1. Governance: principles, context and agencies
Tulasi Sharan Sigdel

2. Session objectives Explain changed context of public governance
Analyze the role of actors
Identify the issues and challenges of governance

3. Contents Principles of governance
Political and social context of public governance in Nepal
Governance agencies

4. Idea of governance Systematic pattern of interaction and use of power
Mechanisms, processes, and institutions
State, citizens and different groups articulate their interests and mediate differences
Economic, political, social-cultural and legal forms of power and authority
Legitimacy and

5. New constitution: changing context and structure
The preamble of the constitution:
to fulfill the aspirations for;
perpetual peace
good governance
development and prosperity
[through the medium of federal democratic republican system of governance]

6. Changing governance context in Nepal
Federal Government
Nepali state
Nepali State
Central Government
Unitary state to federal state
Local Governments
Local Governments
Provincial Governments

7. Governance context and problem?
The context problem in picture!!
Source: Matt Andrews; Limits of institutional reform, 2014

8. Governance: structure-agency debate
Turke (2008)
Structure
Actor
Synthesis

9. What governance ideology?
Liberal Democratic?
Liberal democratic state and state power. A kind of power adopted by market and private sector.
State-centric?
Authoritative state, use of state power and other coercive actions to control others
Socio-democratic?
Control and govern by some social-cultural and moral values and some social ‘doxa’

10. Governance practice: does it match?
Ideological orientation?
Party manifesto
Political socialization
Policy priorities

11. Factors affecting governance practices
Political
Economic
Socio-cultural
Legislation
External environment

12. Actors of governance The Government Donor Private sector Civil society
Individual

13. Actors [state-people interface]

14. Actors [state people interaction]
Intermediary
People

15. Governance: Issues and challenges
Who/what governs the governance?
Capacity to deliver our promises
Who enjoys the benefit?
How to (re)distribute democratic dividend to the poor, marginalized & excluded people? (elite theorists vs pluralists)
Which paradigm of governance?
Governance or governmentality?
Good governance: A dream or reality?
How the change is changing?

16. Governing development
Livelihood, security, choice, freedom…
12/8/2018

17. How do we move towards socialism?
Looking for some medicines?
How do we move towards socialism?
Looking for some work?
12/8/2018

18. Governance: leading to prosperity and happiness
It is not easy, but have make it
12/8/2018

19. Governance: towards prosperity…
People have a hope !
12/8/2018

20. Thank You !
Have a good day !