Building Sustainable Communities

Md. Nurul Momen is a Professor in the department of Public Administration at University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Dr. Momen has published many articles in the international journals including chapters in different books, dealing in a range of debates in Public Policy and Law, Governance, and Public Sector Reform in South Asia. Dr Momen as a project manager has an extensive experience in implementing a three-year long World Bank project on enhancing the quality of higher education in Bangladesh. Dr. Rajendra Baikady is a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Confucius Institute Understanding China Fellow at the Department of Social Work Shandong University, Peoples Republic of China. Prior to this Dr Baikady worked as an Assistant professor at the Department of Social Work, Central university of Karnataka, India. His research examined impetus for social work education in a parliamentary democracy and communist regimes- such as India and China. Dr Baikady was the recipientof prestigious Short Term Research Award (STARA) by the Ministry of Education, Government of Taiwan for conducting research at National Chengchi University Taiwan as visiting Scholar during April to June 2018. In 2018, Dr Baikady was awarded the prestigious Confucius Institute Understanding China fellowship for his research related to social work education in China (2018 October to 2019 march). Cheng Sheng Li is a Professor in the Department of Social Work School of Philosophy and Social Development Shandong University, Peoples Republic of China. Prof. Cheng has carried out research projects founded by international agencies such as UNESCO, Washington University in St. Louis in U.S, University of British Columbia in Canada, Taiwan Dongwu University. He was a visiting professor for many international university departments. Prof. Cheng has 6 books, 37 research articles (both in English and Chinese) and 05 international projects to his credit. His areas of work are Urban Poverty and Social Assistance, Social Policy and Social Welfare, Social Psychology, Family, Child and Youth.Basavaraj M is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Department of Economic Studies and Planning School of Business Studies Central University of Karnataka, India since 2012. He has two books, many research articles in national and international journals and presented many papers in various conferences, one of the research paper appreciated at ISBM-2014-Meiji University-Tokyo- Japan. His research manly focuses on regional imbalance and Development, Small scale Industries Agriculture Economics and Social Welfare.

• Introduction: Civil Society in the era of Globalization: emerging concerns as a social welfare provider.- Part I: Changing South Asian Society and Developmental Challenges.- Chapter 1: Role of Civil Society Organization in the Welfare of People with Deaf and blindness in South Asia: A Case Study on Sense International India.- Chapter 2: Youth Welfare: Situating Civil Society Organizations in Developmental Paradigm.- Chapter 3: Samurdhi Programme as a poverty alleviation strategy: An evaluation study based on Bodhi Gramma village in Gampha District in Sri Lanka.- Chapter 4: Vulnerability of Charland dwellers to Climate Change: Various Adaptation practices in Bangladesh.- Part II: The State, Civil Society Organization and Social Welfare.- Chapter 5: Media and NGOs: Strategic Effective Governance.- Chapter 6: The role of civil society in democratic consolidation process in Bangladesh.- Chapter 7: Civil Society And Political Change: Globalization And Transforming Relations in South Asia.- Chapter 8: Democratic Practice and Good Governance in Nepal.- Chapter 9: Taxonomy of State-CSOs Relations in India.- Chapter 10: The civil struggle to access airways:  Study on SARU Community Radio Initiative - Sri Lanka.- Part III: Civil Society initiatives for Women Welfare.- Chapter 11: Civil Society as the Guardian of Women’s Human Rights in India.- Chapter 12: Social welfare in India: role of Sri Skhetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Programme in women empowerment.- Chapter 13: Role and Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations in Women Empowerment: A Case Study of the All Pakistan Women’s Association (APWA).- Chapter 14: Civil society contribution in women empowerment.- Chapter 15: Women empowerment – Impact assessment of select Interventions by Various Third Sector Organizations in India.- Part IV: Building Sustainable communities: Civil society Response.- Chapter 16: Social Audit a tool to Access Social justice.- Chapter 17: Social System Breakdown of Bangladesh due to Rohingya Crisis: In Search for Possible Solution.- Chapter 18: Impact of Organic Farming on Sustainable Livelihood of Farmers.- Chapter 19: Managerial Efficacy of  Jagratha Samithi cum Family Empowerment Forum : A Case Study of Panancherry Panchayat.- Chapter 20: People with Disabilities: Roles of Social Workers for Rehabilitation in Bangladesh.- Chapter 21: Poverty and Social Inequality: Bangladesh Experience.- Part V: Contemporary South Asian Civil Society : Issues Challenges and Concerns.- Chapter 22: Civil Society in South Asia: Issues, Themes and Prospects.- Chapter 23: Role of Civil Society in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospect.- Chapter 24: Proactive functions of CSOs in Post War Situations – Importance of having branded CSOs (Learnings from Sri Lanka).- Chapter 25: Role of civil Societyin the developmental discourse of South Asian Region.- Part VI : Child Welfare in South Asia.- Chapter 26: Child Welfare Practice in Organizational and Institutional Context of Bangladesh.- Chapter 27: Trafficking of Children- Social Work Strategies in Prevention and Reintegration.- Chapter 28: Efforts towards Education: Looking into non-government supports for non-formal education in Bangladesh.- Part VII Civil Society – Social Welfare in a Comparative Perspective.- Chapter 29: Making Sense of Civil Society: The Experience of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal.- Chapter 30: Civil Society, Political Stability and Peace-building in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka: A Comparative Study.- Part VIII : Towards Achieving 2030 Agenda – Issues Challenges and Concerns.- Chapter 31: Popular Participation (Civil society) in Environmental Governance in Non-Western Societies.- Chapter 32: Transforming Gender Power Relations in Bhutan: Housewives to Politicians.-Chapter 33: Forest Rights Act (2006) and Community Conflicts in the Perspective of Sustainable Community Development: A Case Study on Lodha Tribes of West Bengal.- Chapter 34: Ensuring Safety for women at the public spaces – Needs and approaches.- Chapter 35: We are Stressed of Nuclear Power Plant – 2014.- Chapter 36: Hajj and Umrah Management in Bangladesh: Issues, Challenges and Human Rights perspective.- Conclusion: The Modern Welfare States-Civil Society Organization and The Welfare Challenges: Global and Local Debates.