Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal : Identities and Mobilization after 1990

ISBN-13: 9780415780971 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 288 str.

Mahendra Lawoti;Susan I Hangen;?Abar

Opis

Ethnic and nationalist movements surged forward in Nepal after the restoration of democracy in 1990, surprising observers who believed that ethnic harmony prevailed in the country. This book analyses the rise in ethnic mobilization, the dynamics and trajectories of these movements, and their consequences for Nepal.

Spis treści

Part 1: Contextualizing Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict  1. Introduction: Nationalism and Ethnic Politics in Nepal Susan Hangen and Mahendra Lawoti  2. Ethnopolitics and Ethnodevelopment: An Emerging Paradigm in Nepal – with a Postscript Krishna Bhattachan  3. Nepali Economic History through the Ethnic Lens: Changing State Alliances with Business Elites Mallika Shakya  Part 2: Identities and Movements  4. Problems of Identity for Dalits in Nepal’s Nationalist Project Steven Folmar  5. Boycotting Dasain: History, Memory and Ethnic Politics in Nepal Susan Hangen  6. The National Muslim Forum Nepal: Experiences of Conflict, Formations of Identity Megan Adamson Sijapati  7. In Pursuit of Recognition: Regionalism, Madhesi Identity and the Madhes Andolan Bandita Sijapati  8. Refusing to Choose: The Muslim Madhesis and the Coexistence of Religious and Regional Identity in Nepal’s Tarai Mollica Dastider  Part 3: Trends of Nepal’s Ethnic and Nationalist Movements and Conflicts  9. Dynamics of Mobilization: Trajectories of Dalit, Indigenous Nationalities and Madhesi Movements Mahendra Lawoti  10. Transforming Ethnic Politics, Transforming the Nepali Polity: From Peaceful Nationalist Mobilization to the Rise of Armed Separatist Groups Mahendra Lawoti