Evaluation and Value for Investment

Evaluation and Value for Investment

Is evaluation violent?

Is humanity served if we view it as such?

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Julian King
Jul 01, 2025
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Over a month after Dr. Luke Roberts’ keynote at the UK Evaluation Society Conference, I’m still ruminating on his provocative presentation: The Violence of Evaluation: Reclaiming Evaluation for Complexity.

While some of us might equate violence with physical harm, according to Roberts:

“Violence is any intentional or avoidable non-consensual act that inf…

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