Reflection on: “Democratic Values in Evaluation Systems – A Circle That Can Be Squared?”

Abstract

I am a senior analyst at the Swedish Research Council and have more than 20 years' experience in the field of evaluation from positions at different Swedish government agencies. I have also been a politician at municipal and regional level for 5 years. In my reflection on the article "Democratic values in evaluation systems – a circle that can be squared?", I will focus on the model for systematic quality work that is described in the article, the similarities with other concepts for implementing evaluation systems, and the challenges of limiting the scope of the evaluations to be defined within the system.