Abstract
Responsive evaluation provides guidelines to include various stakeholders in dialogue. However, a substantial theory to understand power asymmetries and inequalities is lacking. The purpose of this article is to consider which theoretical framework for societal critique can be helpful to evaluate practices in relation to social justice. These questions will be addressed using fragments from a responsive evaluation study on the involvement of people with an intellectual disability in public policy. Our study shows that Foucault's framework on normalization was helpful. It revealed that the engagement and striving for equality and social justice can turn out to be disciplining itself.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9-18 |
Journal | New Directions for Evaluation |
Volume | 2015 |
Issue number | 146 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |