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Hertz, Tilman, Brattander, Eva, Rose, Loretta |
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Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation; 2021, Vol. 17 Issue 41, p35-50, 16p |
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Background: Addressing todays' sustainability challenges requires adopting a systemic approach where social and ecological systems are treated as integrated social-ecological systems. Such systems are complex, and the international development sector increasingly recognises the need to account for the complexity of the systems that they seek to transform. Purpose: This paper sketches out the elements of a complexityaware monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system for international development programmes in the area of sustainable development. Setting: Not applicable. Data Collection and Analysis: The authors draw on existing literature on complexity and evaluation and on their own experience from working in the field of M&E. Findings: An M&E system should not be seen simply as a tool to track compliance against a pre-determined theory of change. Instead, it is most useful as a real-time approach, constantly defining and re-defining narratives for change that help push systems along trajectories of interest. Dealing with complexity involves embracing uncertainty; and this challenges established notions of accountability--something which funders and implementers must begin to redefine together. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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