The persuasion of evaluation: The argumentation for social investment fund evaluation in Swedish local government

Kettil Nordesjö (2025) Acta Sociolociga. Open access Abstract. In recent years, measuring devices and movements, such as the social investment perspective, have gained traction, allowing organisations to show the impact and social value of their work. A common characteristic is the persuasive rhetoric of how evaluation, quantification and measurement can improve human service organisations. The aim of this article is to unfold the argumentation for social investment fund (SIF) evaluation in ...