Evaluation in the Post-truth World
Evaluation in the Post-Truth World by Mita Marra, published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group in 2024, spans 210 pages and is presented in English. This book explores the intricate relationship between evaluative knowledge and the growing demand for research evidence in decision-making, set against the backdrop of contemporary anti-science sentiments and illiberal political trends. Rather than providing a straightforward guide, it aims to foster awareness and reflection among policy circles regarding the factors that shape assessment and policy-related work in today’s complex environment.
Readers will find insights from various experts who address critical questions about the conceptualization of policy problems, the interplay between expertise and decision-making, and the complexities of evaluation as a social practice. This edition serves as a resource for evaluation practitioners at both program and project levels, as well as for policy analysts and scholars interested in the applications of evaluation within the public policy sphere. The book encourages a deeper understanding of the challenges faced in the current political climate and offers tools to navigate these issues effectively.
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“Evaluation in the Post-Truth World explores the relationship between the nature of evaluative knowledge, the increasing demand in decision-making for evaluation and other forms of research evidence, and the post-truth phenomena of anti-science sentiments combined with illiberal tendencies of the present day. Rather than offer a checklist on how to deal with post-truth, the experts found herein wish to raise awareness and reflection throughout policy circles on the factors that influence our assessment and policy-related work in such a challenging environment. Journeying alongside the editor and contributors, readers benefit from three guiding questions to help identify specific challenges but tools to deal with such challenges: How are policy problems conceptualized in the current political climate? What is the relationship between expertise and decision-making in today’s political circumstances? How complex has evaluation become as a social practice? Evaluation in the Post-Truth World will be benefit evaluation practitioners at the program and project levels, as well as policy analysts and scholars interested in applications of evaluation in the public policy domain”–
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