Tag: Civil Society Organizations (CSO)

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Development Management Eighth Semester

DM 456: Disaster Management

This course aims to impart the knowledge of disaster and its management so that student can learn strategies of disaster management upon the completion of this course.

Contents

  1. Introduction: Concept and types of disaster, Basic Functions of Disaster Management, Dynamics of disaster management
  2. Preparedness, response, rehabilitation and reconstruction in disaster management:
  3. Institutional Arrangements in Nepal: National organizations (Ministry of Home, Ministry of Defense), Security agencies: Nepal Army, Nepal Armed Police Force, Nepal Police, Local bodies: Civil Society organizations, Inter-organizations coordination
  4. Policy and strategies: Disaster act and regulation, Disaster management in periodic plans & Resource mobilization, Action plan, Management information system and its use
  5. Case study

References

Charles, M.T. and Kim, J.C.K. (1988). Crisis Management: A Casebook. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas.

Gupta, H.K. (2003). Disaster Management, Hyderabad: Hyderabad University Press.

May, P.J. and Williams, W. (1986). Disaster Policy Implementation: Managing Programs under Shared Governance. New York: Plenum Press.

Natural Disaster Policy, Government of Nepal, Ministry of Home.

Pinkowski, Jack (Ed) Disaster Management Handbook. New York: Taylor & Francis Group.

Rubin, C.B. and Barbee, D. (1985). Disaster recovery and hazard mitigation: Bridging the intergovernmental gap. Public Administration Review, 45: 57–63.

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Local Governance Specialization

LG 472: NGO Governance

The objective of this course is to provide the students with an understanding of the concepts and practices of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and their roles in development.

Contents

  1. Introduction: Concept of voluntarism, Concept of Civil Society Organizations/NGOs, NGOs and Social capital, Roles and Functions of NGOs
  2. Growth of NGOs in Nepal: A Brief Account of Traditional Welfare Services in Nepal, Growth of Modern NGOs in Nepal, Registration and affiliation process of NGOs in Nepal, Types of NGOs in Nepal. INGOs and their roles in Nepal
  3. NGOs in Development: Socioeconomic status of Nepal, Overview of development plans and their contributions.
  4. NGO Governance: Monitoring and evaluation of NGOs/INGOs, Accountability of NGOs.               
  5. Issues and Implications of NGOs in Development, Examining NGOs as Alternative Institutions, Current Issues and challenges of NGOs. Case Studies

References

Chand, Diwaker (1991). Development through Non-Government Organizations. Kathmandu: Institute for National Development Research and Social Service.

Chitrakar, Ami (1996). Working with NGOs. Nepal IUCN.

Dhakal, Tek Nath (2006). NGOs in Livelihood Improvement: Nepalese Experience. New Delhi: Adroit Publishers.

Vartola, Juha, Ulvila, Marko, Hossain Farhad & Dhakal Tek Nath (Eds) (2000). Development NGO, Facing the 21st Century Perspectives from South Asia. New Delhi: Institute for Human Development.