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Women’s Participation in Local Governments of Nepal: Assessing Local Elections of 2017 and 2022

The Federal Republic of Nepal was established after the second people's movement in 2006. The movement was for more political rights after the 1990 political change in the country. As a result, through the incorporation of inclusive principles into Nepal's constitution, women's representation has been mandated across all sectors of the state, including at the local level. This paper aims to examine the legal provisions and practices concerning gender-balanced seat allocation in key municipal positions, such as chief and deputy chief, chairperson and vice-chairperson, in which at least one occupant must be female. It seeks to understand the reasons behind the political parties nominating women candidates for these positions and whether they are considered reservations for women. Using primary field visits and secondary sources, descriptive analytical and content analysis methods were used to make conclusions about the representation of deputy chief and deputy chairperson in the local elections of 2017 and 2022. The study shows that inclusion is emphasised in Nepal's constitution and other legislation, which require women to be represented in all fields. In the 2017 and 2022 local elections, women held 92% and 74% of the deputy positions, respectively. However, neither politically nor constitutionally, the office of deputy chief is solely reserved for women. The analysis sheds light on the motivations behind political parties nominating women candidates for these positions and explores whether they are perceived as reservations for women.

Välisministeeriumi protokolliteenistus (1918–40): kujunemine ja kujundajad

Välisministeeriumi protokolliteenistus (1918–40): kujunemine ja kujundajad

Arthur Carl Piepkorn: Chaplain to the Greatest Generation by John Hannah

Reviewed by: Arthur Carl Piepkorn: Chaplain to the Greatest Generation by John Hannah Matthew L. Becker Arthur Carl Piepkorn: Chaplain to the Greatest Generation. By John Hannah. Delhi, New York: ALPB Books, 2020. 88 pp. Other than Jaroslav Pelikan, Arthur Carl Piepkorn (1907–1973) was the most erudite and influential historical theologian to have taught at Concordia Seminary St. Louis in the twentieth century. [End Page 212] He served on that faculty between 1951 and his forced retirement in 1973, an event that likely contributed to his death that same year. Not only did he teach and write brilliantly on a broad range of theological topics, he also served with great distinction as a chaplain in the United States Army. Indeed, Piepkorn's influence on the Army chaplaincy after 1945 is hard to overestimate. His "after-action report" about chaplains in the European theater led to significant and enduring reforms. John Hannah, who studied under Piepkorn and was encouraged by him to become an Army chaplain (retiring at the rank of colonel), divides his book into three parts. The first and largest section covers Piepkorn's appointment as an Army chaplain in 1936, his rapid advancement in Europe during and after the Second World War, his after-action report, and his service in the Army Reserve (Office of Chief of Chaplains) between 1951 and 1967. Hannah demonstrates how Piepkorn's military service fit well with his interest in ecumenism and led directly to the writing of his posthumously published multi-volume magnum opus, Profiles in Belief (1977–79). While Hannah's second section offers a very positive assessment of Piepkorn's chaplaincy and his role in paving the way for other Lutheran chaplains to rise to high levels of leadership across all military branches, the final part contains the address that Piepkorn delivered at the first annual training conference of Army chaplains in 1969. Given at the height of the Vietnam War, when many Americans were questioning the legitimacy and legality of the military chaplaincy, Piepkorn's address provides an abiding rationale for such a ministry "pro deo et patria." Despite the book's interesting anecdotes (for example, about Piepkorn's work as a translator for General Eisenhower) and its helpful insights into a humble, diaconal approach to military chaplaincy, the book is hagiographic and occasionally repetitive. As much as we should appreciate Piepkorn's life and service, one wonders if the man was totally bereft of faults or weaknesses. This important theologian deserves a larger biography, one that would allow for deeper, more critical analysis of his life and work. (A model for that would be Tim Townsend's book on Henry Gerecke, another Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod chaplain: Mission at Nuremberg, [End Page 213] 2014.) Still, for anyone who wants to learn about a model military chaplain from the past century, this book is a good place to start. Matthew L. Becker Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana Copyright © 2022 Johns Hopkins University Press and Lutheran Quarterly, Inc.

