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Published: 11. June 2019
Unclear results of Norwegian aid
Evaluation Director Per Øyvind Bastøe has three suggestions for the Minister of International Development to succeed with the aid administration reform. -
Published: 11. June 2019
Better administration will give better programs
International advisor at the Norwegian think tank Agenda, Catharina Bu, outlines some principles for a successful reform of Norwegian development administration. -
Published: 22. February 2019
New evaluation programme continues focus on humanitarian aid and private sector development
Will provide new and useful knowledge about what works and does not work within important areas of Norwegian participation in international development cooperation. -
Published: 17. December 2018
Evaluations of programs and intervention and the relevance of social neurosciences
Frans L. Leeuw shares his thoughts on the relevance of social neurosciences for the evaluation profession, from his experience in addressing the question of which mechanisms are important drivers to make Truth and Reconciliation Committees effective. -
Published: 8. November 2018
Focus on the field. Always
Asbjørn Eidhammer expands on his thoughts on the organisation of Norwegian Aid development administrastion. -
Published: 13. September 2018
Exploring the relationship between human rights due diligence and broader environmental and social due diligence
Rachel Davis discusses the gaps in standards and practice in how financial institutions manage human rights risks, and relates the findings in the evaluation report to wider international experiences and discussions on differences between UNGP and IFC Performance Standards in this evaluation view. -
Published: 22. August 2018
Criteria for successful Norwegian peace engagement
This evaluation view discusses important criteria for being a successful facilitator in peace processes. -
Published: 20. August 2018
The Norwegian peace engagement: New challenges in a new world order
Recent developments in the international power situation, may pose challenges to Norway’s role in peace processes, Gunnar M. Sørbø argues in this evaluation view -
Published: 13. June 2018
Evaluations for improved aid modalities
In this external evaluation view, Nora Ingdal, discusses what it takes for policy- and decision makers to learn from evaluations, seen from the perspective of civil society. -
Published: 5. June 2018
Evaluation views: Prerequisites for a good evaluation function
In this evaluation view, Evaluation Director Per Øyvind Bastøe discusses international knowledge on evaluation practice and finds room for improvement for the Norwegian development cooperation administration.