Basanta E.P. Thapa – Page 15 – Public Administration Research with a digital twist

Zoon Politikon established

15 April 201621 April 2011

After almost one year of preparation, we finally held the foundation meeting for “Zoon Politikon – Workshop for Politics & Economy” on April 16/17 in my flat in Berlin. Eight people attended, two more by proxy. Although there were lively discussions about what we want to do, how we want to do it and how we … read more »

Talking BA thesis and sustainability with Oikos International

3 October 201412 March 2011

My bachelor thesis, which received its final touches at a kitchen table in Cebu City, deals with the rather philosophical question: “How revolutionary is microfinance really?”. Although not directly dealing with questions of sustainability, the thesis still made a solid 5th place at Oikos International‘s Bachelor Thesis Award. As part of the award, my thesis was published on … read more »

Exploring microfinance in the Visayas with an ASA scholarship

16 June 202225 November 2010

In February 2010, I was selected to go to the Philippines with a scholarship by the German government’s ASA scholarship. This included not only a three-month field study in the Philippines from August to November 2010, but also two preparation seminars in Germany. With my project partner Sarah, I was placed at the Cebu City … read more »

A “random” Flickr slideshow for WordPress

18 February 201710 May 2010

"Sarangkot Sunrise, Pokhara, Nepal" by Dhilung Kirat

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Back in my hardcoding PHP days, I built a homepage for the honorary consulate of Nepal for my father. Looking back, I can’t really agree with my concept of good webdesign back then (just look at that old page). However, one idea still strikes me as good for a consular homepage: Showing random images from … read more »

Neat little trick: Running WordPress from a subdirectory

26 March 2010

While replacing the terribly outdated homepage of the honorary consulate of Nepal in Cologne for my father with a easy to maintain WordPress installation, I stumbled upon a useful little trick at TechCounter for running WordPress from a subdirectory while keeping your URLs uncluttered. Here is the gist: In WordPress’ General Options, keep your WordPress … read more »

Plain drivers without the annoying software for Philips Wireless USB Adapter SNU5600

28 February 2010

To connect my desktop PC to a local wireless network, I use an wireless USB adapter. This happens to be the Philips SNU5600 (not the catchiest name, btw), for no special reason but rather because it was on sale when I was looking for this solution. One thing that annoys me about my SNU5600 is … read more »