The Oxford Handbook of Program Evaluation in the Global South

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618 Seiten

2026
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
9780197761427 (ISBN)

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This handbook provides an examination of the theoretical foundations, methodological innovations, and practical applications that are redefining evaluation in the Global South. It explores how scholars and practitioners are challenging conventional evaluation paradigms by centering indigenous knowledge systems, participatory approaches, and context-specific methodologies. Organized around three core principles--decolonization, adaptation, and systemic transformation--the volume articulates what distinguishes Southern evaluation practices, traces their historical development, and charts their future trajectories. Engaging with critical debates in development studies, public policy, and social justice, the book addresses fundamental concepts in evaluation theory including power, equity, validity, and use, while examining their application across diverse domains such as climate resilience, gender justice, health systems, and post-crisis recovery. Collectively, these contributions establish this handbook as an essential resource for understanding how evaluation is being reimagined to address the complex challenges of our time.

This volume stands as a definitive statement on the evolving field of evaluation in Southern contexts. It moves beyond technical debates about methods to confront fundamental questions about knowledge production, power relations, and the purpose of evaluation itself. Through its critical engagement with both theory and practice, the handbook not only maps the current landscape but also points the way toward more equitable, responsive, and transformative approaches to evaluation. For scholars, practitioners, and policymakers alike, it offers an indispensable guide to understanding how evaluation can better serve the needs and aspirations of communities across the Global South while contributing to more just and sustainable futures.

Anis Ben Brik is Associate Professor of Public Policy at the College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University. His research focuses on the political economy of welfare systems, the institutionalization of evaluation, and governance reform in rentier states, the MENA region and Global South contexts. His recent books include Social Welfare in Qatar (Springer, 2025), Public Policy in the Arab World (Edward Elgar, 2024), and The Institutionalization of Evaluation in the Middle East and North Africa (Edward Elgar, 2025).

Acknowledgements
Preface

Introduction: Evaluation Realities in the Global South: Challenges, Innovations, and Transformations

Section I Introduction to Institutionalization of Evaluation in the Global South: National Systems, Policy Change, and Governance in the Global South
Chapter 1 The role of National Evaluation Systems in Navigating Complexity in Seven African Countries
Chapter 2 National Evaluation Policies and Systems in Asia Pacific
Chapter 3 The Performance Evaluation System in Mexican Subnational Governments
Chapter 4 New Evaluation Standards for Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 5 Mapping National Evaluation Landscape in the MENA region
Chapter 6 Evaluation Challenges, Practices and Use in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Section II: Decolonizing and Youth-Centric Approaches to Evaluation in the Global South
Chapter 7 Made in Africa Evaluation: Decolonizing the Past, Present and Future
Chapter 8 Decolonizing Evaluation Teaching and Learning in the Global South
Chapter 9 Strengthen Southern Voice: Elevating the Knowledge and Influence of the Global South
Chapter 10 The Transformative Youth in Evaluation Movement

Section III: Indigenous Evaluation in the Global South
Chapter 11 The Case of the Missing Project
Chapter 12 Empowering Evaluation through Empowering Communities in India: Experiments and Openings during the Pandemic and Beyond
Chapter 13 Wholesome Evaluation for Bhutan Chapter 15 EvalParticipativa: A Community of Practice and Learning of Participatory Evaluation in the Latin America and the Caribbean Pandemic Context
Chapter 16 Impact Evaluation of the Joven Program
Chapter 17 Evaluation of the Implementation of the Remote Education Program in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Section IV : Evaluating Development Challenges in the Global South
Chapter 18 A Realist Synthesis of Evaluations on Climate Change Adaptation from Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Chapter 19 Evidence for SDG Progress in Brazil
Chapter 20 Evaluating Gender Dynamics in Fragile Situations
Chapter 21 Participatory Approach to Measure the Impact of Women Organizing and Political Participation in Conflict-Torn Syria
Chapter 22 Health System Evaluation Approaches in Conflict-Affected Settings: Insights from Remote Qualitative Research in Syria.
Chapter 23 Empowering Evaluation through Empowering Communities in India

Section V: Evaluation Practices in the Pandemic Era: Adaptation, Transformation and Innovation
Chapter 24 The What? The How? The What For? of Evaluation in Complex Times
Chapter 25 Evaluation Research using digital methods: Case study of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Chapter 26 Discrimination in the COVID-19 Responses in Paraguay
Chapter 27 Marcelo Clavijo Donoso: Evaluation of the impact of COVID 19 on Foreign Trade: Fighting the Pandemic from Adversity in Bolivia
Chapter 28 Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning (MEAL) in Local-International Faith Partnerships in the Development and Humanitarian Sector: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean

Conclusion: Evaluating Tomorrow: Anticipating Complexities and Innovations on the Horizon

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Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.2.2026
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Handbooks
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	171 x 248 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-13	9780197761427 / 9780197761427
Zustand	Neuware