Two significant institutional developments occurred in the aftermath of the major
earthquakes that struck Nepal in 2015: a new national constitution was drafted and …

In post-war transitions, how do centre-periphery relations change, and what is the role of
actors at the margins of the state in negotiating these changes? This article explores these …

Amidst political chaos and confusion few months before the promulgation of a new
constitution by Nepal's second Constituent Assembly (CA), on June 15, 2015, three ethnic …

This paper is an examination of the ways in which the residents and political actors of the
Tarāi-Madhes (lowlands) in Nepal construct and contest Madhesi identity. It juxtaposes …

A gradually emerging dissension in the micro politics of the Madhesi community has not
received the attention it deserves in scholarly discourse. This article makes an effort to …

This study examines the problems and prospects of middle caste politics in Nepal based on
similar political developments in north India. It investigates the processes of middle caste …