How do we really know when social norms have changed? And what are we still getting wrong in how we evaluate them? At EvalFest 2026, we’re hosting an in-person panel that moves beyond frameworks and buzzwords to reflect on what norms and behaviour change evaluations are actually teaching us from the field. 📍 Venue: Lady Irwin College, New Delhi 🗓 Date: 12 February 2026 ⏰ Time: 2:00–3:30 pm 🎯 Panel: Evaluating Social Norms and Behaviour Change: Learning from Practice Across sectors—gender, public health, livelihoods, and SBC—norms-shifting work has expanded rapidly. Yet evaluators and practitioners continue to wrestle with tough questions: - Are we measuring attitudes, behaviours, or normative environments—and does it matter? - What methodological compromises are we making on the ground? - Where do ethics, power, and safeguarding get sidelined in the push for “evidence”? This panel brings together practitioners and researchers who are deeply engaged in doing and evaluating norms work—not just theorising it. 🎤 Panelists 1.Vidya Raghavan– New Concept 2.Vikas Choudhry– Public Health Specialist 3.Sonal G.– Centre for Social and Behaviour Change (CSBC) 4.Mridusmita Bordoloi– IWWAGE 🎙 Moderator Sushmita Mukherjee– Social Norms and Behaviour Change Expert We’ll reflect on methods, trade-offs, ethical dilemmas, and what the field needs to rethink if social norms evaluation is to truly support transformative change. If you work at the intersection of evaluation, SBC, gender, or public policy, join us—and be part of the conversation. Because how we measure change shapes what change we pursue. Register Today:https://lnkd.in/gugNyeNz
Social Norms and Evaluation - panel discussion at Evalfest 2026
Organized By: susmita mukherjee
How do we really know when social norms have changed? And what are we still getting wrong in how we evaluate them?
At EvalFest 2026, we’re hosting an in-person panel that moves beyond frameworks and buzzwords to reflect on what norms and behaviour change evaluations are actually teaching us from the field.
📍 Venue: Lady Irwin College, New Delhi
🗓 Date: 12 February 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00–3:30 pm
🎯 Panel: Evaluating Social Norms and Behaviour Change: Learning from Practice
Across sectors—gender, public health, livelihoods, and SBC—norms-shifting work has expanded rapidly. Yet evaluators and practitioners continue to wrestle with tough questions:
- Are we measuring attitudes, behaviours, or normative environments—and does it matter?
- What methodological compromises are we making on the ground?
- Where do ethics, power, and safeguarding get sidelined in the push for “evidence”?
This panel brings together practitioners and researchers who are deeply engaged in doing and evaluating norms work—not just theorising it.
🎤 Panelists
1. Vidya Raghavan – New Concept
2. Vikas Choudhry – Public Health Specialist
3. Sonal G. – Centre for Social and Behaviour Change (CSBC)
4. Mridusmita Bordoloi – IWWAGE
🎙 Moderator
Sushmita Mukherjee – Social Norms and Behaviour Change Expert
We’ll reflect on methods, trade-offs, ethical dilemmas, and what the field needs to rethink if social norms evaluation is to truly support transformative change.
If you work at the intersection of evaluation, SBC, gender, or public policy, join us—and be part of the conversation.
Because how we measure change shapes what change we pursue.
Register Today: https://lnkd.in/gugNyeNz
Time: February 12, 2026 from 2pm to 4pm
Location: Lady Irwin College, New Delhi
Event Type: conference