Factors influencing evaluation use has been a primary concern for evaluators. However,
little is known about the current conceptualizations of evaluation use including what counts …

Bir ülkenin kamu yönetiminin en önemli başarılarından birisi, kuşkusuz halka kamu
hizmetlerini en iyi şekilde sunmaktır. Şayet ülkede uygulanan hizmetler nitelik ve nicelik …

In this study, we investigated the work and welfare‐state trajectories of three cohorts of
middle‐aged Norwegian inhabitants over a period of two decades (1994–2014). The period …

This article examines what impeded programme evaluation from being embedded in the
Australian Public Service (APS), being relevant to the Australian Government's current …

In many countries, new, broad, and normative “conceptions of society” gained prominence
that represent fundamentally different discursive alternatives to the classical welfare state …

Although the literature on evaluation has theorized about the distinction between internal
and external evaluation, hardly any research has compared them empirically. This article …

In this chapter, we explore what aspects require special attention when evaluating large-
scale public-sector reforms. Our response to the question builds empirically on a meta …

Abstract Service integration—understood as cooperation and collaboration between sectors
and organizations—is commonly employed in European countries as a response to internal …

This article examines the demise of the 1980s 'managing for results' reform in Australia
against the likely achievements of implementing the Public Governance, Performance and …

106 Houlberg & Rieper by creating what were called sustainable local governments, to
solve tasks of particular relevance to citizens and to secure synergy gains (Regeringen …