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 t...

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Published in:Asia & the Pacific policy studies 2024-05, Vol.11 (2), p.1-23
Main Authors: Bhusal, Thaneshwar, Acharya, Keshav Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autonomy
Citizen participation
Constitutions
decentralisation
Decentralization
Decentralization in government
Decision making
Democracy
Elections
Federal government
Federalism
Governance
Intergovernmental relations
Legislation
local democracy
Local elections
Local government
Nepal
participatory governance
Policy making
Political aspects
Political systems
Politics
Power
Public services
State government
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Summary: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 frameworks, the findings uncover mixed progress in the capacity of local democratic institutions to utilise constitutionally guaranteed power and resources. The findings of this study offer fresh academic and professional insights on Nepalʼs local democracy, participatory governance, and federalism.
ISSN:2050-2680
2050-2680
DOI:10.1002/app5.389