Books
Much of the work done in evaluation is published as articles in peer reviewed journals or as reports to those who commissioned it. But much is also published in books, either where I am the sole author or in volumes edited by others. Here are some examples of books that I have contributed to.
From Studies to Streams - Managing Evaluative Systems

(Ray Rist and Nicoleta Stame (Editors). Transaction 2006

Kim Forss and Claus Rebien contribute with an aryicle on organisational learning and evaluation, emphasising the need for humour and spontaneity in the work process

Evaluating Public Participation in Policy Making

Prepared by Joanne Caddy. (2005) OECD Publishing, Paris

My chapter in this book sets out a framework to evaluate public participation in policy-making. There is also a comparison of experiences from a number of OECD member countries.

Arbete utomlands – en skrift om kulturskillnader

Studentlitteratur, Lund, 1987

This is a book in Swedish on cross-cultural management. It treats values and attitudes that have a bearing on international work; in project teams, in multinational organisations, and when living and working abroad. The book discusses patterns of coping with foreign cultures and provides advice for firms and individuals.

Att ta sig ton – svensk musikexport 1974 – 1999.

Regeringskansliet Ds 1999:28, Stockholm

Also in Swedish, describes the Swedish music industry and develops a model to assess its export performance. The book also describes the growth of the muisc industries and explains the causes behind this transformation.

Available in pdf format here (where there is a summary in English).

Vad kostar det att regera? En studie av Regeringskansliets dimensionering nu – och i framtiden.

Regeringskansliet Ds 2000:27, Stockholm

An evaluation of the Central Government Offices (the term for all government ministries in Sweden). The purpose was to analyse why they have increased in size and to assess what the appropriate dimesnions of central government would be, in light of a changing environment and new demands on government.

Minne och bildning. Museernas uppdrag och organisation. Museiutredningens betänkande.

Sou 1994:51, Stockholm

I took part in this Parliamentary Commission on Swedish museums, as one of two secretaries (Bo Nilsson was the other). My focus drung one year was to define purpose and mission, and analyse systems of coordination and governance among the museums and to develop recomemndations in respect of their functions.

Evaluating Development Assistance. Policies and Performance

Redaktör Olav Stokke, (1991) Frank Cass, London

The different chapters of the book describe evaluation of development cooperation in different countries and within some international agencies. I contribute with a chapter on aid evaluation in Sweden.

Foreign Aid Towards the Year 2000: Experiences and Challenges

Redaktör Olav Stokke, (1996) Frank Cass, London

This books deals with challenges to development cooperation and new policy directions. My chapter discusses organisational learning and outlines systems features relating to learning.

Evaluating Public Participation in Policy Making

Prepared by Joanne Caddy. (2005) OECD Publishing, Paris

My chapter in this book sets out a framework to evaluate public participation in policy-making. There is also a comparison of experiences from a number of OECD member countries.

Bra beslut - om effektivitet och utvärdering i biståndet.

Tillsammans med Jerker Carlsson. Utrikesdepartementet, Ds 1990:57

This book was written together with Jerker Carlsson, on commission from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The subject is evaluation and decision-support, in particular to what extent and under what circumstances, and how, evaluation functions need to be independent of the system being evaluated.