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1 Ribot, J. C. 2008. Building local democracy through natural resource interventions: an environmentalist’s responsibility: a policy brief. Washington, DC, USA: World Resources Institute. 38p.
Environmental management ; Natural resources management ; Decision making ; Political systems ; Decentralization ; Local government ; Social participation ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041715)
2 Ostrom, E.; Ahn, T. K. (Eds.) 2010. Foundations of social capital. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. 590p. (Critical Studies in Economic Institutions 2)
Sociology ; Political systems ; Democracy ; Economic development ; Collective action ; Investment ; Policy ; Social structure ; Networks ; Institutions ; History
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 302 G000 OST Record No: H044297)
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3 Sabatier, P. A. 2007. Theories of the policy process. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO, USA: Westview Press. 344p.
Public policy ; Policy making ; Development policy ; Legal aspects ; Corporate culture ; Socioeconomic development ; Political systems ; Democracy ; Planning ; Government ; Decision making ; Models ; Collective action
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 320.6 G000 SAB Record No: H044300)
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4 Warner, J. 2007. The beauty of the beast: multi-stakeholder participation for integrated catchment management. In Warner, J. (Ed.). Multi-stakeholder platforms for integrated water management. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate. pp.1-19. (Ashgate Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice)
Catchment areas ; Water management ; Stakeholders ; Participatory management ; Institutions ; Empowerment ; Non governmental organizations ; Political systems
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045977)
5 Widyono, B. 2008. Dancing in shadows: Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia. Lanham, MD, USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 322p. (Asian Voices)
Political aspects ; Political parties ; Political systems ; Governance ; Bureaucracy ; Leadership ; Social aspects ; International organizations ; UN ; Economic development / Cambodia / Phnom Penh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 959.6 G700 WID Record No: H046832)
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6 Strangio, S. 2014. Hun Sen’s Cambodia. New Haven, CT, USA: Yale University Press. 322p.
Political systems ; Government ; Leadership ; Conflict ; Political parties ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; International organizations ; UN ; Agreements / Cambodia / Phnom Penh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 959.6 G700 STR Record No: H046834)
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7 Young, I. M. 2011. Justice and the politics of difference. Princeton, NJ, USA: Princeton University Press. 286p.
Philosophy ; Political systems ; Democracy ; Legal aspects ; Capitalism ; Social groups ; Participatory approaches ; Public participation ; Social institutions ; Communities ; Urban areas ; Cultural factors ; Social behaviour ; Discrimination ; Labor ; Empowerment ; Social welfare ; Education
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 320.011 G000 YOU Record No: H047670)
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8 Upreti, B. R.; Shrestha, Gitta. 2017. The road to parliament: women in Nepal’s representative assemblies. In Kolas, A. (Ed.). Women, peace and security in Nepal: from civil war to post-conflict reconstruction. Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.9-32.
Gender ; Women's participation ; Womans status ; Political systems ; Democracy ; Legislation ; Decision making / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048247)
9 South, A. 2009. Ethnic politics in Burma: states of conflict. Oxon, UK: Routledge. 277p. (Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series)
Political systems ; Ethnicity ; Civil societies ; Civil conflict ; Armed conflicts ; Militarism ; Governing bodies ; Humanities ; Refugees ; Migration ; State intervention ; International organizations ; Colonialism ; Democracy ; Social change ; Community development ; Case studies / Burma / Myanmar / Thailand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 305.8 G590 SOU Record No: H048601)
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10 Myint-U, T. 2020. The hidden history of Burma: race, capitalism, and the crisis of democracy in the 21st century. New York, NY, USA: W. W. Norton & Company. 288p.
History ; Political systems ; Democracy ; Capitalism ; Socialism ; Ethnicity ; Refugees ; Migration ; Civil conflict ; Economic growth ; Colonialism ; International organizations ; Rural development ; Community development / South East Asia / Myanmar / China / Irrawaddy River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 959.1053 G590 MYI Record No: H049477)
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11 Suhardiman, Diana; Karki, Emma; Bastakoti, Ram C. 2021. Putting power and politics central in Nepal’s water governance. Development Policy Review, 39(4):569-587. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12519]
Water governance ; Political systems ; Water resources ; Water management ; Development planning ; Bureaucracy ; Federalism ; Political parties ; Decision making ; Central government ; Stakeholders ; Government agencies ; Civil society organizations ; River basins ; Hydropower ; Development projects / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049871)
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Motivation: Power relations, and the politics shaping and reshaping them, are key to determining influence and outcomes in water governance. But current discourse on water governance tends to present decision-making as neutral and technical unaffected by political influences.
Purpose: Taking Nepal as a case, this article examines the close interlinkages between bureaucratic and political competition that indirectly influence decisions and outcomes on water governance, while placing this within the context of state transformation.
Approach and Methods: An in-depth case study examines the interactions of politicians and bureaucrats shaping decisions on water governance. It draws on semi-structured interviews and power-mapping to reveal insights from key stakeholders with decision-making power in national management of water resources.
Findings: Political competition drives the country’s development agenda and planning, resulting in fragmented development planning. It works in tandem with the prevailing bureaucratic competition in water resources management. It highlights the need to link the discourse and analysis water governance with processes of state transformation. The current fragmented development planning processes could serve as entry points for civil society groups and the wider society to convey their voice and exert their influence.
Policy implications: Following federalism, the political transfer of power and decision-making, to achieve political representation and social justice, rests with locally elected governing bodies. This coincides with the government’s push to manage water resources through river basin planning. There is a need for greater participation from the local governing bodies and understanding of politics and power shape water governance.
Purpose: Taking Nepal as a case, this article examines the close interlinkages between bureaucratic and political competition that indirectly influence decisions and outcomes on water governance, while placing this within the context of state transformation.
Approach and Methods: An in-depth case study examines the interactions of politicians and bureaucrats shaping decisions on water governance. It draws on semi-structured interviews and power-mapping to reveal insights from key stakeholders with decision-making power in national management of water resources.
Findings: Political competition drives the country’s development agenda and planning, resulting in fragmented development planning. It works in tandem with the prevailing bureaucratic competition in water resources management. It highlights the need to link the discourse and analysis water governance with processes of state transformation. The current fragmented development planning processes could serve as entry points for civil society groups and the wider society to convey their voice and exert their influence.
Policy implications: Following federalism, the political transfer of power and decision-making, to achieve political representation and social justice, rests with locally elected governing bodies. This coincides with the government’s push to manage water resources through river basin planning. There is a need for greater participation from the local governing bodies and understanding of politics and power shape water governance.
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