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Mentioned several times before, power relations and their particular configuration in a context can greatly affect the content of the evaluation as well as the ethics. Very few evaluators reflect on the fact that perhaps most participants in one way or another may be rooting for a specific evaluation outcome.

This goes beyond different groups having different opinions. It is about different groups and individuals (including those who commissioned and are paying for the evaluation) trying to influence the outcome of the evaluation by the way they behave, respond to questions, and volunteer (what type of) information. It is not about the evaluator being self-reflective and negotiating difference. It is about the evaluators being aware of the attempts at influencing and to some extent at manipulating them and reacting to these in order to avoid unethical biases.