear and logical ways to understand the positive or negative role that research, or any other aid intervention, might have in developing societies affected by armed conflict, political unrest and/or social violence.
Preface
Acknowledgements
I: INTRODUCTION
Kenneth Bush and Colleen Duggan
Research, Impact and Politics in Violently Divided Societies: An Evaluative Lens for Small Scale Maps
Philip McDermott, Zahbia Yousuf, Jacqueline Strecker and Ethel Méndez
Fundamental Issues in Evaluation and Research in Violently Divided Societies: An Analysis of the Literature
II: ACCOUNTABILITY, ETHICS AND REFLEXIVITY
Introduction to Part II
Brendan S. Whitty
The Role of Accountability and Evaluation of Research on/in Violently Divided Societies
Janaka Jayawickrama and Jacqueline Strecker
The Ethics of Evaluating Research: Views from the Field
III: EVALUATION, EVIDENCE AND POLICY
Introduction to Part III
Colin Knox
Research within Evaluation: The Case of Northern Ireland
Kevin Kelly
Evaluation of the Influence of Research on Policy and Practice in a Post-conflict Society: HIV/AIDS Research in South Africa
IV: ROLES AND PERSPECTIVES
Introduction to Part IV
Sonal Zaveri
Evaluation and Vulnerable Groups: Forgotten Spaces
John A Healy and John R Healy
Interpreting and Evaluating a Non-profit Organisation in a Divided Society: A Funder’s Perspective
V: CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
Introduction to Part V
Katherine Hay
Building the field of Evaluation in Violently Divided Societies
Colleen Duggan and Kenneth Bush
Lessons for Researchers and Evaluators Working ‘in the Extreme’
Bibliography
Index