Publications
We are at the heart of the debate about what works in international development, and how it should be assessed.
By sharing what we know we help to make the field more impactful, accountable and transparent, and its investments open to wider scrutiny. Our publications cover project reports and discussion papers, as well as our thinking on the latest debates.
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Impact Evaluation of a New Millennium Village in Northern Ghana
Itad's Chris Barnett has co-authored a paper titled 'An Impact Evaluation Design for the Millennium Village Project in...
Learning about Measuring Advocacy and Policy Change: Are Baselines always Feasible and Desirable?
Chris Barnett has written an IDS Practice Paper in Brief on 'Learning about Measuring Advocacy and Policy Change: Are...
Learning about Theories of Change for the M&E of Research Uptake
Chris Barnett and Robbie Gregorowski have written an IDS Practice Paper In Brief on 'Learning about Theories of Change for the...
Itad report published as a DFID Working Paper
Itad has recently completed a review of M4P evaluation methods and approaches for DFID. This report has now been published as...
Joint Evaluation of Budget Support to Tanzania
This study has evaluated the General and Sector Budget Support operations undertaken in Tanzania from 2005/06 to...
Review of M4P Evaluation methods and approaches
This report presents the findings of a study undertaken by Itad for DFID to critically review the methods used to evaluate M4P...
Joint Evaluation of Support to Civil Society Engagement in Policy Dialogue
Although policy dialogue is an area promoted by many development partners in various ways, there is little comprehensive...
GEMS results measurement handbook
The purpose of this handbook is to provide GEMS with a consistent framework for capturing and reporting results and to ensure...
UNITAID 5 Year Evaluation – Summary
In September 2011, UNITAID completed its first five years of activity. The UNITAID Board commissioned an independent...
2011.05 Evaluation of the Danish engagement in and around Somalia 2006-10
Current Danish support to Somalia (and neighbouring countries) includes support to refugees and internally displaced persons...
Evaluation of DFID’s International Citizen Service (ICS) Pilot Stage
The 18 month pilot programme, International Citizen Service (ICS) is supporting young British citizens to contribute to...
Joint Evaluation of Support to Anti-Corruption Efforts 2002-2009
Donor agencies have increasingly included the fight against corruption in their overall governance agenda. In preparation for...
Evaluation of Paris Declaration Implementation at the African Development Bank
The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness endorsed in 2005 is a landmark international agreement and the culmination of...
Wagging the dragon’s tail: emerging practices in participatory poverty reduction in China
At a workshop in Kunming in March 2009, practitioners from local governments and community organisations from all over China...
Study on potentials of mobile phones in investment and development projects
This study is one of the results of the “Sustainable Livelihood Development Project” being implemented in Kenya by the...
Aiding the Peace – A Multi-donor Evaluation of Support to Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities in Southern Sudan 2005–2010
This report of the evaluation of donor support to conflict prevention and peacebuilding activities in Southern Sudan comes at...