Social science news from and about Nepal
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August 2020 | Vol 2, No 6
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Interdisciplinary Research in Education Vol 4, No 2, 2019 (published June 2020) Central Department of Education, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu Read more
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Studies in Nepali History and Society Vol 25, No 1, 2020 Read more
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Tribhuvan University Journal Vol 33, No 1, 2019 (published May 2020) Read more
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The Third Pole Journal of Geography Education Vol 18-19, 2019 (published July 2020) Department of Geography Education, Central Department of Education, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu Read more
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Simultaneous Identities Language, Education, and the Nepali Nation Uma Pradhan Cambridge University Press, 2020 Read more
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Impact of Earthquake on Rural Schools in Nepal Earthquake Concerns, Consequences, and Challenges Boby Joseph Lambert Academic Publishing, 2020 Read more
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The Transition in Nepal Discussion of Sociological Perspectives Pratap Sharma Lambert Academic Publishing, 2020 Read more
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Principles and Practices of Food Security Sustainable, Sufficient, and Safe Food for Healthy Living in Nepal Edited by Drona P. Rasali, Prem B. Bhandari, Uma Karki, Megha N. Parajulee, Ram N. Acharya & Raju Adhikari Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas, 2020 Read more
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Disaster Financialization Earthquakes, Cashflows and Shifting Household Economies in Nepal Philippe Le Billon, Manoj Suji, Jeevan Baniya, Bina Limbu, Dinesh Paudel, Katharine Rankin, Nabin Rawal & Sara Shneiderman Development and Change, 51:4, 2020 Read more
COVID-19 in Nepal Times of Anxiety and Fear Mukta S. Tamang Special issue Pandemic Asia Part II, The Asia-Pacific Journal, 18:15, 2020 Read more
Newly Urban Nepal Hanna A. Ruszczyk Urban Geography, 2020 Read more
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Before the Dust Settled Is Nepal’s 2015 Settlement a Seismic Constitution? Michael Hutt Conflict, Security & Development, 20:3, 2020 Read more
(Shrinking) Civic Space in Nepal Concerns Among Indigenous People’s Organizations Uttam Uprety Forum for Development Studies, 2020 Read more
Who Adopts Agroforestry in a Subsistence Economy? Lessons from the Terai of Nepal Arun Dhakal & Rajesh Kumar Rai Forests, 11:5, 2020 Read more
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The Value of Sub-National Data The Dynamics of Contentious Politics in Nepal Belén González & Johannes Vüllers International Area Studies Review, 2020 Read more
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The Affective Potentialities and Politics of Ethnicity, Inc. in Restructuring Nepal Social Science, Sovereignty, and Signification Sara Shneiderman In Ethnicity, Commodity, In/Corporation, edited by George Paul Meiu, Jean Comaroff & John L. Comaroff Indiana University Press, 2020 Read more
Food Security and Sustainable Livelihood Framework Prem B. Bhandari, Lila B. Karki & Drona P. Rasali In Principles and Practices of Food Security: Sustainable, Sufficient, and Safe Food for Healthy Living in Nepal, edited by DP Rasali, PB Bhandari, U Karki, MN Parajulee, RN Acharya & R Adhikari Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas, 2020 Read more
Restructuring of Nepal’s Economy, Agrarian Change and Livelihood Outcomes The Role of Migration and Remittances Jagannath Adhikari In South Asia Migration Report 2020: Exploitation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement edited by S. Irudaya Rajan Routledge, 2020 Read more
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Diaspora Volunteering A Tool for Development or a Channel for Diasporic (Re) engagement with Countries of Origin A Case Study from Nepal Nisha Thomas, Matt Baillie Smith & Nina Laurie In South Asia Migration Report 2020: Exploitation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement edited by S. Irudaya Rajan Routledge, 2020 Read more
Productive vs. Consumptive Uses of Remittances by Households An Example from Chitwan Valley of Nepal Prem Bhandari In South Asia Migration Report 2020: Exploitation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement edited by S. Irudaya Rajan Routledge, 2020 Read more
Rituals, Taboos, and Seclusion Life Stories of Women Navigating Culture and Pushing for Change in Nepal Jennifer Rothchild & Priti Shrestha Piya In The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, edited by Chris Bobel, Inga T. Winkler, Breanne Fahs, Katie Ann Hasson, Elizabeth Arveda Kissling & Tomi-Ann Roberts Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 Read more
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‘The Gods Are Angry’ A First-Hand Environmental Account and an Experience of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake in Hindsight towards a New Culture on How to Approach and Live Well with Mother Earth Falk Huettmann In Hindu Kush-Himalaya Watersheds Downhill: Landscape Ecology and Conservation Perspectives, edited by Ganga Ram Regmi & Falk Huettmann Springer, Cham, 2020 Read more
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COVID-19 and Nepali Labour Migrants Impacts and Responses Jeevan Baniya, Sadikshya Bhattarai, Binay Jung Thapa & Vibhav Pradhan Research Paper X, Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility, Social Science Baha Read more
A Critical Analysis of the Migration Ban Lifecycle for Women Domestic Workers in the Indo-Pacific Region Sophie Henderson, Richa Shivakoti & Matt Withers Global Human Movement, The Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement, University of Cambridge, 2020 Read more
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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.
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