Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?

This article assesses the ability of the European Commission’s current approach to policy evaluation to evaluate gender mainstreaming and, in turn, other cross-cutting social agendas (Articles 8–10 TFEU). Taking European Union research policy as a case study, through our analysis, we reveal mismatch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bustelo Ruesta, María Dolores, Minto, Rachel, Mergaert, Lut
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/130950
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130950
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:32
evaluation
gender mainstreaming
social objectives
research policy
European Commission
Better Regulation
Ciencias Sociales
59 Ciencia Política
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Sumario:This article assesses the ability of the European Commission’s current approach to policy evaluation to evaluate gender mainstreaming and, in turn, other cross-cutting social agendas (Articles 8–10 TFEU). Taking European Union research policy as a case study, through our analysis, we reveal mismatches between current evaluation standards adopted within the Better Regulation framework and requirements for effectively assessing progress towards cross-cutting social objectives, such as gender equality. The article concludes with a series of recommendations to overcome the identified shortcomings. Our analysis constitutes a key contribution to the development of feminist scholarship on the post-implementation phase of the policy process.