ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on evaluative practices and theories in context of humanitarian crises. It begins the path that led the people to become interested more specifically in humanitarian-type crises. The chapter discusses the results of the authors' literature review on evaluation in the context of humanitarian crises. It offers a descriptive synthesis on the theme studied and check for further analytical or research venues. The chapter seeks to go far beyond that single type of evaluation and will refer to a broader conception of evaluation. The crisis of adolescence and anxiety attacks are two well-known references to the concept of crises in the field of psychology. Political scientists have certainly long been interested in the phenomenon of crises. Although knowledge on evaluative theories and practice in contexts of humanitarian crisis can be qualified as scattered and eclectic, it is still widely available and often of great quality.
