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Shobhit Shakya is currently a postdoc researcher at Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology. His research interests include Public Administration and Governance, Anthropology of Technology, E-Governance, and Himalayan and Buddhist Studies
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September 2017 - September 2017
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This article discusses key historical architectural structures in Cambodia and Nepal—the dharmasālā of King Jayavarman VII (c. 1122–1218 CE) and sattal (also known as sattra) structure from Licchavi-era Nepal (c. 450–750 CE). These structures have served a variety of purposes for their local communities in the past and continue to fulfill similar r...
As the signatories of this manifesto, we denounce the attention economy as inhumane and a threat to our sociopolitical and ecological well-being. We endorse policymakers' efforts to address the negative consequences of the attention economy's technology, but add that these approaches are often limited in their criticism of the systemic context of h...
With the attempt to put behind the fallacy of considering the doctrine of separation of religion and state as an ideal for Public Administration (PA) globally, Edoardo Ongaro and Michele Tantardini (2023) have brought out an important book that makes an important contribution to the field of PA. The book not only reinforces the recognition of the s...
At a juncture where various streams questioning the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in democratic governance have joined, this paper explores how a traditional South Asian institution-the Guthi-is rejuvenated, if not resuscitated, by ICT. Furthermore, this study examines how the Guthi was transformed, especially-but not onl...
This essay compares key essays on Buddhism by B.R. Ambedkar and Jürgen Habermas vis-à-vis the issue of Buddhism, wealth, and privilege, and the respective statements again to what the Buddha taught, from a Theravada perspective. In doing so, it can be seen that Buddhism does not indeed endorse privilege in this world—but what seems to be privilege...
Epicentre to Aftermath makes both empirical and conceptual contributions to the growing body of disaster studies literature by providing an analysis of a disaster aftermath that is steeped in the political and cultural complexities of its social and historical context. Drawing together scholars from a range of disciplines, the book highlights the p...
The defining aspect of the Newar society of Kathmandu Valley (also referred to as Nepalmandala) is their traditional form of community governance – the Guthi. The Guthi is a specifically Buddhist institution of community governance based on the notions of societal resilience and philanthropism. At the core of the administrative structure of Nepal M...
Heritage preservation is a resource-intensive activity nested among other processes in the public administration, related to identity building and touristic product enhancement. Strategies and schemata associated with heritage preservation sprang in the western world after WWII and they have been adapted, in the form of ‘heritage management’, in va...
Almost two decades after the first initiative towards e-Governance through the IT policy of 2000, Nepal has so far struggled with implementation of e-Governance due to political instability and the digital divide caused by socio-economic issues such as lack of infrastructure, low-income level and low-literacy rate among others. However, this case s...
