Evaluating parliamentary advocacy for nutrition in Tanzania
In: The European journal of development research, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 735-759
ISSN: 1743-9728
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In: The European journal of development research, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 735-759
ISSN: 1743-9728
World Affairs Online
In: The European journal of development research, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 735-759
ISSN: 1743-9728
In recent years, a range of new indices, benchmarking and scorecard tools—also known as 'indicators'—have been developed to influence public policy and to pro- mote accountability. While subjected to important technical and political critiques, the policy impact of 'indicators' is often assumed yet rarely demonstrated. Suitable evaluative methods are in their infancy. This article adopts an innovative process tracing analysis to assess the policy impact of the Hunger And Nutrition Commit- ment Index (HANCI) in Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Zambia and globally. We pre- sent a rare and empirically rich application of this systematic qualitative evaluative method. We further contribute to the theorisation of 'indicators' by positing a central role for equitable producer–user relations in mediating policy impact, and demon- strate that such relations can overcome significant political critiques on 'indicators'. Publishers Note: Due to a production process error the original version of this paper was inadvertently published without Open Access. We apologise to the author that this was not applied before first publication. No other changes have been made to the content.
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In: The European journal of development research, Band 32, Heft 4, S. 1312-1337
ISSN: 1743-9728
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In: The European journal of development research, Band 32, Heft 4, S. 1338-1338
ISSN: 1743-9728
Due to a production process error the original version of this paper was inadvertently published without Open Access. We apologise to the author that this was not applied before first publication. No other changes have been made to the content. The original article has been corrected.
In: The European journal of development research, Band 32, Heft 4, S. 1312-1337
ISSN: 1743-9728
Abstract
In recent years, a range of new indices, benchmarking and scorecard tools—also known as 'indicators'—have been developed to influence public policy and to promote accountability. While subjected to important technical and political critiques, the policy impact of 'indicators' is often assumed yet rarely demonstrated. Suitable evaluative methods are in their infancy. This article adopts an innovative process tracing analysis to assess the policy impact of the Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) in Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Zambia and globally. We present a rare and empirically rich application of this systematic qualitative evaluative method. We further contribute to the theorisation of 'indicators' by positing a central role for equitable producer–user relations in mediating policy impact, and demonstrate that such relations can overcome significant political critiques on 'indicators'.