International public policy evaluation : the case study of the administrative coopération between France and Morocco ; Evaluation des politiques publiques internationales : le cas de la coopération maroco-française en matière administrative

Abstract

The evaluation of the international administrative cooperation (CAI) which is the subject of our research was selected by the Interministerial Committee of the Group of International Cooperation and Development (CICID), at the meeting of the Evaluation Committee, held in Paris on 21 June 2005. Ensured by the Directorate General of International cooperation for Development (DGCID), it is part of the evaluation-country, or strategic evaluation, which focused on the activities of bilateral cooperation between Morocco and France for the period (1995-2005).The research problematic is justified by the following observation: After two decades the evaluation of international public policy appears very contrasted. At least three reasons lead to establish this contrast. First, the evaluation remains largely a simple specialized expertise. The second reason follows moreover from this situation: The technical expertise is the quality that gives the right to conduct evaluation. Reflection on evaluation methods remains particularly poor in Morocco. The third reason is the result of the environment in which the evaluation practices. The culture of evaluation or its institutionalization does not yet exist in Morocco.The international public policy evaluation will stand out by: The establishment of a Moroccan-French Joint Evaluation Steering Committee (CMPE); the concern for capacity building in evaluation public policies in favor of the members of the CMPE; the opening to civil society, local authorities and other local development partners to participate to the evaluation; the respect of the principles and methodology of the recognized evaluation and considering those implemented by the European Commission; the follow-up of the recommendations of the Orientation of the Partnership Steering Board (COPP) to monitor the orientations of the High Level Meetings (RHN).The research question that faces us is to see how this evaluation could it be? Regardless of the positions and experiences of the parties involved and if it could ...