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Public Policy

39 methods
14 method families

MOST CONNECTED IN PUBLIC POLICY

Theory of Change Evaluation
9 connections in this field
Benefit-Cost Analysis for Policy
7 connections in this field
Ex-Ante Policy Appraisal
7 connections in this field
Multi-Criteria Policy Analysis
7 connections in this field
Process Evaluation
7 connections in this field
Advocacy Coalition Framework
6 connections in this field
Developmental Evaluation
6 connections in this field
Participatory Evaluation
6 connections in this field
Contribution Analysis
5 connections in this field
Cost-Utility Analysis
5 connections in this field

Showing 39 of 39 methods

Program evaluation methodology15 methods
Contribution AnalysisDevelopmental EvaluationEmpowerment EvaluationFormative EvaluationLogic Model AnalysisMost Significant ChangeOutcome HarvestingOutcome MappingParticipatory EvaluationProcess EvaluationRealist EvaluationResults-Based AccountabilitySummative EvaluationTheory of Change EvaluationUtilization-Focused Evaluation
Economic appraisal5 methods
Benefit Incidence AnalysisCost-Utility AnalysisEx-Ante Policy AppraisalRegulatory Impact AnalysisSocial Return on Investment
Policy-process theory5 methods
Advocacy Coalition FrameworkInstitutional Analysis and Development FrameworkMultiple Streams AnalysisNarrative Policy FrameworkPunctuated Equilibrium Analysis
Deliberative and participatory methods2 methods
Citizens' Jury MethodDeliberative Polling
Futures and foresight2 methods
Backcasting for PolicyScenario Planning for Policy
Policy analysis methodology2 methods
Political Feasibility AnalysisStakeholder Analysis for Policy
Causal inference / quasi-experiment1 method
Regression Discontinuity in Policy Evaluation
Causal inference for policy1 method
Impact Evaluation Design
Evidence synthesis for policy1 method
Rapid Evidence Assessment
Governance and network analysis1 method
Policy Network Analysis
MCDM — value-based ranking1 method
Multi-Criteria Policy Analysis
Operations research / economic evaluation1 method
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Policy
Operations research / welfare economics1 method
Benefit-Cost Analysis for Policy
Survey / expert elicitation1 method
Policy Delphi

FIELD AT A GLANCE

Methods39
Method families14
Connected methods10+

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