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Indigenizing Evaluation for Development - Civil society and evaluation capacity building in Zambia

Andersson, Jennie LU (2014) SANM03 20141
Social Anthropology
Abstract
This thesis explores the interlinking of evaluation and development through an anthropological lens by considering the indigenization process of an evaluation culture, and how evaluation travels across boundaries as an assemblage, similar to many other global phenomena. Central to the thesis is the national evaluation capacity building trend viewed as a two-sided project; first as internal capacity building of institutions and organizations while facilitating a professionalization of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) through national evaluation associations. Second, as promoting civil society-led evaluation of government-implemented development policy. In this second part, a community monitoring and evaluation project organized by Zambia’s... (More)
This thesis explores the interlinking of evaluation and development through an anthropological lens by considering the indigenization process of an evaluation culture, and how evaluation travels across boundaries as an assemblage, similar to many other global phenomena. Central to the thesis is the national evaluation capacity building trend viewed as a two-sided project; first as internal capacity building of institutions and organizations while facilitating a professionalization of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) through national evaluation associations. Second, as promoting civil society-led evaluation of government-implemented development policy. In this second part, a community monitoring and evaluation project organized by Zambia’s civil society network CSPR is examined as a strategy for social accountability and pro-poor development. The conclusions demonstrate that the current evaluation capacity building trend cannot be differentiated from the existing evaluation culture in Western societies and the current values of the new aid regime. The methodology relies on interview data from a field study conducted in Lusaka and Choma in Zambia, as well as documents and reports that were collected in the field. The data analysis was conducted using a qualitative data analysis software which is also discussed in brief. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Jennie LU
supervisor
organization
course
SANM03 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
civil society, Zambia, development, M&E, evaluation, social anthropology, capacity building, social accountability
language
English
id
4612146
date added to LUP
2014-09-23 10:37:11
date last changed
2014-09-23 10:37:11
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  abstract     = {{This thesis explores the interlinking of evaluation and development through an anthropological lens by considering the indigenization process of an evaluation culture, and how evaluation travels across boundaries as an assemblage, similar to many other global phenomena. Central to the thesis is the national evaluation capacity building trend viewed as a two-sided project; first as internal capacity building of institutions and organizations while facilitating a professionalization of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) through national evaluation associations. Second, as promoting civil society-led evaluation of government-implemented development policy. In this second part, a community monitoring and evaluation project organized by Zambia’s civil society network CSPR is examined as a strategy for social accountability and pro-poor development. The conclusions demonstrate that the current evaluation capacity building trend cannot be differentiated from the existing evaluation culture in Western societies and the current values of the new aid regime. The methodology relies on interview data from a field study conducted in Lusaka and Choma in Zambia, as well as documents and reports that were collected in the field. The data analysis was conducted using a qualitative data analysis software which is also discussed in brief.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Jennie}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Indigenizing Evaluation for Development - Civil society and evaluation capacity building in Zambia}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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