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August 2019 | No 6

Social Protection ConferenceThe International Conference on Resilient Social

Protection for an Inclusive Future is beingorganised by the National Planning CommissionGovernment of Nepal and Social Science Baha in

collaboration with the ILO GIZ UN ESCAP TheWorld Bank UNICEF and UKAid in Kathmandu TheConference will focus specifically on social security

allowancescash transfers and include otherthemes such as child and family benefitsproductive inclusion programmes shock-

responsive social protection and programmesreaching minority and disadvantaged groups such

as disability grantsConference dates 18 amp 19 September 2019Contact socialprotectionsoscbahaorg

Register here

Call for PapersMartin Chautari invites papers for full-length

articles on the cultural politics of Panchayat eraNepal (1960-1990 AD) for inclusion in an editedvolume Apart from several new articles it will

include some articles that have been publishedbefore as is and some in a revised form This book

will be edited by Pratyoush Onta et al andpublished by Martin Chautari in 2020 Interested

individuals are requested to send an abstract alongwith a brief introduction of themselves and a list of

prior related publications if relevant tosinhasmoscomnp

Language of publication will be EnglishAbstract word length 500 words

Abstract submission deadline 26 August 2019Read more

The Mahesh Chandra Regmi Lecture 2019Joanna Pfa-Czarnecka Professor of Social

Anthropology University of Bielefeld delivered theMahesh Chandra Regmi Lecture 2019 on lsquoNepal

and the Wealth of Knowledge InequalityAspiration Competition and Belongingrsquo

Listen to the lectureDownload the lecture (in pdf)

Fee waiverSince Nepal is an Electronic Information for

Libraries (EIFL) partner country authors fromNepal are eligible for a waiver of the Article

Processing Charges (APC) while publishing theirarticles in open access journals published by Sage

and Taylor amp FrancisPlease follow the links for more details

Sage | Taylor amp FrancisOr contact the EIFL Country Coordinator for Nepal

Jagadish Aryal jaryalsoscbahaorg

Call for ProposalsMartin Chautari invites proposals for full-lengtharticles on any aspect of early twentieth centuryNepal (1900-1950 AD) for inclusion in an edited

volume on the said period to be published in 2020Interested individuals are requested to send an

abstract along with a brief introduction ofthemselves to chautarimoscomnp

Language of publication will be English Abstract word length 400-500 words

Abstract submission deadline 15 August 2019Read more

HIMALAYAVol 39 No 1 2019

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Journal of APF

Command and

Staff CollegeVol 2 No 1 2019

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Studies in Nepali

History and SocietyVol 24 No 1 2019

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Conference

Proceedings 2015 The Annual Kathmandu

Conference on

Nepal amp the Himalaya

Social Science Baha 2019

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Conference

Proceedings 2016The Annual Kathmandu

Conference on

Nepal amp the Himalaya

Social Science Baha 2019

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Decolonised and

Developmental

Social WorkA Model from Nepal

Raj Yadav

Routledge 2019

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Role of Shreepali

Basnyat in the Unification

of NepalNiranjan Man Singh

Basnyat

Mrs Renu Basnyat 2019

Read more

Foundation of

PsychologyPralhad Adhikari

Asmita Books

Publishers and Distributors

2019

Maoist Peoples War and

the Revolution of

Everyday Life in NepalIna Zharkevich

Cambridge University Press

2019

Read more

lsquoAt Least the Government is Watching out forus Nowrsquo

Dalit Perceptions and Experiences of Governanceand Cash Transfers in Three Villages in

Sarlahi NepalKristie Drucza

Modern Asian Studies 2019Read more

Communicative Orders in Collision andCollusion with Natural ResourceManagement Regimes in Nepal

Ben CampbellEthnos 2019Read more

Converting Convergence into CooperationThe United States and India in South Asia

Constantino XavierAsia Policy 141 2019

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Indigenous Adult Women Learning andSocial Justice

Challenging Deficit Discourses in the CurrentPolicy Environment

Sushan Acharya Catherine M Jere ampAnna Robinson-Pant

Studies in the Education of Adults 2019Read more

Masters of HybridityHow Activists Reconstructed Nepali Society

David GellnerJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

252 2019Read more

Simultaneous IdentitiesEthnicity and Nationalism in Mother Tongue

Education in NepalUma Pradhan

Nations and Nationalism 252 2019Read more

An Assessment of Potential Synergies andTrade-os Between Climate Mitigation and

Adaptation Policies of Nepal

Subina Shrestha ampShobhakar Dhakal

Journal of Environmental Management2351 2019Read more

Colour Terms in Tibeto-Burman LanguagesBenjamin Chung amp

Mark TurinRocznik OrientalistycznyYearbook of Oriental

Studies LXXIZ 2018Read more

Higher Education in NepalA Handmaiden of Neoliberal Instrumentalism

Kapil Dev RegmiHigher Education Policy 2019

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Kasto Sanghiyatale Desh Tukrae KastoleMajbut Banae

