Faculty Information - KC Dipendra

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KC Dipendra
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Sustainability and Tourism

Position Associate Professor

■ Education

1.	2016/08～2020/06	〔Doctorial Course〕, Graduate School of Public Administration, National Institute of Development Administration, Completed, Doctor of Philosophy in Development Administration
2.	2014/08～2015/10	〔Master Course〕 Rural Development Management, Graduate School, Khon Kaen University, Completed, Master in Rural Development Management
3.	2010/01～2013/12	Sociology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Tribhuvan University, Graduated, Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Social Sciences

■ Academic and professional experience

1.	2017/08～2023/04	Thammasat University School of Global Studies Lecturer
2.	2018/08～2022/12	Thammasat University School of Global Studies Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
3.	2015/11～2017/07	Wedu Operations and Outreach Coordinator
4.	2009/12～2014/08	YUWA Co-Founder

■ Current specialized field

Social welfare, Area studies (Key Word：NGO, Social Enterprise, Organization Theory, Foreign Aid, Digital Inequality)

■ Books and theses

1.	2025	Article	Balancing up, Down, and in: NGO Perspectives During Nepal’s Covid-19 Crisis Nonprofit Policy Forum (Single)
2.	2025	Article	Digital inequality and learning outcomes: evidence from Thailand EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (Collaboration)
3.	2024	Article	Decolonizing Civil Society Research in the Global South Stanford Social Innovation Review (Collaboration)
4.	2024	Article	Tensions between Materiality Assessments and Stakeholder Engagements in Thai Corporate Sustainability Leaders Sustainability 16(17),pp.1711 (Collaboration)
5.	2023	Article	Determinants of perceived innovation in non-governmental organizations in Nepal Nonprofit Management & Leadership (Single)
6.	2023	Article	Technology in education: a case study on Thailand Global Education Monitoring Report (Single)
7.	2022	Article	COVID-19 and non-governmental organisations in Nepal VOLUNTARY SECTOR REVIEW 13(2),pp.312-322 (Single)
8.	2022	Article	E-learning in Thailand: Mapping the digital divide -(-) (Collaboration)
9.	2022	Article	Spatial Differences in the Founding Pattern of Nongovernmental Organizations and Not-for-Profit Companies VOLUNTAS 33(3),pp.524-537 (Collaboration)
10.	2021	Article	COVID-19 and Nepali Civil Society Organizations: Impact, Responses, and Opportunities -(-) (Collaboration)
11.	2020	Article	Impact of COVID-19 on Nepali Civil Society Organizations -(-) (Collaboration)
12.	2020	Article	Which aid targets poor at the sub-national level? WORLD DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES 17,pp.10017 (Single)
13.	2019	Article	Between Rhetoric and Action: Do NGOs Go Where They Are Needed? VOLUNTAS 30(6),pp.1197-1211 (Single)
14.	2019	Article	Poll Watching: International Observer CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIA 41(2),pp.216-222 (Single)
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■ Academic or professional association memberships

1.	2015/08～	International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)
2.	2020/01～	Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
3.	2023/01～	Development Studies Association

■ Awards and honors

2024/08

Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action 2024 RGK-ARNOVA President’s Award (A Decolonized Research Approach to Understanding Civil Society’s Fourth Era)

■ Committee and society

1.	2022/01/01～2024/12/31	International Society for Third Sector Research Secretary
2.	2012～2014	YUWA President
3.	2009～2012	YUWA Treasurer

■ E-Mail address

■ Homepage

Google Scholar Profile

Personal Website

■ External Researcher ID

orcID

0000-0003-1352-026X

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