Swineherds and Hogs on Ice: Leadership Impacts for State Chief Judges

Chief judges stand as visible leaders of their courts. Analyses of the Supreme Court focus on the role of the chief justice as an institution-builder seeking out public-facing consensus to protect Court legitimacy. Studying the powers of chief judges and political leadership in general is difficult. Analyzing all 50 states over 16 years we find no evidence that the identity of chief judges explains consensus behavior any better than random chance. This is true even among the subset of chief judges with additional institutional powers like opinion assignment. We show that court structures explain consensus, while leader features do not. Being chief judge correlates with an elevated likelihood of being in the majority, particularly in cases decided by one vote. These results add to our understanding of leadership on courts and imply that the office of chief judge at the state level is more symbolic than uniquely powerful.

Analisis Strategi Humas Dalam Meningkatkan Image Positif Pelayanan Administrasi di Kantor Kepala Desa Watudandang Kecamatan Prambon Kabupaten Nganjuk

AbstractThis study aims to find out in depth about the work system of public relations and public relations strategies to improve the positive image of administrative services in the office of the head of Watudandang village, Prambon sub-district, Nganjuk district. This research is a qualitative research with descriptive research type and uses the case study methode. The sample in this study was the village head, secretary or public relations office of Watudandang village chief to determine the sample of researchers using purposive sampling techniques. Researchers collected data with in-depth interviews with public relations and the public who were using administrative services at the Watudandang village heads office. Watudandang village head as a triangulation of resources about the public relations work system and public relations strategy to enhance the positive image of administrative services. The analysis results obtained by researches that the work system implemented by the Watudandang village heads public relations office is structurally forming the village apparaturs and forming the cultural task of the village apparaturs called the pamong blok. Depth of the strategy that is used by the public relations of strategic is strategy that do public relations office of the village Watudandang the management of strategic. The strategy currently carried out by the Watudandang village heads public relations office is to approach the community by socualizing in very government program for the village. This causes the informations obtained by the community to be uneven, so researches provide advice to the Watudandang village heads public relations office to develop a service communications network to community by utilizing village website. Based on a system of work that is done by the public relations to draw up strategic improve the image positive service administration based on the phenomenon of research associate circuitry theory that the public relation will get the current image.Keywords: public relations strategy, positive image, administrative services

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF POPULATION SERVICE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM WITH PIECES METHOD IN KEMIRI VILLAGE HEAD OFFICE BANTEN

The public service administration system at the government offices of the Kemiri village office in the Kemiri District currently does not have a computerized and integrated system. Because the system runs, residents who submit letters for administrative completeness, still use the Ms.Word / Ms.Excel application. of course has many weaknesses including human error, not neat in file storage, resulting in the lengthy process of searching and making a cover letter and required reports. The analytical method used in this study is to use PIECES (Performance, Informance, Economy, Control, Efficiency, Service) analysis, the design of the model uses UML (Unified Modeling Language). The results of this study are web-based letter information systems at the Office of the Village Chief of Kemiri that can accessed using a local computer browser. Thus the information letter needed by the Kemiri Village community and more effective and efficient in making the letter.

Prevalence of Bullying among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital, Bangalore

Background: In the last decade, research conducted in different countries has shown that bullying in the health care sector especially among nurses is a widespread and serious problem. Bullying of nurses at workplace affects their quality of life, hinders delivery of quality healthcare and contributes to increase in workplace stress. So, this study was conducted to assess the prevalence of work place bullying among nurses working in a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore.
 Methods: This study was conducted among 300 staff nurses providing in-patient services in a tertiary health care hospital located in Bangalore. The required sample was selected utilizing the documents maintained in the office of Chief of Nursing Services and using computer generated random numbers. The data was collected using self-administered questionnaire which comprised of socio-demographic factors and Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised.
 Results: Among the 297 respondents, 26.9% were victims of bullying in the past six months according to Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R). Among the participants who were bullied, those exposed to work-related bullying, person-related bullying and physical intimidation were 80%, 60% and 21.3% respectively.
 Conclusion: This study suggests existence of work place bullying among nurses which can adversely affect their performance as health care professionals and their quality of personal life.

