ALNAP Studies

ALNAP Studies are detailed research works intended to promote humanitarian learning on key topics. The topics of ALNAP Studies are selected from requests by ALNAP Full Members.

ALNAP's most recent studies were published in the 8th Review of Humanitarian Action and covered performance, impact and innovations. 

Evaluation

Research on Evaluation

Improving humanitarian impact assessment: bridging theory and practice
8th Review of Humanitarian Action
Author: Karen Proudlock and Ben Ramalingam with Peta Sandison
Publication date: December 2006

The Utilisation of Evaluations
Review of Humanitarian Action in 2005
Author: Peta Sandison
Publication date: December 2006

Follow-up to Evaluations of Humanitarian Programmes
Author: Bert van de Putte
Publication date: April 2001

Kosovo Humanitarian Programme Evaluations: Towards Synthesis, Meta-analysis and Sixteen Propositions for Discussion. Background Paper for the ALNAP Symposium Learning-from-Evaluation: Humanitarian Assistance and Protection in Kosovo
Author: Raymond Apthorpe
Publication date: October 2000

Evaluating International Humanitarian Action Case Studies
Authors: Raymond Apthorpe and John Borton
Publication date: 1999

 

Evaluation Synthesis

Perceptions of crisis and response: A synthesis of evaluations
of the response to the 2005 Pakistan earthquake
Author: John Cosgrave and Maurice Herson
Publication date: 2008

Proportion and Distortion in Humanitarian Assistance
Author: Tony Vaux
Publication date: 2007

Lessons Learned: The Darfur Experience
Author: Larry Minear
Publication date: 2006

Synthesis of Findings from Evaluation Reports from 2003
Author: Tony Beck
Publication date: 2004

Synthesis of Findings of 2001-2002 Evaluation Reports
Author: Tony Beck
Publication date: 2003

Synthesis of Findings of 2000-2001 Evaluation Reports
Author: Tony Beck
Publication date: 2002

Evaluations of Humanitarian Aid in Response to the 1999 Kosovo Crisis
Author: Raymond Apthorpe
Publication date: 2001

A Synthesis of Evaluations of Peacebuilding Activities Undertaken by Humanitarian Agencies and Conflict Resolution Organisations
Author: Tanya Spencer
Publication date: November 1998

 

Evaluation Quality Reviews

Since 2001, ALNAP has attempted to monitor the quality of evaluation reports of humanitarian action through its annual meta-evaluation, which is published as part of ALNAP’s Review of Humanitarian Action series.

The meta-evaluation is carried out by two consultants, who independently rate a set of evaluation reports against the ALNAP Quality Pro Forma. The Quality Pro Forma is ALNAP’s evaluation-assessment tool, based on recognised evaluation standards and desirable qualities unique to evaluation of humanitarian action.

The final reports of ALNAP’s meta-evaluations are:

Meta-evaluation: Joint evaluations coming of age? The quality and future scope of joint evaluations
7th Review of Humanitarian Action
Author: Tony Beck and Margie Buchanan-Smith
Publication date: 2008

Meta-evaluation
Review of Humanitarian Action in 2004
Author: Peter Wiles
Publication date: 2005

Meta-evaluation
Review of Humanitarian Action in 2003
Author: Tony Beck
Publication date: 2004

Meta-evaluation
Annual Review 2003
Author: Tony Beck
Publication date: 2003

Meta-evaluation
Annual Review 2002
Author: Tony Beck
Publication date: 2002

Evaluations of Humanitarian Aid in Response to the 1999 Kosovo Crisis: Synthesis and Meta-evaluation
Annual Review 2001
Author: Raymond Apthorpe
Publication date: 2001

Knowledge, Learning and Innovation

Innovations in International humanitarian action
Authors: Ben Ramalingam, Kim Scriven and Conor Foley
Publication date: 2009

Learning by Field Level Workers
ALNAP Review of Humanitarian Action in 2003
Publication date: 2004

A Comparative Study of After Action Review (AAR) in the Context of the Southern Africa Crisis: A Case Study Paper for ALNAP
Authors: Richard Sexton and Isobel McConnan
Publication date: May 2003

The literature and experience of 'comparable' sectors
Current practices in the humanitarian sector
ALNAP Annual Review 2002
Publication date: 2002

Towards Shared Social Learning for Humanitarian Programmes - A synthesis study for ALNAP
Authors: Raymond Apthorpe and Philippa Atkinson
Publication date: April 1999

Learning in the Food and Nutrition Sector: A Preliminary Mapping of Learning Processes - A draft discussion paper prepared for ALNAP
Author: Annalies Borrel
Publication date: April 1999

Organisational and Institutional Learning in the Humanitarian Sector: Opening the Dialogue - A discussion paper for ALNAP
Author: Koenraad Van Brabant
Publication date: October 1997

Organisational change and capacity building

Organisational change in the humanitarian sector
Authors: Paul Clarke and Ben Ramalingam
Publication date: March 2008

Institutional capacity building amid humanitarian action
ALNAP Review of Humanitarian Action in 2004
Publication date: September 2005

Performance

The State of the Humanitarian System report: Assessing performance and progress- A pilot study

Authors: Humanitarian Outcomes consultancy
Publication date: 2010

Counting what counts: performance and effectiveness in the humanitarian sector
8th Review of Humanitarian Action
Authors: Ben Ramalingam and John Mitchell with John Borton and Kristin Smart
Publication date: 2009 

Accountability

Mapping Accountability in Humanitarian Assistance
Author: Peter Raynard
Publication date: May 2000

Participation

Participation by the Affected Population in Relief Operations: A Review of the Experience of DEC Agencies During the Response to the 1998 Famine in South Sudan Report' prepared for ALNAP
by Pierson Ntata, Chancellor College, University of Malawi
June 1999

ALNAP Global Study on Consultation and Participation of Disaster-affected Populations
This collaborative research project was facilitated by ALNAP, in response to increasing concern regarding the lack of involvement of affected populations in the design, management and evaluation of relief programmes.

The Global Study aimed to increase understanding of the dynamics of consultation and participation through six country case studies encompassing a broad range of emergency types. Its overall objective was to improve downward accountability within the humanitarian system through the development of a ‘Practitioners’ Handbook’ for agencies and personnel working in different emergency contexts and stages.
 

Participation Handbook

Participation by Crisis-affected Populations in Humanitarian Action Practitioners' Handbook (draft)
London, 2003
by Charlotte Dufour, François Grünewald and Karla Levy

Media and communications

A New Agenda for News Media and Humanitarian Aid
Meeting report of the 23rd ALNAP Biannual Meeting
Author: Proudlock, K. with B. Ramalingam
Publication date: June 2008

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