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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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
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social objectives
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European Commission
Better Regulation
Ciencias Sociales
59 Ciencia Política
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spelling Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?Bustelo Ruesta, María DoloresMinto, RachelMergaert, Lut32evaluationgender mainstreamingsocial objectivesresearch policyEuropean CommissionBetter RegulationCiencias Sociales59 Ciencia PolíticaThis 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.Bristol University PressUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20202020-06-0120202020-06-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130950reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1309502026-06-02T12:44:21Z
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title Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?
spellingShingle Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?
Bustelo Ruesta, María Dolores
32
evaluation
gender mainstreaming
social objectives
research policy
European Commission
Better Regulation
Ciencias Sociales
59 Ciencia Política
title_short Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?
title_full Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?
title_fullStr Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?
title_full_unstemmed Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?
title_sort Policy evaluation and gender mainstreaming in the European Union: the perfect (mis)match?
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Minto, Rachel
Mergaert, Lut
author Bustelo Ruesta, María Dolores
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Minto, Rachel
Mergaert, Lut
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evaluation
gender mainstreaming
social objectives
research policy
European Commission
Better Regulation
Ciencias Sociales
59 Ciencia Política
topic 32
evaluation
gender mainstreaming
social objectives
research policy
European Commission
Better Regulation
Ciencias Sociales
59 Ciencia Política
description 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.
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