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,...Calendar
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