The evaluation of climate policy: theory and emerging practice in Europe |
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Authors: | Dave Huitema Andrew Jordan Eric Massey Tim Rayner Harro van Asselt Constanze Haug Roger Hildingsson Suvi Monni Johannes Stripple |
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Institution: | (1) Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands;(2) Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK;(3) Department of Political Science, Lund University, Box 52, 22100 Lund, Sweden;(4) Joint Research Centre - IES, European Union, Via E. Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra, Italy |
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Abstract: | Climate policy is a relatively young and dynamic area of public policy making. However, its development has attracted far
more attention than the results it delivers in practice, which of course are the concern of policy evaluators. This article
attempts to provide the first systematic cataloging of the emerging patterns of policy evaluation undertaken in different
parts of the European Union. Theories of policy evaluation suggest that these evaluation practices should acknowledge the
inherent complexity of climate policy making, be reflexive by questioning official policy goals, and be participatory. A meta-analysis
of 259 climate policy evaluations suggests that current practice engages with some but not all of these issues. This article
concludes by analyzing the implications of this finding for those in the academic and practitioner community who are keen
to understand the extent to which climate policy evaluation is delivering on its promises. |
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