Social science news from and about Nepal
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The Mahesh Chandra Regmi Lecture 2019 Nepal and the Wealth of Knowledge: Inequality, Aspiration, Competition and Belonging by Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka (Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Bielefeld) 5 pm, 23 July 2019 Read more
Call on Academic Colleagues (not based in Nepal) Do you plan to be in Kathmandu after 1 May 2019 and would like to present your completed research (i.e., meaning you have mostly processed the research findings and have a written draft to present to your peers in Nepal) at a seminar in Martin Chautari? Read more
Full Text of some SINHAS Articles are now Online Full text of some original articles published in the back issues of Studies in Nepali History and Society (SINHAS) can now be downloaded or read online. Book reviews published in these issues are freely available.
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Call for Papers Nepal Sociological Association welcomes participation in the conference Sociology of Nepal: State Restructuring, Governance and Participation. 3-5 August 2019, Kathmandu Submission deadline: 15 April 2019 Contact: nsaconference2019@gmail.com. Read more
Rethinking the Himalayas The Nordic Himalaya Research Network Conference is an event for researchers in the Nordic region and beyond who work on all aspects of research related to the Himalaya region, spanning India, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. 9 May 2019, University of Copenhagen Read more
Call for Papers Kathmandu University School of Education invites submission of abstracts of research papers for the International Conference on TVET for Employment, Income, and Job Quality 11- 12 September 2019, Kathmandu Submission deadline: 30 April 2019 Read more
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
Books and Journals
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A Blessing for the Land The Architecture, Art and History of a Buddhist Convent in Mustang, Nepal John Harrison, Christian Luczanits, Charles Ramble & Nyima Drandul Vajra Books, 2018 Read more
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Collection of Supreme Court Judgment on Foreign Employment Cases People Forum for Human Rights (People Forum), 2019 Read more
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Conflict, Education and the People’s War in Nepal Sanjeev Rai Routledge, 2018 Read more
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Rehearsing for Life Theatre for Social Change in Nepal Monica Mottin Oxford University Press, 2018 Read more
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Research Methodology for Psychology Pralhad Adhikari Asmita Books Publishers & Distributors, 2019 Read more
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Strengthening Policy Research Role of Think Tank Initiative in South Asia Edited by Sukhadeo Thorat, Ajaya Dixit & Samar Verma SAGE Publishing, 2018 Read more
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State, Society and Health in Nepal Madhusudan Subedi Routledge, 2018 Read more
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The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People Edited by Philippus Wester, Arabinda Mishra, Aditi Mukherji & Arun Bhakta Shrestha Springer, Cham, 2019 Read more
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The Politics of Change Reflections on Contemporary Nepal Edited by Deepak Thapa Himal Books for Social Science Baha & The Asia Foundation, 2019 English | Nepali
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Returning Home Challenges and Opportunities for Women Migrant Workers in The Nepali Labour Market Bandita Sijapati, Ang Sanu Lama, Jeevan Baniya et al. UN Women, 2019 Read more
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Journal Articles, Book Chapters, etc.
