Although disasters are apolitical, they occur in a political space. The response by different act... more Although disasters are apolitical, they occur in a political space. The response by different actors in post disaster situation looks overwhelmingly humanitarian but these actors never leave a chance to turn disaster into a political capital. When non-state actors are also actively involved in the humanitarian response in post disaster situation the situation becomes more complex. This research was based on Khokana village of Lalitpur in Central Nepal after the devastating earthquake of April 2015. The aims of this research were to analyze the roles of state and non-state actors. Interview method of qualitative inquiry was used as a data collection tool along with observations. The findings were both state and non state actors were unable to fulfill their ideal roles and were somehow criticized by the locals. The negative attributes towards the government and state were oversupplied by the media resulting in erosion of post-disaster legitimacy of the state at local level.
Although disasters are apolitical, they occur in a political space. The response by different act... more Although disasters are apolitical, they occur in a political space. The response by different actors in post disaster situation looks overwhelmingly humanitarian but these actors never leave a chance to turn disaster into a political capital. When non-state actors are also actively involved in the humanitarian response in post disaster situation the situation becomes more complex. This research was based on Khokana village of Lalitpur in Central Nepal after the devastating earthquake of April 2015. The aims of this research were to analyze the roles of state and non-state actors. Interview method of qualitative inquiry was used as a data collection tool along with observations. The findings were both state and non state actors were unable to fulfill their ideal roles and were somehow criticized by the locals. The negative attributes towards the government and state were oversupplied by the media resulting in erosion of post-disaster legitimacy of the state at local level.
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