Keshav K Acharya
Biographic Data
| ID | 4046693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keshav K Acharya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keshav K |
| FAMILY NAME | Acharya |
| SIGNATURE | ACHARYA K K |
| AFFILIATIONS | German Institute of Development and Sustainability |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3295-0003 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Five years of local democracy in federal Nepal (2017–2022)
Nepalʼs 2015 federal constitution empowers local governments with significant autonomy, power, and resources for local policymaking, developmental programs, and public services. This research examines this new landscape of local governance as experienced during the first electoral tenure from 2017 to 2022, exploring the quality of local democracy in Nepal. Designed as interpretive research and analysed through a set of participatory democracy fra…
Structural Barriers to Intergovernmental Relationships in Nepal
This paper examines the role of Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) in shaping interactions among Nepal's different levels of government. This article examines how IGR has evolved, its functionality, and its challenges, focusing on the structural and systemic barriers to its effectiveness. Using qualitative research, data was collected through interviews with 28 key informants, including members of the National Coordination Council, chief ministers…
A study of the capabilities and limitations of local governments in providing community services in Nepal
Purpose Corruption and dishonesty in the political and bureaucratic realms have impeded the ability of local governments to provide services and social justice in Nepali society. In light of this, the purpose of this research is to answer the key research question: what are the possibilities and limitations of local government in implementing constitutionally guaranteed rights in order to transform local communities? Design/methodology/approach T…
Whither Demarginalization, Inclusion and Effectiveness? Challenges of Local Government Planning in Nepal
The planning system in local government follows a formal process mandated by legislation and a corpus of regulations. While these strongly advocate citizen participation in selecting, implementing and managing development projects at the local level, in practice, the mechanism is hamstrung by an inadequate social inclusion perspective. The elites continue to play a significant role in the process that marginalizes women, Dalits or minorities in d…
Federalism Practice in Nepal Prospects and Upshots
This paper examines the core attributes and characteristics of federalism such as state restructuring, power-sharing, ensuring fundamental rights, and intergovernmental relationships. These are underpinned by constitutional provisions of 2015. Both primary and secondary information were used as a data sources. However, the constitution 2015 and citizens' responses were used as major sources of information. Seventy-two key informant interviews wer…
Federalism Practice in Nepal
This study examines how far Nepal's current practice of federalism has progressed toward people's aspirations, based on power separation, public trust, power equalization, and intergovernmental relationships. Primary data was collected on purposively 72 key informant interviews, which were then triangulated by the KII response. Finding demonstrates that functions and authorities were devolved in accordance with the principle of separation of powe…
Institutionalising federalism in Nepal
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how local government bodies in Nepal are empowered to play their constitutional roles and engage in activities to deliver public services at the doorsteps of the people effectively. The focus is on the institutionalisation of federalism, its implications for local governance, and capacity development of local authorities. Design/methodology/approach Ideas of decentralisation, governance and public m…
The capacity of local governments in Nepal
Local governments are units of government closest to the grassroots, with responsibility not only for institutionalising local governance by creating an enabling environment to promote democratic values and public participation in decision-making, but also for accelerating social and economic development in order to enhance the quality and prosperity of community life. These fundamental aspects of their responsibility constitute core goals in mos…
Local Governance Restructuring in Nepal
Local governments are the closest unit of the grassroots communities as they are not only undertaking to institutionalize the governance system and create enabling environment to promote the democratic values and public participation mainly from marginal section in decision making process, but also accelerate the economic development so that they enhance the peoples' capacity and enable them to influence the local governments representatives for …
Impaired Governance
This paper examines governance impairing at the grassroots level that has limited the communities’ access to basic services in Nepal. Primary data were collected from 110 locally constituted community-based organisations that employed110 organisational surveys and three focus group discussions. Result indicates that the overall practice of governance at the community level remained weak to moderate due to a number of reasons. Firstly, many commun…
Evaluating Institutional Capability of Nepali Grassroots Organizations for Service Delivery Functions
Grassroots organizations are well situated to deliver the services and implement the development activities at community level in Nepal. The development of grassroots organizations on the one hand enables the effective service delivery while it enhances community governance system on the other. This study analyses the institutional capability of grassroots level organizations in relation to their service delivery and the study is based on primary…