System rządów w Polsce w latach 1918 – 1922

Artykuł przedstawia kształtowanie się systemu rządów w Polsce po odzyskaniu niepodległości w 1918 r., w tym pierwsze akty prawne o znaczeniu ustrojowym – dekret z 22 listopada 1918 r. o najwyższej władzy reprezentacyjnej Republiki Polskiej oraz uchwałę Sejmu Ustawodawczego z 20 lutego 1919 r. o powierzeniu Józefowi Piłsudskiemu dalszego sprawowania urzędu Naczelnika Państwa. Stały się one podstawą funkcjonowania odrodzonego państwa polskiego, umożliwiając w trudnym okresie historycznym odbudowę państwowości. Zdaniem Autorki doświadczenia pierwszych lat niepodległości wpłynęły ostatecznie na rozwiązania, które przyjęto w tzw. Konstytucji marcowej z 1921.

A Clash of Legal Norms

This paper explores the reasons for proscribed sanctions and their effects on contemporary Ghana. I contend that the sacred office of the Ghanaian chief, which is legitimated by spiritual and legal norms, plays an ambivalent role in Ghana’s legal and political modernization. Using banishment as a case study, the paper pays attentions to how the continued use of proscribed sanctions, among other chiefly actions, raises an ambivalent challenge to Ghana’s laws, its sovereignty, and its commitment to human rights. I propose actions that may aid the state in overcoming these challenges and successfully integrating modern norms with ancient traditional values.

White House Evolution and Institutionalization: The Office of Chief of Staff since Reagan

In exploring the evolution and institutionalization of the White House chief of staff and the office that chiefs oversee, we focus on presidencies from Reagan through Obama. We pay particular attention to the evolution of several major roles that chiefs of staff perform, to the dynamics in the chief of staff's office, and to the emergence of multiple deputy chiefs of staff. Despite variation in the activities and emphases of chiefs of staff and their operations, patterns include partisan learning across administrations, term and meta cycles, and distinctive prioritization of roles.

Opening the Nuremberg Trial: The Moment of November 20, 1945

On November 20, 1945, the International Military Tribunal (IMT), created by the victorious World War II Allied powers, began criminal trial proceedings in Nuremberg in the Allied-occupied former Germany. This first and only international Nuremberg trial involved twenty-one individual defendants and six organizations that had been leading parts of Nazi Germany’s government and war-waging.On November 20, 2015, the 70th anniversary of the start of the Nuremberg trial, the city of Nuremberg hosted in the trial site, Palace of Justice Courtroom 600, a discussion among three men who worked there during 1945-46. Dr. Yves Beigbeder served as an assistant to French judge Henri Donnedieu de Vabres. Father Moritz Fuchs was the bodyguard of United States Chief of Counsel Robert H. Jackson. Dr. George Sakheim was an interpreter and translator in the Interrogation Division, U.S. Office of Chief of Counsel.These introductory remarks preceded the panel discussion. I describe some of the dimensions, including military power, political decision making, legal concepts, personalities and logistics, that led the Allies to the Nuremberg courtroom in November 1945.

Chiefs of Staff to Presidents and Prime Ministers: A Comparative Perspective

All chief executives in modern democracies require that certain functions be performed; some of these functions are inherent in the nature executive power itself; some are necessitated by the expanding role of government; and some have to deal with the increasing complexity of public policy and a 24/7 news cycle. For the past several decades, chief executives have increased the size of their personal staffs to the point that the staffs themselves constitute bureaucracies. In order to manage these larger staffs, presidents and prime ministers have turned to the office of chief of staff. This article examines the development and functions of the chief of staff office in Australia and the United States. Despite differences in constitutions, institutions, and politics, we find striking similarities in the offices and functions.

