Evaluating territorial development projects, a modest unorthodox proposal

The article aims to offer a contribute to the debate on territorial development projects evaluation, on the background of the opening European community support framework for 2007-13. It gives a frame of evaluation literature concentrating on the dominant interpretation of an evaluation process, then it proposes the path of the design of the evaluation protocol based on three qualitative variables: governance, integration and capacity building. Finally, some lessons from experiences and some opportunities offered from an interactive approach are suggested.