Determinants of Community Governance for Effective Basic Service Delivery in Nepal
Community governance is an approach of shift from governmentality to governance. This is more flexible approach extends beyond government, and the place of its agencies, to a greater sharing of power between the state, the market and civil society via new network and partnership structures. This paper analyses the determinants of community governance at the grassroots level in Nepal for the efficient delivery of basic services based on primary da…
Community governance and peacebuilding in Nepal
This study is based on an institutional analysis of twenty-six grass-roots level organizations which is examined by organizational surveys and three focus group discussions. Findings show that community-based organizations are key actors of community governance in Nepal and their functions are supportive in reinforcing the peacebuilding process in many ways. First, it plays a significant role in addressing inequality and isolation. Second, its co…
Local Governance Restructuring in Nepal
Local governments are the closest unit of the grassroots communities as they are not only undertaking to institutionalize the governance system and create enabling environment to promote the democratic values and public participation mainly from marginal section in decision making process, but also accelerate the economic development so that they enhance the peoples' capacity and enable them to influence the local governments representatives for …
Impaired Governance
This paper examines governance impairing at the grassroots level that has limited the communities’ access to basic services in Nepal. Primary data were collected from 110 locally constituted community-based organisations that employed110 organisational surveys and three focus group discussions. Result indicates that the overall practice of governance at the community level remained weak to moderate due to a number of reasons. Firstly, many commun…
A study of the capabilities and limitations of local governments in providing community services in Nepal
Purpose Corruption and dishonesty in the political and bureaucratic realms have impeded the ability of local governments to provide services and social justice in Nepali society. In light of this, the purpose of this research is to answer the key research question: what are the possibilities and limitations of local government in implementing constitutionally guaranteed rights in order to transform local communities? Design/methodology/approach T…
Whither Demarginalization, Inclusion and Effectiveness? Challenges of Local Government Planning in Nepal
The planning system in local government follows a formal process mandated by legislation and a corpus of regulations. While these strongly advocate citizen participation in selecting, implementing and managing development projects at the local level, in practice, the mechanism is hamstrung by an inadequate social inclusion perspective. The elites continue to play a significant role in the process that marginalizes women, Dalits or minorities in d…
Five years of local democracy in federal Nepal (2017–2022)
Nepalʼs 2015 federal constitution empowers local governments with significant autonomy, power, and resources for local policymaking, developmental programs, and public services. This research examines this new landscape of local governance as experienced during the first electoral tenure from 2017 to 2022, exploring the quality of local democracy in Nepal. Designed as interpretive research and analysed through a set of participatory democracy fra…
Federalism Practice in Nepal
This study examines how far Nepal's current practice of federalism has progressed toward people's aspirations, based on power separation, public trust, power equalization, and intergovernmental relationships. Primary data was collected on purposively 72 key informant interviews, which were then triangulated by the KII response. Finding demonstrates that functions and authorities were devolved in accordance with the principle of separation of powe…
Evaluating Institutional Capability of Nepali Grassroots Organizations for Service Delivery Functions
Grassroots organizations are well situated to deliver the services and implement the development activities at community level in Nepal. The development of grassroots organizations on the one hand enables the effective service delivery while it enhances community governance system on the other. This study analyses the institutional capability of grassroots level organizations in relation to their service delivery and the study is based on primary…
Community governance and peacebuilding in Nepal
This study is based on an institutional analysis of twenty-six grass-roots level organizations which is examined by organizational surveys and three focus group discussions. Findings show that community-based organizations are key actors of community governance in Nepal and their functions are supportive in reinforcing the peacebuilding process in many ways. First, it plays a significant role in addressing inequality and isolation. Second, its co…
Determinants of Community Governance for Effective Basic Service Delivery in Nepal
Community governance is an approach of shift from governmentality to governance. This is more flexible approach extends beyond government, and the place of its agencies, to a greater sharing of power between the state, the market and civil society via new network and partnership structures. This paper analyses the determinants of community governance at the grassroots level in Nepal for the efficient delivery of basic services based on primary da…
Impaired Governance
