TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence producing organizations
T2 - Organizational translation of traveling evaluation ideas
AU - Elvbakken, Kari Tove
AU - Hansen, Hanne Foss
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - In the 1990s and 2000s, the evidence wave in evaluation practice gained momentum first in medicine later in other policy fields. The evidence idea inspired actors in Scandinavia where evidence producing organizations were established. The aim of our study is to better understand these organizations and explore their characteristics in Denmark and Norway. We compare their organizational structures, stance towards ministries, resources and governance frameworks and analyse organizational change across time. Although the ideas of evidence-based policy and practice are common in the two countries, the organizations and context for evidence producing activities differ. Furthermore, in policy fields outside medicine the evidence movement is struggling to maintain support and resources.
AB - In the 1990s and 2000s, the evidence wave in evaluation practice gained momentum first in medicine later in other policy fields. The evidence idea inspired actors in Scandinavia where evidence producing organizations were established. The aim of our study is to better understand these organizations and explore their characteristics in Denmark and Norway. We compare their organizational structures, stance towards ministries, resources and governance frameworks and analyse organizational change across time. Although the ideas of evidence-based policy and practice are common in the two countries, the organizations and context for evidence producing activities differ. Furthermore, in policy fields outside medicine the evidence movement is struggling to maintain support and resources.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - evidence-based policy and practice
KW - evidence producting organizations
KW - waves in evaluation practice
U2 - 10.1177/1356389018803965
DO - 10.1177/1356389018803965
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1356-3890
VL - 25
SP - 261
EP - 276
JO - Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice
JF - Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice
IS - 3
ER -