Social science news from and about Nepal

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Books and Journals

Uncertain Journeys
Labour Migration from South Asia
Edited by A.S. Panneerselvan
Speaking Tiger Publishing, 2018
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Transitional Justice in Nepal
Interests, Victims and Agency
Yvette Selim
Routledge, 2018
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Book Chapters, Journal Articles, etc

Print Media's Role in Securitization
National Security and Diplomacy Discourses in Nepal
Sudeep Uprety
In Media Diplomacy and Its Evolving Role in the Current Geopolitical Climate
Edited by Swati Jaywant Rao Bute, IGI Global, 2018
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NEW RESEARCH

New research project on Precarity, Migration and Agency: Women Construction Workers in Nepal. Feyzi Ismail (SOAS, University of London), Kalpana Wilson (Birkbeck College, University of London), and Sambriddhi Kharel and Swechchha Dahal (Nepal) are embarking on the research project supported by Global Challenges Research Fund (Birkbeck QR Grant). This project is about the gendered working conditions experienced by women construction workers in Nepal and existing and potential strategies for transforming these conditions. It focuses on the impact of the government's post-earthquake Mason Training Schemes aimed at women, trade union interventions, and women workers’ informal collective strategies in negotiating with contractors and employers. For more information,
contact Feyzi Ismail at fi2@soas.ac.uk

Sohan Prasad Sha was awarded a PhD degree by Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. His dissertation, 'Towards National Innovation System (NIS) in Nepal: Role of Actors and Institutions in Building Science, Technology and Innovation', attempts to understand the aspects of NIS in Nepal engaging with the ideas of neo-Schumpeterian scholars. Major actors (scientific community, public research organization, universities, and enterprises) were identified to explore transitions towards ‘innovation system' by selectively drawing from the experiences and lessons of other nations (particularly South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Sri Lanka). For more information, contact Sohan Prasad Sha at sohansha@gmail.com

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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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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.

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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.
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