This paper examines governance impairing at the grassroots level that has limited the communities’ access to basic services in Nepal. Primary data were collected from 110 locally constituted community-based organisations that employed110 organisational surveys and three focus group discussions. Result indicates that the overall practice of governance at the community level remained weak to moderate due to a number of reasons. Firstly, many commun…
Evaluating Institutional Capability of Nepali Grassroots Organizations for Service Delivery Functions
Grassroots organizations are well situated to deliver the services and implement the development activities at community level in Nepal. The development of grassroots organizations on the one hand enables the effective service delivery while it enhances community governance system on the other. This study analyses the institutional capability of grassroots level organizations in relation to their service delivery and the study is based on primary…
The capacity of local governments in Nepal
Local governments are units of government closest to the grassroots, with responsibility not only for institutionalising local governance by creating an enabling environment to promote democratic values and public participation in decision-making, but also for accelerating social and economic development in order to enhance the quality and prosperity of community life. These fundamental aspects of their responsibility constitute core goals in mos…
Local Governance Restructuring in Nepal
Local governments are the closest unit of the grassroots communities as they are not only undertaking to institutionalize the governance system and create enabling environment to promote the democratic values and public participation mainly from marginal section in decision making process, but also accelerate the economic development so that they enhance the peoples' capacity and enable them to influence the local governments representatives for …
Institutionalising federalism in Nepal
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how local government bodies in Nepal are empowered to play their constitutional roles and engage in activities to deliver public services at the doorsteps of the people effectively. The focus is on the institutionalisation of federalism, its implications for local governance, and capacity development of local authorities. Design/methodology/approach Ideas of decentralisation, governance and public m…
Federalism Practice in Nepal Prospects and Upshots
This paper examines the core attributes and characteristics of federalism such as state restructuring, power-sharing, ensuring fundamental rights, and intergovernmental relationships. These are underpinned by constitutional provisions of 2015. Both primary and secondary information were used as a data sources. However, the constitution 2015 and citizens' responses were used as major sources of information. Seventy-two key informant interviews wer…
Federalism Practice in Nepal
This study examines how far Nepal's current practice of federalism has progressed toward people's aspirations, based on power separation, public trust, power equalization, and intergovernmental relationships. Primary data was collected on purposively 72 key informant interviews, which were then triangulated by the KII response. Finding demonstrates that functions and authorities were devolved in accordance with the principle of separation of powe…
A study of the capabilities and limitations of local governments in providing community services in Nepal
Purpose Corruption and dishonesty in the political and bureaucratic realms have impeded the ability of local governments to provide services and social justice in Nepali society. In light of this, the purpose of this research is to answer the key research question: what are the possibilities and limitations of local government in implementing constitutionally guaranteed rights in order to transform local communities? Design/methodology/approach T…
Whither Demarginalization, Inclusion and Effectiveness? Challenges of Local Government Planning in Nepal
The planning system in local government follows a formal process mandated by legislation and a corpus of regulations. While these strongly advocate citizen participation in selecting, implementing and managing development projects at the local level, in practice, the mechanism is hamstrung by an inadequate social inclusion perspective. The elites continue to play a significant role in the process that marginalizes women, Dalits or minorities in d…
Five years of local democracy in federal Nepal (2017–2022)
Nepalʼs 2015 federal constitution empowers local governments with significant autonomy, power, and resources for local policymaking, developmental programs, and public services. This research examines this new landscape of local governance as experienced during the first electoral tenure from 2017 to 2022, exploring the quality of local democracy in Nepal. Designed as interpretive research and analysed through a set of participatory democracy fra…
Structural Barriers to Intergovernmental Relationships in Nepal
This paper examines the role of Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) in shaping interactions among Nepal's different levels of government. This article examines how IGR has evolved, its functionality, and its challenges, focusing on the structural and systemic barriers to its effectiveness. Using qualitative research, data was collected through interviews with 28 key informants, including members of the National Coordination Council, chief ministers…
Political science (13 works) · Politics (11 works) · Public Administration (10 works) · Economics (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Public Administration (8 works) · Corporate governance (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Local government (7 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (7 works)