Comparable and yet contextsensitive? Improving evaluation in violently divided societies through methodology

Journal of Peacebuilding and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 42-56

  Esser, Daniel E ^a   Vanderkamp, Emily E ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Middle East and North Africa   (United States)

Author keywords

Aid effectiveness; Community development; Evaluation; Monitoring; Peacebuilding; Reconciliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954609847     PISSN: 15423166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15423166.2013.820103     Document Type: Article

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