Evaluation Revisited: Improving the quality of evaluation practice by embracing complexity

The conference focuses on how evaluative practice can be improved, given the need to view much of development as a process of societal transformation and, therefore, complex. Current evaluation practice has not yet embraced the full implications of assessing ‘the complex’ and existing approaches often fall woefully short. During the conference, participants can explore concrete evaluation practices that reconcile an understanding of complex societal change processes with quality standards, including rigorous, ethical concerns, appropriateness and feasibility.