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Building Evaluation Capacity in SpainA Case Study of Rural Development and Empowerment in the European UnionUniversidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, jm.diazpuente{at}upm.es
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain The development of European Community administrative authority has greatly influenced the development of an evaluation culture among the southern and central member states of the European Union. The present case study from Spain provides an example of this diffusion through the use of an empowerment evaluation approach to build evaluation capacity within the context of rural development. The study focuses on the evaluation process over a 10-year period of three local development programs run by three local partnerships created in the rural areas of the Madrid region through the European LEADER initiative. Critical components of empowerment evaluation are discussed, as well as the impact, limitations, difficulties, and applicability of the approach to rural development in the European Union. Conclusions are presented concerning evaluation capacity building and the development of an evaluation culture.
Key Words: evaluation culture • evaluation capacity building • empowerment evaluation • local partnership • rural development
This version was published on October
1, 2008 Evaluation Review, Vol. 32, No. 5,
478-506 (2008) This article has been cited by other articles:
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