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’.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | European Journal of Development Research |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 18 Oct 2019 |
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Keywords
- Food and nutrition security
- Impact evaluation
- Indicators
- Indices
- Metrics
- Policy
- Process tracing
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Process Tracing the Policy Impact of ‘Indicators’. / te Lintelo, D.J.H.; Munslow, T.; Pittore, K.; Lakshman, R.
In: European Journal of Development Research, 18.10.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Process Tracing the Policy Impact of ‘Indicators’
AU - te Lintelo, D.J.H.
AU - Munslow, T.
AU - Pittore, K.
AU - Lakshman, R.
PY - 2019/10/18
Y1 - 2019/10/18
N2 - 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’.
AB - 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’.
KW - Food and nutrition security
KW - Impact evaluation
KW - Indicators
KW - Indices
KW - Metrics
KW - Policy
KW - Process tracing
U2 - 10.1057/s41287-019-00244-0
DO - 10.1057/s41287-019-00244-0
M3 - Article
JO - European Journal of Development Research
JF - European Journal of Development Research
SN - 0957-8811
ER -