Niklas Andreas Andersen
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View article: Organisational factors in evaluation use: results from a survey in five EU countries
Organisational factors in evaluation use: results from a survey in five EU countries Open
This study explores the organisational determinants of evaluation use. It proposes a framework distinguishing between the initial and advanced phases of evaluation practice and predicting what factors determine the type of evaluation use a…
View article: The organisation of evaluations: the influence of the ministry of finance on evaluation systems
The organisation of evaluations: the influence of the ministry of finance on evaluation systems Open
Background: Despite increasing scholarly interest in the organisation of evaluations within different countries’ political-administrative landscapes, not much attention has hitherto been paid to the consequences of a specific institutional…
View article: A matter of culture? Conceptualizing and investigating “Evidence Cultures” within research on evidence-informed policymaking
A matter of culture? Conceptualizing and investigating “Evidence Cultures” within research on evidence-informed policymaking Open
This paper conceptualizes the notion of “evidence culture” in evidence-informed policymaking by surveying existing literature that either specifically employs the term or uses adjacent terms such as “epistemic” or “research culture”. It em…
View article: Caught in a standstill—The unresolved challenges of integrated service delivery in public organizations
Caught in a standstill—The unresolved challenges of integrated service delivery in public organizations Open
Despite widespread support for integrated service delivery (ISD), the challenges of making ISD a sustainable feature of the public sector remain unresolved. This article offers new insights to this persistent challenge by developing a nove…
View article: Activation policy: bruised and battered but still standing
Activation policy: bruised and battered but still standing Open
Policies aimed at upskilling, motivating and/or disciplining the unemployed have remained a cornerstone of most OECD countries’ employment policies since the 1990s. Central to these policies is the idea of activation – i.e. the premise tha…
View article: The Power and Paradoxes of Evaluation Systems – Increasing Use but Impeding Change
The Power and Paradoxes of Evaluation Systems – Increasing Use but Impeding Change Open
In recent years, evaluation systems have become increasingly embedded within public sector organisations. This trend of systematising and institutionalising evaluation activities has generally been perceived as a way to increase the use – …
View article: A New approach to Helping the hard-to-place Unemployed
A New approach to Helping the hard-to-place Unemployed Open
The reforms of the social and employment services that have swept across most of the developed world since the 1990s have enormously expanded the groups of citizens receiving active employment measures. Nevertheless, up until now, most cou…