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Session Title: Methodology and Methodological Challenges of the Evaluation of the Paris Declaration
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Panel Session 509 to be held in Sebastian Section L1 on Friday, Nov 13, 10:55 AM to 11:40 AM
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Sponsored by the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG
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| Niels Dabelstein, Evaluation Secretariat of the Paris Declaration, nda@diis.dk
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| Discussant(s):
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| Ted Kliest, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tj.kliest@minbuza.nl
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| Abstract:
Evaluating the Paris Declaration: phase 2 evaluation of aid and development results
The Paris Declaration, endorsed in March 2005, is an international agreement signed by over one hundred Ministers, Heads of Agencies and other Senior Officials. The Declaration lays down an action-orientated roadmap intended to improve the quality of aid and its impact on development.
An independent, multi-phased and cross-country evaluation of the Paris Declaration commissioned and overseen by an international Reference Group was initiated in 2007. The first phase of the evaluation consisted of 20 separate but coordinated evaluations in donor countries and developing countries. A Synthesis of these evaluation was completed in June 2008. The second phase of the evaluation includes an even larger number of donors, agencies and developing countries. It will be conducted during 2009 - 2010. The major focus of phase 2 is on assessing the effects of the Paris Declaration in terms of aid effectiveness and development results.
This is one of the hitherto largest joint evaluations undertaken applying a unique decentralized approach. As a follow-up to the presentation at the AEA 2008 which focused on the organizational and methodological lessons learned by different stakeholders during the first phase of the evaluation, the Panel will present and discuss the detailed approach and methodology, and in particular the methodological challenges of this evaluation.
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Methodology and Methodological Challenges of the Evaluation of the Paris Declaration
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| Elliot Stern, Lancaster University, crofters@clara.net
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The approach and methods of the evaluation will be outlined on the basis of the overall Terms of Reference for the evaluation.
Topics dealt with include:
1. The overall methodology and approach
2. Methodological challenges to be addressed
- Substantive aspects:
-Different ways in which the Paris Declaration is being implemented
-Importance of different political, economic and institutional contexts for implementation ('intervening variables')
-Significance of key actors' intentions and priorities
-Possibility of multi-directional causality between the main elements in the model (implicitly) underpinning the Paris Declaration
-Iterative nature of policy implementation associated with the Paris Declaration
- How to measure change:
- How to attribute change to the Paris Declaration: Several non-mutually exclusive ways of ascertaining attribution will be discussed.
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Approach and Methods of the Country Evaluation Malawi
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| Naomi Ngwira, Ministry of Finance Malawi, naomingwira@yahoo.com
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Based on the terms of reference for the country evaluation Malawi, which forms part of the overall evaluation of the results of the Paris Declaration, the specific methods, approache and challenges for this particular country case study will be highligted.
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