(What Type of Federalism Disintegrated CountriesWhich Type Consolidated)

Mahendra LawotiNingwasa 77 2019

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Revealing What is DearThe Post-Earthquake Iconization of the

Dharahara KathmanduMichael Hutt

The Journal of Asian Studies 2019Read more

The Question of Equal Representation ofCitizens in the Legislature of Nepal

Rhetoric and RealityGanesh Prasad Pandeya amp

Tatsuo OyamaAsian Journal of Political Science 271 2019

Read more

Constitution and ConflictMono-ethnic Federalism in a Poly-ethnic Nepal

Mahendra LawotiIn Identities in South Asia Conflicts and Assertionsedited by Vivek Sachdeva Queeny Pradhan and

Anu VenugopalanRoutledge 2019

Read more

The Promise of Representative Bureaucracyand Citizenrsquos Trust in the Civil Service in

NepalIshtiaq Jamil

In Civil Service Management and AdministrativeSystems in South Asia

edited by Ishtiaq Jamil Tek Nath Dhakal ampNarendra Raj Paudel

Palgrave Macmillan 2019Read more

Power and Sandwiched SovereigntyNepali Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries

Hari KCIn Exclusion and Inclusion in InternationalMigration Power Resistance and Identity

edited by Armağan Teke LloydTransnational Press London 2019

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Womens Political EmpowermentLessons for Subnational Levels of Government ndash

Nepal Pakistan Rwanda and IndonesiaRoberta Ryan ampRonald Woods

In Civic Engagement and Politics ConceptsMethodologies Tools and Applications

IGI Global 2019Read more

Reconstructing NepalPost-Earthquake Experiences from Bhaktapur

Dhadng and SindhupalchowkBina Limbu Nabin Rawal Manoj Suji Prakash

Chandra Subedi amp Jeevan BaniyaSocial Science Baha 2019

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The Implications of Closing Civic Space forSustainable Development in Nepal

Sohela Nazneen amp Deepak ThapaInstitute of Development Studies and

ACT Alliance 2019Read more

Nepal Earthquake Reconstruction Research

Scoping StudyLena Michaels Jeevan Baniya amp

Nadeem AhmedIMC Worldwide 2019

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Institutional Assessment of Rights-basedAdvocacy in the Western Tarai

Research Brief 25Martin Chautari 2019

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Social science news from and about Nepal

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW PUBLICATIONSJournals

Books

Journal articles

Tourism and the Geopolitics of Buddhist Heritage in NepalKalyan Bhandari

Annals of Tourism Research 75 2019

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Book chapters

Research reports

MiscellaneousFactsheets

Labour Migration from NepalCentre for the Study of Labour and Mobility 2019

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NEW RESEARCHSanjaya Mahato was awarded a PhD degree from the Graduate School for Social Research (GSSR) Instituteof Philosophy and Sociology Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw in April 2019 His dissertation lsquoEthnicityPolitical Parties and Voterrsquos Alignments A Case Study of the Democratic Elections of Nepal aer 1990rsquo triesto answer whether political party or ethnicity or both influence votersrsquo alignments in Nepal The research

indicates that ethnic movements aer the 1990s have led to the institutionalisation of ethnic issues inmainstream politics and increased ethnic politics changing the candidacy patterns among the major

political parties of NepalFor more information contact sanjaytulgmailcom

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Newsletter archive

The Newsletter is a periodic electronic publication from Social Science Baha Kathmandu featuringinformation and latest developments on Nepal-related social science activities It will initially beoered as a bi-monthly service and the frequency may change depending on demand and availablecontent The Newsletter is a free service of Social Science Bahas in keeping with its mandate tocontribute to Nepalrsquos social science knowledge generation and dissemination

The Newsletter consists ofi) Announcements Calls for conference papers invitations to be part of special issues of journals oredited volumes news about conferences workshops seminars lectures etc ii) Publications Recently published books book chapters Nepal-specific journals special issues ofjournals and journal articles working papers occasional papers published reports bibliographiesetc andiii) New research Information about new social science research on Nepal including recentlycompleted PhDs

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