Tuesday | October 23, 2007

Who Is Pushkar?

Current Concentration:

Research, Anaylysis & Commentary on South Asean Politics, Exercise for better Governance and Government, Spotlights on Social and Ethnic Issues, Involving in Online Public Diplomacy, Blogging and International Campaigning for Global Peace, Conflicts Management and Contemporary Affairs

Academic Background:

1. DAAD Fellow for Peace and Conflict Research Program in Otto-von- Guericke Universität Magdeburg,
Germany, 2005-2007

2. Master Degree In Public Administration ,Central Department of Public Administration, T.U. Kathmandu, Nepal ,1999-2002

Communication Ability:

English, German, Nepali, Hindi, Urdu, Maithali, and Bhojpuri

Major Professional Experiences:

1. Types: Managerial, Advisory,Teaching and Associates

2. Major Institutions: Ministry of Home Affairs, Miistry of Local Development, Ministry of Education, ILC Projects, Ujyalo Nepal, GCRD Nepal, Human Rights Monthly etc.

3. Total Period: 11 years (Government, NGOs, Media and Community)

Major Areas of Professional and Acadmic Expertise:

District affairs management, law and order engineering, governance and administrative reform, peace and security management, advisory and secretarial facilitation, event and office management, dialogue and negotiation, assistive service for decision analysis and policy making, human rights management, public service delivery, mobile government, defense/security strategy mapping, humanitarian assistance and emergency response, development administration, corruption and authority abuse controlling, diplomatic relation and international concerns, NGOs and INGOs coordination, public relation management, political affairs analysis , and contemporary issues management etc.

Major Research Concern Areas:

Peace and Security, Government and Governance, Human Rights, Federalism, Secularism, Contemporary Development, Public Service Delivery System, Community Management, Policy Impact Studies, Migration, Discrimination Issues, Social-Ethnic Inclusion and Exclusion Issues and More.

Publications :

1. Book: Special Administrative Service Delivery System (SASDS)

2. More than a dozen scholarly and non-scholarly articles are published on various issues.

Few Latest and Most Popular Publications:

Communalism Is Superior to Nationalism

Seeds of Ethno-Civil War in Terai

Nepal: Birth of a New Nation-State?

Guerrilla's Merger into Army? : Unfortunate!

What UNMIN Should Do to Manage Nepal Peace Process


Research Works:

1.The Status of Social Exclusion and its Impact on Peace and Security ( A case study of Nepal)-2008
2. Team Member-Antidiscrimination Project for Scholarship Applicants (APSA), Magdeburg Germany-2006
3. Involved in a detail study about the “Casualties and Damages of Human & Physical Assets” during Maoist Insurgency In Dhading, Nepal -2005
4. Team Member-A database preparation with reference to "Killed and Displaced People due to Maoist Insurgency" In Dhading- 2005
5. Performance Evaluation and Impact study of “Mobile Government in Dhading”-2004
6. Socioeconomic Impact Study about Sand, Bolder and Stones Mines in Highway area of Dhading, Nepal -2004.
7. Study on “Administrative Service Delivery System” with reference to Insurgency affected peoples in Nepal 2004.
8. Coordinator- A case study on “Children Right Situation and Welfare Possibilities” in Dhading, Nepal-2004.
9. Team Member- OAP -A detail study on “Public Service Commission” Nepal–2003.
10. Involved in a case study on “Street Child Problems and perspectives in Pashupati Region” Katmandu, Nepal-2002
 11. A case study on “Human Resource Development and Sustainability of WUA in Bighi IP-2002.

Trainings /Seminars/Workshops:

Participated in more than 2 dozens of national and international trainings, seminars and workshops concerning the themes of conflict management, governance, human rights, development, and migration etc.

National Medal:

Nepal Daibik Prakop Uddhar Padak by Head of the State of Nepal-2004

Major Affiliations:

  1. Nepalese Students’ Society In Germany
  2. Global Consultant for Research and Development
  3. National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
  4. Public Administration Association of Nepal
  5. Human Rights Monthly
  6. Nepal Officers Online & dozens of other professional and academic networks

Remakrs Authors : Mr. Pushkar pursued his Research Master Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from Germany under DAAD fellowship program. In addition, he has achieved also an internationally honoured Master Degree in Public Administration from TU, Nepal. Further, he has more than a decade long special academic and professional works expertises on research and management issues of insurgency, conflict, terrorism, security affairs, administrative reform, governance, service delivery, political analyses, democratization and more. His conducted research works are very productive and dynamic which has been already appreciated by various governmental and non governmental institutions. He often writes scholarly and semi-scholarly articles on various crosscutting issues especially with relevance to developing countries. Currently Mr. Pushkar is working in Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Nepal and also contributing in more than dozens of national and international nongovernment organizations. He can be reached through mrpushkar (at) yahoo.com

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