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‘Dialogic Evaluation’ of Public Private Partnerships

Summary of the impact

King's was vital to the innovative development of a research based model, termed `dialogic evaluation', which reshaped the practice of Performance Audits on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) undertaken by national audit offices in the UK, and particularly, in Australia. `Dialogic evaluation' introduced a theoretical model for evaluating the value-for-money of the post-decision operational stage of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Performance Audits. Building on research and impact with the UK National Audit Office — the British agency — mandated with evaluating public spending — research on Australian PPPs in collaboration with partners at the University of Sydney and the Victorian Auditor-General's Office (VAGO) in Australia itself reshaped VAGO's practice. Whilst PPPs are used in many countries, the UK and Australia are world leaders in these arrangements. In the UK alone, by 2007, more than 870 projects worth £65.5bn had been procured as PPPs. Yet, the national audit offices in both these countries faced considerable challenges in their attempts to judge value-for-money of PPPs over their lengthy (25+ years) contract period. The theoretical evaluation model provided a way to resolve these problems and was adopted by VAGO, the national agency for the evaluation of public (government) spending in Australia.

Submitting Institution

King's College London

Unit of Assessment

Business and Management Studies

Summary Impact Type

Economic

Research Subject Area(s)

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability, Business and Management
Studies In Human Society: Policy and Administration

Case study 1 - Changing evidenced-based policy

Summary of the impact

As a direct result of methodological research led by Professor Ray Pawson at Leeds, `realist evaluation' has provided a new lens through which to assess and develop social programmes. It has critically changed the apparatus of evidenced-based policy and the way in which policy research is commissioned and utilised. Through advisory work, training package provision, partnership-research and professional exchange, this `realist' perspective has formed a new standard in social programme evaluation, and is used by commissioners in the UK and internationally to frame their interventions across policy domains, including education, environment, criminal justice, and health and social care.

Submitting Institution

University of Leeds

Unit of Assessment

Social Work and Social Policy

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Medical and Health Sciences: Public Health and Health Services
Studies In Human Society: Policy and Administration

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