Participatory Evaluation in Programmes Involving Governance Decentralisation: A Methodological Note UNDP Produced by: Management & Governance Network (MAGNET), UNDP (1996) In the last twenty years or so the changing aims and settings of development assistance have rendered obsolete conventional approaches to the planning and management of development activities. This is particularly true of programmes and projects involving some form of governance decentralisation to local communities where, by definition, frequently the aim is to surrender to the periphery elements of authority and responsibility formerly held by the centre, including those attached to programmes of assistance themselves. This paper presents arguments to support these propositions, and outlines an alternative approach which it is suggested is better suited to managing programmes involving governance decentralisation. In particular, it examines alternative approaches to the evaluation of the performance of such programmes, drawing on the current work being done in the development of participatory evaluation tools and techniques. The paper does not profess to outline a pre- determined methodology for evaluating decentralised projects or programmes but rather suggests a framework which can and should be further defined, strengthened and debated. [author] (From ELDIS)
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