Political culture and policymaking

The reform to political culture begins within the political parties themselves.

Politics in Nepal has long been perceived as a contest for power rather than a means of governance. From the Panchayat regime’s top-down control to the recalibrated democratic and republican system of governance of the last three decades, the change discourse within governance has hardly translated into a policy-system reset . As such, the nature of political culture in Nepal persistently disconnects between political ideals and policymaking practices, reflecting a long-standing institutional weakness .