L'évaluation de la gouvernance territoriale. Enjeux et propositions méthodologiques

Hélène Rey-Valette and Syndhia Mathé

Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine, 2012, vol. décembre, issue 5, 783-804

Abstract: Multi-actor and multi-level governance mechanisms are of increasing importance. This paper discusses the nature of such mechanisms and the conditions for their evaluation. Drawing on recent research, the paper reviews governance evaluation methods and concludes that they are insufficient to evaluate the effectiveness of territorial governance and its impact on democracy and stakeholder ?empowerment?. The paper discusses how evaluation methods may be adapted, highlighting the interest of recent procedural and participatory practices. It investigates the conditions for an appropriate evaluation of territorial governance systems arguing that participatory evaluation, with its learning features, is an evaluation tool that may also play a significant role in strengthening the impact of such governance systems on democracy.

Keywords: democratic effects; evaluation; participation; social learning; territorialgovernance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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