..., and reflexive modernity, and each stage matches different social conditions of evaluation and a certain set of social imaginaries, or patterns of meanings that describe a certain society. Very early in the development of evaluation, it was observed that serious problems arose in having them used...

...This chapter discusses in detail one concept that was introduced in the previous chapter, which is reflexive modernity. Reflexive modernity is considered as a stage in the development of modern society. It is also viewed as necessary because of its ability to provide a shrewd diagnosis of the main...

...This chapter takes the discussion on reflexive modernity to a more specific level by focusing on evaluation conducted under reflexively modern situations. It shows what evaluation looks like when it has a cultural compatibility with reflexive modernization. This chapter also tries to list...