The Practice of Local Leadership and Governance in Nepal: A Historical Perspective

IF 0.8 1区历史学 Q1 HISTORY

Historical Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-04 DOI:10.3126/hj.v14i2.59053

Deepak Chaudhary, Chandra Lal Shrestha, Mahendra Sapkota

{"title":"The Practice of Local Leadership and Governance in Nepal: A Historical Perspective","authors":"Deepak Chaudhary, Chandra Lal Shrestha, Mahendra Sapkota","doi":"10.3126/hj.v14i2.59053","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The paper aims to study the practice of local leadership and governance in Nepal critically. The historical perspective synthesizing the review of literature and interpretation analyzing the changes over some time is adopted as a method. The practice of local leadership and governance in Nepal has been since ancient times. The kings and states are examples of leadership and governance practice that is mentioned in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures. The great-men theory or charismatic theory of leadership has largely been associated with leadership and the governance system was mainly based on religious and community basis and ultimately utopian ideas. Self-rule was found on a community basis as governance at the local level. Similarly, the charismatic typology of leadership has long been dominant in Nepal. Despite this, leadership has largely been influenced by caste, kin, and noble family. However, with the advent of modernization, the traditional practice of governance and leadership has changed. Nonetheless, questions on leadership and governance have also been raised regarding social transformation and economic growth.","PeriodicalId":47458,"journal":{"name":"Historical Journal","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Historical Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3126/hj.v14i2.59053","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"HISTORY","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

The paper aims to study the practice of local leadership and governance in Nepal critically. The historical perspective synthesizing the review of literature and interpretation analyzing the changes over some time is adopted as a method. The practice of local leadership and governance in Nepal has been since ancient times. The kings and states are examples of leadership and governance practice that is mentioned in Hindu and Buddhist scriptures. The great-men theory or charismatic theory of leadership has largely been associated with leadership and the governance system was mainly based on religious and community basis and ultimately utopian ideas. Self-rule was found on a community basis as governance at the local level. Similarly, the charismatic typology of leadership has long been dominant in Nepal. Despite this, leadership has largely been influenced by caste, kin, and noble family. However, with the advent of modernization, the traditional practice of governance and leadership has changed. Nonetheless, questions on leadership and governance have also been raised regarding social transformation and economic growth.

查看原文本刊更多论文

尼泊尔地方领导与治理的实践:一个历史的视角

本文旨在批判性地研究尼泊尔地方领导和治理的实践。采用历史视角综合文献回顾和解释分析一段时间内的变化。尼泊尔自古以来就实行地方领导和治理。国王和国家是印度教和佛教经典中提到的领导和治理实践的例子。伟人理论或领袖魅力理论在很大程度上与领导力有关，治理体系主要基于宗教和社区基础，最终是乌托邦思想。自治是在社区基础上作为地方一级的治理而建立的。同样，魅力型领导在尼泊尔长期占据主导地位。尽管如此，领导层在很大程度上受到种姓、亲属和贵族家庭的影响。然而，随着现代化的到来，传统的治理和领导实践发生了变化。然而，在社会转型和经济增长方面，也提出了关于领导和治理的问题。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Historical Journal Multiple-

CiteScore

1.30

自引率

12.50%

发文量

期刊介绍： The Historical Journal continues to publish papers on all aspects of British, European, and world history since the fifteenth century. The best contemporary scholarship is represented. Contributions come from all parts of the world. The journal aims to publish some thirty-five articles and communications each year and to review recent historical literature, mainly in the form of historiographical reviews and review articles. The journal provides a forum for younger scholars making a distinguished debut as well as publishing the work of historians of established reputation.