Addiction: White House Seeks “Third Way”

AS THE US POLICY DEBATE ABOUT drug abuse careens between old approaches that have led to incarceration of many for drug-related crimes and emerging ones that seek to legalize marijuana, the White House has released a new drug control policy (http://1.usa.gov/ZvNdGA) that administration officials describe as a “third way” to address substance abuse. The new strategy emphasizes evidencebased approaches to prevent and treat substance abuse disorders. “It’s very much time for a new approach,” said R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and former police chief of Seattle, during a press briefing in April. Kerlikowske explained that like many in law enforcement, he long believed that drug dependence reflected moral failing and a lack of willpower. But an increasing body of scientific evidence suggests that substance abuse causes changes in the brain that make it difficult for individuals to stop using and that treatment can help curb these behaviors. “Addiction is a disease,” Kerlikowske said. “It can be diagnosed; it can be treated.” Addiction’s economic toll on the country is massive, costing $193 billion in lost productivity, health care, and criminal justice, he said. Given the complexity of the problem, Kerlikowske said, simple “bumper sticker” answers won’t work. “We are not going to solve the problem with legalization or incarceration,” he said. Instead, the new policy suggests a dual approach, emphasizing prevention and treatment for individuals as well as criminal justice efforts to curb the national and international drug trade. The report lays out a strategy that increases funding for programs to prevent youth from starting drug use, supports expansion of drug courts to shift individuals with substance abuse disorders out of the criminal justice system and into treatment, and promotes screening and early intervention for such disorders in primary health care. Additionally, the ONDCP has created the first office dedicated to supporting individuals in recovery from substance abuse disorders and recommends several specific changes to laws that, in their current form, may hamper recovery efforts. “It’s a significant break from the idea that substance abuse is strictly a criminal justice problem,” said A. Thomas McLellan, PhD, chief executive officer and cofounder of the Treatment Research Institute in Philadelphia and a former deputy director of the ONDCP. “It’s trying to strike a balance between public safety and public health.” The new direction is rooted in the emerging evidence based on the neurological underpinnings of addiction and evidence supporting prevention and treatment strategies, according to Kerlikowske. Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, explained at the briefing that until recently, the health care system had distanced itself from addiction because of the stigma associated with the disorder and the misconception that drug dependence was a voluntary behavior and moral failure. But studies of addiction suggest that chronic drug use damages the brain in ways that cause changes in behavior and impair an individual’s self-control. “In order to be able to control your urges, your brain has to work properly,” Volkow said. Additionally, research has suggested that both genetic and social circumstances may con-

Notes from the Underground: The Rise of Nouri Al-Maliki and the New Islamists

Notes from the Underground: The Rise of Nouri Al-Maliki and the New Islamists

SEC's Last Say on IFRS Work Plan: They're Not Saying

AbstractFor the past five years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has toiled away on a thorny issue: Is the United States ready for the widespread use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)? This project has been plagued with delays. But on July 13, 2012, the Office of the Chief Ac‐countant (OCA) released its hotly anticipated “final report” on the work plan for consideration of IFRS in U.S. financial reporting. However, the report was not what many expected: a recommendation on whether IFRS should be an integral part of U.S. capital markets. But the final report did highlight the big issues that still need to be resolved before the SEC ever makes its determination. For that reason alone, say the authors of this article, it's worth digging into the final report‐and also to find clues about where the whole process may be going. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Decline and Fall: Why The South African Civilian Defence Secretariat Was Dissolved In 1966

Briefly, between 1912 and 1966 there was an independent Secretary for Defence, described in the Acts and the Permanent Force Regulations as the “Permanent Head of the Department”. Not only was this not true in practice after the establishment in 1918 of the office of Chief of the General Staff (later at various times General Officer Commanding the UDF, Commandant-General and Chief of the SADF) but the meaning of the characterisation was never clearly defined. A minefield of prerogatives and consequent overlapping developed between the two office holders and their staffs. Those attempts at solution all ignored the fundamental constitutional principles behind the establishment of the Secretariat as well as the principles of organizational theory, ambiguity about authority, mministerial failures, the personalities involved and ill-considered appointments and also the failure to exploit the benefits of a Secretariat. After years of conflict, worsened by the demands of the Second World War and recommendations by several committees of enquiries and the Public Service Commission, the Secretariat was taken into the SADF, in a civilian capacity under the Comptroller. Between 1966 and 1968 it was absorbed into the various Staff Sections at DHQ. The results were perhaps a mixed blessing. In some areas it was very successful. But many of the defects remained. Key Words : Accounting Officer, Chief of the General Staff, Executive Commanders, Ministerial policy, Permanent Head, Secretariat, Union Defence Forces.

