Contribution Analysis Applied

Reflections on Scope and Methodology

Authors

  • Line Dybal Ramboll Management Consulting, Aarhus, Denmark
  • Steffen Bohni Nielsen Ramboll Management Consulting, Aarhus, Denmark
  • Sebastian Lemire Ramboll Management Consulting, Aarhus, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.25.002

Abstract

This article investigates contribution analysis, an analytical tool invented by John Mayne, from both a theoretical and an operational perspective. Despite the substantial attention that contribution analysis has received, few studies appear to have applied it in practice. The article discusses the broadened scope of contribution analysis by analyzing its theoretical and methodological tenets, and examines its practical applicability in relation to two evaluations. The authors find that contribution analysis has much to offer the current theory-based evaluation landscape, but that further elaboration of the theoretical and methodological framework of contribution analysis is also needed.

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Published

2010-11-21

How to Cite

Dybal, L., Bohni Nielsen, S., & Lemire, S. (2010). Contribution Analysis Applied: Reflections on Scope and Methodology. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 25(2), 29–57. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.25.002

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2010): Fall

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Copyright (c) 2010 Line Dybal, Steffen Bohni Nielsen, Sebastian Lemire

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