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- The Evaluation of Polycentric Climate Governance
- The Evaluation of Polycentric Climate Governance
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Policy Evaluation in Polycentric Governance Systems
- 3 Climate Policy Evaluation: The EU Level, Germany, and the UK
- 4 State-Funded Evaluation
- 5 Society-Funded Evaluation
- 6 Comparing State-Funded and Society-Funded Evaluation
- 7 Evaluation in Polycentric Governance: A Theoretical Analysis
- 8 Conclusions and New Directions
- Book part
- References
- Index
4 - State-Funded Evaluation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2023
- The Evaluation of Polycentric Climate Governance
- The Evaluation of Polycentric Climate Governance
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Policy Evaluation in Polycentric Governance Systems
- 3 Climate Policy Evaluation: The EU Level, Germany, and the UK
- 4 State-Funded Evaluation
- 5 Society-Funded Evaluation
- 6 Comparing State-Funded and Society-Funded Evaluation
- 7 Evaluation in Polycentric Governance: A Theoretical Analysis
- 8 Conclusions and New Directions
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter presents a detailed analysis of state-funded evaluations collected for this research. State-funded evaluations are by definition not self-organized, and they comprise the lion’s share of the 618 climate policy evaluations unearthed between 1997 and 2014 at the EU level, in Germany and in the United Kingdom. The chapter presents an analysis conducted with a novel coding scheme and demonstrates the growth of state-funded evaluations in number over time, as well as the fact that most evaluation remain within their own governance center in terms of funding, evaluating and the policy on which they focus. There is a strong focus on certain types of climate policy, notably renewables, cross-sectoral and energy efficiency. However, legal requirements for evaluation are not the main drivers. State-funded evaluations show a cursory treatment of context, and limited realized potential for driving interaction across governance-centers.
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- The Evaluation of Polycentric Climate Governance , pp. 68 - 111Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023