Evaluation of LEADER’s Impact on Balanced Territorial Development

An EU evaluation of how the LEADER approach supported jobs, local value creation, rural business modernisation, social outcomes and place-based development.
Regional

RegioGro role

Co-Author - Sanja Brkanovic

Context and Objectives

Evaluated whether LEADER added value compared to mainstream rural development delivery, examining governance, innovation, social capital and territorial cohesion across EU Member States.

RegioGro contribution

Co-authored the evaluation of LEADER’s relevance, effectiveness and contribution to balanced territorial development in the 2014-2020 programming period.

RegioGro project team

Sanja Brkanović

Founder & Public Policy Evaluation Expert

Methods

Evaluation framework; programme data analysis; literature and document review; stakeholder research; case studies; cross-case synthesis

Outputs & results

Final evaluation report;
case-study reports;
conclusions and recommendations

Project at a glance

Period:

from 2020

to 2021

Geography:

from EU-wide LEADER evaluation with national and local evidence

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