Thomas Delahais
Biographic Data
| ID | 6686038 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Delahais |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Delahais |
| SIGNATURE | DELAHAIS T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Evaluator at Quadrant Conseil |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0991-5085 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Conversations in Evaluation – Exploring 30 years of debates in our field
Based on an original bibliometric analysis, this article examines three decades of Evaluation’s publications, mapping the key conversations and debates that have shaped the journal. Using a network analysis of cross-citations and a systematic review of the journal’s authorship, we identify eight clusters of closely interconnected articles that represent central thematic areas: ‘evaluative complexity’, ‘theory-based evaluation’, ‘realist evaluatio…
Bridging the gap between wellbeing and evaluation
Évaluation des politiques publiques et sociologie
Quelle place pour la sociologie dans l’évaluation des politiques publiques en France ? Une étude de la commande publique met en évidence l’absence de demande explicite pour des évaluations sociologiques, mais le besoin pour une démarche explicative approfondie est plus que jamais présent. Or, le processus d’évaluation « à la française » offre potentiellement les espaces de liberté permettant à une démarche sociologique de s’épanouir. Surtout, alo…
Making rigorous causal claims in a real-life context
This article reflects on an evaluation commissioned by the Centre for International Forestry Research, an international research centre working on tropical forests. In the Congo basin, it took from 10 to 20 years for research works to influence the sustainability of forest management through a complex web of interactions between timber companies, national governments, international organizations, development agencies, NGOs, and consultancies. By …
Applying contribution analysis
Contribution analysis (CA) has been advocated and discussed more than it has been applied. This article draws on five evaluations applying CA in the context of EU policies in the areas of development aid, agriculture, employment, and governance. Over the last five years, the authors have developed their capacity to implement the six steps of CA and especially to draft contribution stories and to make contribution claims. These practical efforts h…
Making rigorous causal claims in a real-life context
This article reflects on an evaluation commissioned by the Centre for International Forestry Research, an international research centre working on tropical forests. In the Congo basin, it took from 10 to 20 years for research works to influence the sustainability of forest management through a complex web of interactions between timber companies, national governments, international organizations, development agencies, NGOs, and consultancies. By …
Applying contribution analysis
Contribution analysis (CA) has been advocated and discussed more than it has been applied. This article draws on five evaluations applying CA in the context of EU policies in the areas of development aid, agriculture, employment, and governance. Over the last five years, the authors have developed their capacity to implement the six steps of CA and especially to draft contribution stories and to make contribution claims. These practical efforts h…
Applying contribution analysis
Contribution analysis (CA) has been advocated and discussed more than it has been applied. This article draws on five evaluations applying CA in the context of EU policies in the areas of development aid, agriculture, employment, and governance. Over the last five years, the authors have developed their capacity to implement the six steps of CA and especially to draft contribution stories and to make contribution claims. These practical efforts h…
Making rigorous causal claims in a real-life context
This article reflects on an evaluation commissioned by the Centre for International Forestry Research, an international research centre working on tropical forests. In the Congo basin, it took from 10 to 20 years for research works to influence the sustainability of forest management through a complex web of interactions between timber companies, national governments, international organizations, development agencies, NGOs, and consultancies. By …
Évaluation des politiques publiques et sociologie
Quelle place pour la sociologie dans l’évaluation des politiques publiques en France ? Une étude de la commande publique met en évidence l’absence de demande explicite pour des évaluations sociologiques, mais le besoin pour une démarche explicative approfondie est plus que jamais présent. Or, le processus d’évaluation « à la française » offre potentiellement les espaces de liberté permettant à une démarche sociologique de s’épanouir. Surtout, alo…
Bridging the gap between wellbeing and evaluation
Conversations in Evaluation – Exploring 30 years of debates in our field
Based on an original bibliometric analysis, this article examines three decades of Evaluation’s publications, mapping the key conversations and debates that have shaped the journal. Using a network analysis of cross-citations and a systematic review of the journal’s authorship, we identify eight clusters of closely interconnected articles that represent central thematic areas: ‘evaluative complexity’, ‘theory-based evaluation’, ‘realist evaluatio…
Evaluation and Performance Assessment (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Management science (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Key (lock (2 works) · Process management (2 works)