Ethics is increasingly recognized as one of several important dimensions of performance.
Yet, performance audit, or value-for-money audit, as conducted by supreme audit institutions …

In this article, we inquire to what extent different manifestations of trust are associated with
public support for evidence informed policy making (EIPM). We present the results of a cross …

Public support of training in firms corresponds to the long-term importance of the quality of
human capital in the competitiveness of firms and nations. Thus, the EU supports such …

This article investigates the European Union's evaluation system and its conduciveness to
evaluation use. Taking the European Commission's LIFE programme as its case, the article …

Evaluations may perform a key role in political systems as they provide a basis for
parliaments to hold their executives accountable. This is equally the case in the European …

Although systematic policy evaluation has been conducted for decades and has been
growing strongly within the European Union (EU) institutions and in the member states, it …

We develop a novel citizen-centred multi-dimensional approach to public value creation in
regional policy. Drawing on 47 citizen focus groups in 16 European regions, public values …

Abstract The European Union (EU), especially in the context of Cohesion Policy (CP), has
played a crucial role in developing and promoting policy evaluation practices across its …

ABSTRACT Substantial European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) monies have
been directed at regional economic and social development in Portugal in which …

Abstract The New Cohesion Policy opens to an integrated place-based approach for the
improvement of territorial and social cohesion. The issue of territorial impact assessment of …