“Co” As Governance: A Framework For Participatory Public Policy

Sahadev Gautam; Salina Lamichhane

doi:10.64423/arpa.v34i2.91

Authors

Sahadev Gautam Public Administration Campus -Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1199-0842
Salina Lamichhane Public Administration Campus -Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0895-6404

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64423/arpa.v34i2.91

Keywords:

“Co”, Collective Governance, Collaborative Governance, Participatory Policy, Togetherness

Abstract

The daily life activities of common people are fulfilled via public policy action. Thematic analysis is the foundation for this paper. This paper aims to construct the concept of participatory policy actions for the governance-based practices. The governance-based framework is an action for the collective aims to meet societal goals. It synthesizes six interrelated dimensions as co-production, collaboration; co-existence, co-accountability, co-management and coordination into an integrated model. “Co” is communal and for the sake of common aims of the policy for the establishment of governance. It is conceptualized as the meta-principle of collective togetherness whose focus is on synergy, shared responsibility, communal ownership and responsibility among different stakeholders. In a holistic way, public policy is for the sake of participatory framework with the spirits of participatory governance. Working together is the basic foundation for governance to achieve preset policy goals. Public policy working for the collective actions to achieve common demands in daily life. The ultimate goals of community governance are feeling ownership over resources for the common purposes.

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