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Gender Inclusiveness in Disaster Risk Governance for Sustainable Recovery of 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal Vineeta Thapa & Pairote Pathranarakul International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 34, 2019 Read more
Living Maoist Gender Ideology: Experiences of Women Ex-combatants in Nepal Luna K.C. & Gemma Van Der Haar International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2018 Read more
Nepal in 2018 The Communist Majority and the Emergence and Decline of Hope within a Year Mahendra Lawoti Asian Survey, 59:1, 2019 Read more
Re-negotiating the Mahakali Treaty in the Changing Geopolitics of Nepal Nabraj Lama International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 9:1, 2018 Read more
Women as Decision Makers in Community Forest Management Evidence from Nepal Marinella Leone Journal of Development Economics, 138, 2019 Read more
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Politics of Conservation, Moral Ecology and Resistance by the Sonaha Indigenous Minorities of Nepal Sudeep Jana Thing In Moral Ecologies: Histories of Conservation, Dispossession and Resistance Edited by Carl Griffin, Roy Jones & Iain Robertson Palgrave Macmillan, 2019 Read more
Transcending and Subverting Boundaries Understanding the Dynamics of Street Art Scene in Nepal Binit Gurung In Intersections of Contemporary Art, Anthropology and Art History in South Asia: Decoding Visual Worlds Edited by Sasanka Perera & Dev Nath Pathak Palgrave Macmillan, 2019 Read more
Nepal Earthquake 2015 and Its Aftermath A Bibliographic Resource Guide Jeevan Baniya & Amit Gautam SOAS, University of London and Social Science Baha, 2019 Read more
Shiva Regmika Prakashit Pustak Ek Suchi (in Nepali) Compiled by Harsha Man Maharjan Martin Chautari, 2019 Read more
Some Recent Articles on Kathmandu A Short Bibliography Compiled by Pratyoush Onta, Andrew Nelson, Benjamin Linder & Mahesh Raj Maharjan Martin Chautari, 2019 (version 4.0) Read more
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‘Leaving something behind’ - Migration governance and agricultural & rural change in ‘home’ communities: comparative experience from Europe, Asia and Africa. This three-year research project seeks to explore the two-way interface between agrarian and environmental change in migrant-sending communities, offering comparative insights among seven countries–Nepal, China, Ethiopia, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Morocco–where rural areas are affected by high internal and international out-migration. In Nepal, the Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility (CESLAM) at Social Science Baha, the University of Birmingham and International Water Management Institute will play a key role in the research. Contacts: Arjun Kharel akharel@ceslam.org; Fraser Sugden F.sugden@bham.ac.uk
Luna K.C. was awarded a PhD degree from Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands. Her dissertation, ‘Conflict, Disaster and Changing Gender Roles in Nepal: Women’s Everyday Experiences’, is about women and changing gender roles in Nepal. In particular, it looked at how women experienced changes brought about by the Maoist conflict (1996-2006) and the ensuing peace process, focusing on changes in their roles and responsibilities, and examining both economic and familial hardships as well as new opportunities. It then asks similar questions about women affected by the 2015 earthquake that occurred while the country was still struggling with post-conflict recovery. For more information, contact Luna K.C. at Lunakc13@gmail.com
Andrea de la Rubia was awarded a PhD degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. The title of her dissertation is ‘Modern Art of Nepal (1850-1990). Picturing a Nation, Performing an Identity’. This is an innovative historical reconstruction and critical analysis about the process of development of the avant-garde aesthetics in Nepali art promoted over the last centuries as a visual means of communication for the cultural definition of Nepal and its national identity. For more information, contact the author at adlrubia@hotmail.com
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Please find links to the previous issues of the Newsletter for your reference October 2018 | December 2018 | February 2019
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The Newsletter is a periodic electronic publication from Social Science Baha, Kathmandu, featuring information and latest developments on Nepal-related social science activities. It will initially be offered as a bi-monthly service, and the frequency may change depending on demand and available content. The Newsletter is a free service of Social Science Baha's, in keeping with its mandate to contribute to Nepal’s social science knowledge generation and dissemination.
The Newsletter consists of: i) Announcements: Calls for conference papers, invitations to be part of special issues of journals or edited volumes, news about conferences, workshops, seminars, lectures, etc, ii) Publications: Recently published books, book chapters, Nepal-specific journals, special issues of journals, and journal articles, working papers, occasional papers, published reports, bibliographies, etc, and iii) New research: Information about new social science research on Nepal, including recently completed PhDs.
Any individual or institution can send submissions for inclusion in the Newsletter along the prescribed guidelines given below. Submissions can be sent to newsletter@soscbaha.org.
Guidelines 1. Announcements and New Research A brief description limited to 100 words, and, where required, a URL link or email address of the contact person for those interested in learning more. 2. New Publications Book: Image and title of the book; author(s); publisher and year of publication; URL link to the publisher’s page featuring the book, where available. Edited volume: Title of chapter; author(s); title of the book; editors(s); publisher and year of publication; URL link to the publisher’s page featuring the book, where available. Journals (including special issues): Name of journal and title of special issue (if any); guest editor(s) (if any); volume and issue numbers, and date of publication; URL link to table of contents of the journals, where available. Journal articles: Title of article; author(s); name of journal; volume and issue numbers, and date of publication; URL link to the article, where available. Working papers, occasional papers, reports, etc: Title of publication; author(s); name of publishing institution and year of publication; and URL link to the publication, where available.
Suggestions on making the Newsletter more effective are most welcome.
Managing Editor: Shalini Gupta
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