Jun 30Shaping the Future through Evaluation: Spotlight on the 5th Western Balkans Evaluation ConferenceIntroduction This blog post highlights the design and significance of the 5th Western Balkans Evaluation Conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia (29–30 September 2023). The conference centers around the theme “Evaluating the effects of public policies — principles, methods, and practices.” It will aim to explore various aspects of evaluation in the…Conference4 min readConference4 min read
Jun 30Oblikovanje Prihodnosti skozi Evalvacijo: Vpogledi s 5. Konference Evalvatorjev Zahodnega BalkanaUvod Ta zapis opisuje zasnovo in pomen 5. Konference evalvatorjev Zahodnega Balkana v Ljubljani, Slovenija (29.–30. september 2023), ki jo organizira Slovensko društvo evalvatorjev v sodelovanju z Mrežo evalvatorjev Zahodnega Balkana, eno prvih regionalnih mrež evalvatorjev na svetu. Konferenca se osredotoča na temo “Vrednotenje učinkov javnih politik — načela, metode…Konference4 min readKonference4 min read
Mar 15Should the Government Fund Civil Society’s Participation? The Case of SloveniaRecently, the Slovenian Government invited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide feedback on its Guidelines for the Cooperation of the Government with NGOs. The Slovenian Evaluation Society (SDE) maintains that the Guidelines should be developed in partnership with civil society, adhering to principles of transparency and legitimacy. …Government2 min readGovernment2 min read
Feb 7How evaluation links to meso level social complexity?Evaluation can be linked to the concept of mesoscopic social complexity in several ways. Evaluation often aims to understand the effectiveness and impact of programs, policies, and interventions at various levels, from the individual to the societal. In doing so, it considers the relationships and interactions between different levels of…Evaluation2 min readEvaluation2 min read
Dec 28, 2022V somraku prehodaOd preloma tisočletja je negotovost postala edina stalnica zdaj že nepreklicno kompleksne družbe. Globalni pretresi, od terorizma in kolapsov finančnega trga, do migracijskih valov in virusne pandemije, si vrstijo v vse višjem ritmu transformacijske metakrize. Za seboj pušča temelje starega reda v ruševinah. Znašli smo se v somraku prehoda med…Complexity10 min readComplexity10 min read
Dec 28, 2022Enostransko sodelovanje Vlade s civilno družboSlovenska Vlada je nedavno povabila društva k pripombam na Smernice za sodelovanje Vlade z NVO. Načelno stališče Slovenskega društva evalvatorjev (SDE) je, da bi se Smernice morale oblikovati v sodelovanju s civilno družbo,v skladu z načeli odprtosti in legitimnosti, namesto da so NVO povabljene k sodelovanju šele v fazi dajanja…Ngo2 min readNgo2 min read
Dec 24, 2022Poti in stranpoti participativne priprave razvojnih dokumentovPoročilo o srečanju Slovenskega društva evalvatorjev 19. XII 2022 Splošna iztočnica pogovora: »Opažamo, da v praksi prevladujeta dva postopka priprave razvojnih dokumentov: sistemski (normativno, analitično) in posvetovalni (participativno). Če postopek uporabi samo en pristop, razvojni dokument bodisi ne more biti dovolj demokratičen ali dovolj racionalen (po Arrowu). Iščemo rešitev, ki…Participation6 min readParticipation6 min read
Jul 10, 2022Anti-postmodern society and the authentic middleAbstract: For the most part, modern and postmodern societies operate as liberal democratic systems with the mesoscopic (middle ground) mentality. Societies are ideologically divided or even fragmented, but mediated from the middle securing at least partial bridging between divided ideologies, even if unprincipled and half-hearted. …2 min read2 min read
Jul 1, 2022Kako v Sloveniji meriti učinke predpisov?Pripombe Slovenskega društva evalvatorjev na Osnutek Metodologije za oceno učinkov predpisov (Ministrstvo za javno upravo, junij 2022) Ministrstvo za javno upravo (MJU) je pripravilo Osnutek metodologije za oceno učinkov predpisov, v zvezi s širšimi prizadevanji Vlade za izboljšanje priprave predpisov, in ga konec junija 2022 poslalo v javno obravnavo. Slovensko…5 min read5 min read
May 5, 2022Sounds of Silence in EvaluationEvaluation contributes an essential part to our understanding of the world, along with philosophy and science. It enables us to grasp ambiguous and radically uncertain issues, such as opposite but well-justified claims stated from independent standpoints. Evaluation sees things that are invisible for science. …Evaluation6 min readEvaluation6 min read
