Sport policy evaluation: what do we know and how might we move forward?

Abstract

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Beyond “who pays?”: stadium development and urban governance

“…However, this approach has only partial applicability to an analysis of the public policy process through which stadium subsidies are approved, which would need further consideration of political dynamics, specific policy inputs and implementation (Houlihan, 2012). Additionally, this approach seeks to evaluate policy outcomes as they relate to political contexts rather than assessing process-oriented implementation issues (Chen, 2018). In demonstrating the ways in which different modes of governance impact subsidization decisions, this paper suggests that future research evaluating public policies surrounding stadium development should start by examining the political context and policy goals.…”

“…This paper argues that evaluations of stadium subsidization decisions must move beyond the economic question of “who pays?” and advocates an approach that examines (1) the underlying purposes policymakers intend to achieve through these policies; (2) the position of sport on the broader policy agenda and (3) the political context shaping the fundamental assumptions that define public priorities and structure policy development (Houlihan, 2012; Chen, 2018). The first part of this approach has particular relevance within sports marketing as facilities and events are often justified for their urban branding and promotional benefits (Puente-Diaz, 2018; Green et al , 2003).…”

How, and why, does participatory evaluation work for actors involved in the delivery of a sport-for-development initiative?

“…Therefore, despite the conceptual (un)clarity surrounding PE, the theoretical and empirical support suggests PE can contribute to addressing concerns in current M&E practice; becoming tailored to, and more representative of, local need/interest and context, address issues in data quality (Chen, 2018) and enhance methodological practice and methods to M&E within SfD programmes. In doing so, producing better knowledge about SfD programmes.…”

“…To move the field forward, there is a growing need, realisation and acceptance for improvements, and alternative approaches, to M&E within SfD (Coalter, 2009;Adams and Harris, 2014;Chen, 2018). An approach which has gained increasing support within international development, and the evaluation community since the early 1990's are 'participatory' based approaches to evaluation (Cousins and Earl 1992;Cousins and Whitmore, 1998).…”

Gestão do esporte nos estados e municípios (GEEM): apresentação de uma ferramenta voltada à Inteligência Esportiva no Brasil

“…Para tanto, buscou-se respaldo teórico nos referenciais de avaliação da política pública, que, embora se refiram a preceitos avaliativos após a aplicação de determinada ação ou projeto, são fundamentais, também, para se refletir sobre a implementação; haja vista que é nesta fase inicial que os objetivos e formas de ação devem ser determinados, a fim de que seja possível avalia-los. A avaliação tem sido, nesse sentido, considerada por muitos estudos (Brouwers et al, 2015;Cavill et al, 2006;Coalter, 2017;Lindsey & Bacon, 2016;Chen, 2018) uma fase imprescindível no ciclo político (Dye, 1972;Frey, 2000), sobretudo no momento de tomada de decisão, por possibilitar aos policy-makers uma perspectiva mais direcionada quanto ao impacto de determinada ação. Junto a tal aspecto, tem se reveladojá desde a década de 1990a emergência de políticas baseadas em evidências, as quais permitem que os policy-makers construam intervenções pertinentes a um público-alvo específico.…”