2023
DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12724
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Participatory local governance in rural Nepal: The primacy of informality

Abstract: MotivationNepal adopted a federal constitution in 2015 that created autonomous local governments across the country. A prime aim was to encourage ordinary people's participation in local decision‐making processes.PurposeTo what extent do local governments in rural Nepal adopt informal approaches—approaches that reflect local social needs and desires—to participation in decision‐making?Methods and approachAs part of interpretive case studies, the author gathered qualitative evidence as a participant observer of… Show more

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“…The third generation of local governments evolved along with Nepalʼs democratic renewal in 1990. This newest generation of local government features several aspects of representative local democracy, with elements of diverse participatory mechanisms for ordinary people to participate in local government mechanisms, have their say in decisions, and thus hold control of local democracy (Bhusal, 2023c).…”
Section: Existing Scholarship On Nepalʼs Local Democracymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The third generation of local governments evolved along with Nepalʼs democratic renewal in 1990. This newest generation of local government features several aspects of representative local democracy, with elements of diverse participatory mechanisms for ordinary people to participate in local government mechanisms, have their say in decisions, and thus hold control of local democracy (Bhusal, 2023c).…”
Section: Existing Scholarship On Nepalʼs Local Democracymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This research assumes that such dependency has significantly compromised local govern-mentsʼ potential to enhance the quality of local democracy in Nepal (Acharya & Zafarullah, 2022;Bhusal, 2023c). Building upon this assumption, this research assesses the first 5year tenure of Nepalʼs local governments (2017)(2018)(2019)(2020)(2021)(2022) to understand the quality of local democracy.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Despite political leaders consistently claiming participatory governance, the Nepalese really only started participating in government activities after the enactment of the Local Self‐Governance Act in 1999 (Acharya & Scott, 2022; Bhusal, 2023). In particular, the newly promulgated Nepalese Constitution adopting federalism in 2015 allows for three levels of government—federal, provincial, and local, and has granted unprecedented powers, roles, and resources to the sub‐national governments (Bhusal & Breen, 2023).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%