Peter van der Knaap, PhD, Author at EES

The former EES Presidents Interview Series_INTERVIEW WITH FRANS L LEEUW

by Peter van der Knaap, PhD | Jun 30, 2026 | Former Presidents Interview Series, Interviews

In this new interview series, EES President Peter van der Knaap speaks with former EES presidents about their current work, reflection on their time leading the Society, the evolution of evaluation practice, and the opportunities and challenges facing the profession...

Evaluation’s contributions to vibrant democracy: Meeting challenges, delivering results

by Peter van der Knaap, PhD | May 19, 2026 | Blog

The theme of the 16th EES conference is ‘Evaluation for Vibrant Democracies’. Given the record number (!) of submissions to contribute to the congress with sessions and presentations, this theme clearly struck a chord in the European evaluation community… Which...

Evaluation for vibrant democracies: our central theme for the 16th Biennial Conference in Lille, France

by Peter van der Knaap, PhD | Dec 9, 2025 | Blog

Dr. Peter van der Knaap is director of IOB, the independent Evaluation Directorate of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and president-elect of the European Evaluation Society (EES). Prior to this, he was director of SWOV Road Safety Research Institute,...

Evaluation without democracy: learning for what, accountable to whom?

by Peter van der Knaap, PhD | Dec 3, 2024 | Blog

Around the world, democracy is under threat. Yet in the European Union, democracy is still widely considered to be the best possible system for government. In European evaluation, too, it is seen as a universal value. Important features are freedom of assembly,...