Evaluation is a political act. But whose voice is heard in evaluation?<\/p>\n
We have just published the paper \u201cDecoloniality in Evaluation\u201d<\/em> by the BRICS Policy Center (PUC-Rio), centered on a key provocation: there is no such thing as neutral evaluation.<\/p>\n Indicators, criteria, and methods carry choices \u2014 and often reproduce historical inequalities, silence local knowledge, and reinforce epistemic hierarchies.<\/p>\n In this work, we discuss how a decolonial and participatory approach can transform the field of Evaluation by repositioning communities as subjects of decision-making, interpretation, and knowledge production \u2014 rather than merely as sources of data.<\/p>\n The paper includes:<\/p>\n