Service in Nepal is not a new phenomenon. Traditional approaches to service based on voluntarism, however, have begun to fade as NGO-sponsored volunteer organizations and state-sponsored service programs have taken on a larger role in the country. State-sponsored service programs and NGOs, however, have not necessarily promoted citizenship. This paper explores the relationship between service and citizenship in Nepal with a mixed method study of participants in two national service programs: the National Development Service, established in the 1960s, and the National Development Volunteer Service, established in 2001.
Citation
Bhatta, C. D. (2009). The rise and fall of national service in Nepal: A critical study of service and citizenship building in Nepal (CSD Research Report No. 09-30). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.