Modeling the Evaluation Process in a Controversy

Civil society is becoming more and more concerned and involved with organizational and governmental decision processes. We examine the case of the controversy surrounding the Quebec student conflict of 2011 and 2012 resulting from the announcement of a major increase in tuition fees in the 2011 budget. Our analysis draws on the Economies of Worth perspective to shed light on the multiple strategies used by actors to direct and reorient the process of evaluation. We conclude with a model of the evaluation process underlying controversial decisions