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Girls in Science and Technology Education: A Study on Access, Participation, and Performance of Girls in Nepal
Koirala, Dr. Vidya Nath; Acharya, Dr. Susan - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper is a study on Access, Participation, and Performance of Girls in Science and Technology in Nepal. This study …, identify stakeholders’ perspective towards girls’ access to and participation in Science and Technology Education (STE …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493858
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Democratic Citizenship: From Proportionality to a Continuum Approach to Political Participation
Roy, Anupama - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper is an attempt to explore the meaning and significance of political participation within (a) the conceptual … continuum between representation and participation; the second looks at the global experience and experiments in electoral … designs and political reservation for women; and the third examines debates on women’s political participation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512487
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Rectifying the Anti-politics of Citizen Participation
Masaki, Katsuhiko - eSocialSciences - 2009
Can ‘participatory’ approaches to development constitute a viable strategy for promoting citizenship? This paper addresses this question by scrutinising the equivocal reaction of a peasant community in Nepal to the unfolding of one such project, which supposedly reflected their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512489
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Public Private Partnership in Uttar Pradesh Health Care Delivery System- UPHSDP as an Initiative
Jahan, Bibi Ishrat - eSocialSciences - 2009
The objective of the study is to find out the primary reason to encourage public private participation in health care …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512490
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Women’s Experience in New Panchayats: The Emerging Leadership of Rural Women
Buch, Nirmala - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper presents some of the findings of our recent study on women’s representation and participation in … women’s socio- economic profile, motivation to enter these institutions, awareness and knowledge, participation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512494
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The State of the World’s Children 2011 Adolescence – An Age of Opportunity
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - eSocialSciences - 2011
health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002272
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The Digital Society: New Ways to More Transparency, Participation and Innovation
Dapp, Thomas F - eSocialSciences - 2011
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321475
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Unpacking Transparency and Accountability Measures
Sahgal, Gayatri - eSocialSciences - 2014
Accountability is broadly defined as the obligation of those holding power to take responsibility for their behaviour and actions. Essentially the term encapsulates three main elements; answerability- the need for justification of actions; enforcement- the sanction that could be imposed if the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133100
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Nepal: Elusive Democracy and Uncertain Political System
Baral, Lok Raj - eSocialSciences - 2012
Persistence and breakdowns of democracy are the dominant features of Nepali politics.Democracy continues to be attractive amidst setbacks and discontinuity. So it remains perennially elusive, despite having undergone democratic upheavals. Some significant variables such as ideology, essence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133112
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Journalism in Democracies During Times of War: Examining the Role of Indian and US Media
Sharma, Aradhana - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper examines the larger issue of how a ‘free’ media performs during times of war with particular reference to US and India using case studies. It focuses on ‘national security’ becoming a major pivot around which the media discourse is shaped. How the media...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133140