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Accepted Paper:
The Fictions of Process - A phenomenological perspective on the improvement of ex ante evaluation
Amanda Lynn
(Mandolin Associates)
While anthropological contribution can focus on social-cultural factors influencing ex ante evaluation of policy, strategy, programme or project, it also has a significant role to play in "calling out" flawed methods utilised to develop policy in applied settings.
Paper long abstract:
While anthropological contribution can focus on social-cultural factors influencing ex ante evaluation of policy, strategy, programme or project, it also has a significant role to play in "calling out" flawed methods utilised to develop policy in applied settings. This paper presents a case study on the method utilised to develop a significant policy intervention, comparing and contrasting the work in the applied setting to a "best practice" model of policy development. The paper raises the question: Is policy a validated and genealogically coherent response to social and/or economic need, or the fragile love-child of organisational culture? The paper closes with a discussion on the potential for greater discipline in policy development and ex ante evaluation through the integration of intelligent digital technology.