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New Nepal - visions from the citizens

J. Banning / Panos Pictures

How do poor people understand citizenship, how do they experience and practise it, what barriers do they face and how do they think these could be overcome? This paper explores poor and excluded groups’ vision for a New Nepal. It also looks at grassroot experiences and understandings of governance and citizenship, and the implications for state building in post-conflict Nepal.

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Learning about and facilitating organisational change: ( The Barefoot Collective , 2009); This is a practical do-it-yourself guide for leaders and facilitators wanting to help organisations function and to develop in more healthy, human and effective ways. The guide, with its supporting...
Enthusiasm for peace in Nepal: ( N. Jones;B. Bhatta;G. Gill / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2009); Latent and violent unrest has plagued Nepal since the process of parliamentary politics was reintroduced in 1991 after 50 years of monarchical rule. This document focuses on grassroots experiences ...
Understanding feminist movements: ( S. Batliwala / Association for Women's Rights in Development , 2008); How can an understanding of feminist movements in the current global context be achieved? This document presents 10 case studies from different regions of the world that have mobilized women t...
Enhancing accountability and engaging citizens in Brazil: ( A. Cornwall;J. Romano;A. Shankland / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2008); Since the end of Brazil’s military dictatorship in the mid-1980s, democratic innovation has become the hallmark of this vibrant and populous country. Innovations in participatory governance, ...
Informal accountability in Bangladesh: ( N. Hossain / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2009); The massive expansion of social service provision in the 1990s in Bangladesh has meant the state is now a larger presence in the lives of the poor. The terms though of its interaction with those citiz...
Re-defining security: reflecting the differing needs of different sectors of society: ( Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2009); Ruling administrations often determine security policy and direct its apparatus for the 'benefit of society'. But is security something to be grateful for, or a citizens’ right? Rather should...
Is participatory conservation a solution for protected areas?: ( C. Michel;T. Haller / NCCR North South , 2009); This book is a synthesis of papers on sustainable conservation in protected areas (PA). It presents a series of papers that provide comprehensive information on 13 PAs: 4 in Latin America, 5 in Africa...
Children as risk communicators and agents of change in DRR programmes: El Salvador and the Philippines: ( T. Tanner;T. Mitchell;K. Haynes / Children in a Changing Climate , 2009); This paper explores children’s voices in disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy spaces and their capacity to communicate disaster risk to their parents and larger community. It challenges the trad...
Impact of decentralisation on governance and citizen participation in Tanzania: ( A. Chaligha / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania , 2008); This report analyses data on local autonomy and citizen participation from six case councils in Tanzania, for the period 2000-2004.The data covers citizen’s perceptions of their involvement in t...
Civil society participation in Poverty and Social Impact Analysis: ( K. Bird;S. Busse;E. Mendizabal / Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, United Nations Development Programme , 2007); Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is widely used as an analytical tool in policy-making processes. However, there is a concern about the lack of involvement of civil society in the design, for...