ECHOES OF WAR 1915-1918 (PART 4)

Dudng the summer months of 1917- 1918 there was a strange quiet on the Eastern front. The downfall of Russia afforded General E Ludendorff, who became the first quartermaster general of the German armies when Field Marshal von Hindenburg assumed the office of chief of the German general staff of the armies in the field, the opportunity to deal the Allies in the west a decisive blow. Instead he decided to work to perfect his preparations for his final coup. His plan was based on the highly specialized training of certain units, and was a legitimate conclusion from the German use of 'storm troops'. The first point was the absence of any preliminary massing near the front of attack. Men were brought up by night marches just before zero hour, and secrecy was thus obtained for the assembly. Again, there was no long bombardment to alarm the enemy, and the guns began at the moment when the infantry advanced, the enemy's back areas being confused by a deluge of gas shells. The assault was made by picked troops in open order, or rather in small clusters, carrying light trench mortars and many machine guns, with the field batteries close behind them in support. The actual mode of attack, which the French called 'infiltration: may be likened to a hand, of which the fingertips are shod with steel, and which is pushed into a soft substance. The picked troops at the finger-ends made gaps through which others poured, till each section of the defence found itself outflanked and encircled. A system of flares and rockets enabled the following troops to learn where the picked troops had made the breach, and the artillery came close behind the infantry. The men had unlimifed objectives, and carded iron rations for several days. When one division had reached the end of its strength, another took its place, so that the advance resembled a continuous game of leap-frog.

Hollywood's ‘New’ Orientalism: The case of Tokyo File 212 (1951)

Tokyo File 212 (1951) is an intriguing film. Staged in Japan during the heyday of the Korean War, it portrays an American undercover agent's efforts to thwart a communist uprising in the busy comme...

Walkin' the Line: Seeking That Delicate Balance between Scaring People to Death and Boring `em to Death

Research Article| July 01, 2003 Walkin' the Line: Seeking That Delicate Balance between Scaring People to Death and Boring `em to Death Stephanie Hanna Stephanie Hanna USGS, Western Region Office of Communications Chief 909 First Avenue Suite 704 Seattle, WA 98110 Office: +1-206-220-4573 Cell: +1-206-331-0335 Fax: +1-206-220-4570 E-mail: shanna@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2003) 74 (4): 367–368. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.74.4.367 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Stephanie Hanna; Walkin' the Line: Seeking That Delicate Balance between Scaring People to Death and Boring `em to Death. Seismological Research Letters 2003;; 74 (4): 367–368. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.74.4.367 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Speaking with the media is something almost no scientist looks forward to. Everyone has a story—a time someone was misquoted, or remarks were blown out of proportion, or they saw their names under headlines that were far from reasonable or even true. Or someone spent time carefully explaining an important and complex subject to a TV reporter and ended up with a 5-second “sound bite” on the news. These kinds or experiences can elicit an automatic cringe reaction when the next media opportunity occurs, or a desire to tell that next reporter what he or she really deserves to hear... You do not currently have access to this article.

Memorial to Alice Standish Allen, Honorary Member (1907-2002)

We have lost the woman we believe to have been the first female engineering geologist in North America. Elected Honorary Member of the Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG) in 1987, Alice served her entire professional career as an engineering geologist. She began her work with the federal government beginning in 1936, one of the first of a long line that had begun only in 1934 with Federal Works Progress projects. Alice was a native of Boston; she was brought up at Newtonville, MA, then Lexington, MA. She completed a bachelor of arts degree in geology at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA. Alice completed a master's degree at Wisconsin and all but her dissertation at Northwestern, both in geology, and then took employment with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1936. She served in Washington, DC, until her retirement in 1982. During this time she was one of the first members of the USGS Military Geology Unit (1942), then the Engineering Geology Branch, then Office of Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, and finally the resident subsidence-mitigation expert at headquarters of the U.S. Bureau of Mines. At the USGS, no doubt as a result of her association at the University of Wisconsin, Alice was selected to act as the Staff Secretary to the Committee on Geologic Names, setting up the formal stratigraphic nomenclature to be reviewed and passed on by the Committee. Additionally, she slaved through all Survey manuscripts to ensure that stratigraphic nomenclature and …