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Policy evaluation and democracy: Do they fit?
1University of Bern, KPM Center for Public Management, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, P.O. Box, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland.
Evaluation and Program Planning
|September 12, 2017
Summary
Policy evaluation and democracy are compatible. Research shows evaluations enhance democratic processes, increasing deliberative quality in campaigns and informing parliamentarians.
Area of Science:
- Political Science
- Public Policy
Background:
- Examines the relationship between democratic processes and policy evaluation.
- Investigates the utilization of evaluations within democratic systems.
Discussion:
- Argues for a more integrated role of policy evaluation in democracy, extending beyond expert use.
- Highlights the surprising familiarity of parliamentarians with evaluation findings.
- Demonstrates how incorporating evaluations into policy arguments improves the deliberative quality of democratic campaigns.
Key Insights:
- Policy evaluation and democracy are highly compatible.
- Increased use of evaluations strengthens democratic deliberation.
- Parliamentarians are more engaged with policy evaluations than previously assumed.
Outlook:
- Suggests future research on maximizing the synergy between evaluation and democratic practices.
- Encourages broader adoption of evidence-based policy-making in democratic governance.
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