Add to ORKGInternational audienceThe ethnic revival after the restoration of democracy in 1990 is one of the key topics of Nepal's recent political and cultural history. The Nepali janajati/adivasi organisations intend to promote their own culture and to rectify the discriminations suffered by tribal groups in all spheres of social life. Besides cultural demands, they are calling for a reservation system (which does not yet exist in Nepal) to ensure a better representation at national level. This article intends to explore this ethnicising discourse in matters of autochthony, social grouping, religion, and federalism. It discusses its essentialist rhetoric and its possible contradictions with democratic rules and practices
VIII-341 p.International audienceThe multi-ethnic and multi-caste communities of the Himalayan regio...
Every individual and ultimately the group try to identify him or herself as distinct as and more sup...
In 2007, following the ten-year People’s Movement that led to Nepal’s king relinquishing power, the ...
One of the most relevant aspects of contemporary political life in Nepal is the rise of ethnic minor...
In contemporary Nepal, the so-called revival of ethnic minorities is undoubtedly one of the most re...
This paper attempts to address a number of questions, which draw greater attention for public discou...
This case study research has examined the resurging poles of belonging that have manifested in respo...
The Madheshi agitation of 2007 and the Tharuhat agitation of 2009 redefined the ethnic relation betw...
<p class="Default">The Kisan is an ethnic group of Nepal lived in Jhapa district only. It is a Tarai...
This contribution is about myths of origin among the Tharu peoples of Nepal. The title indicates tha...
Madhesi community in spite of having a long history of origin and habitat within the present day Ne...
For nearly two centuries Nepal has been governed under the hegemony of three upper caste communities...
This article explores the politicization of ethnicity in Nepal since 1990. In particular it looks at...
This paper examines the criteria for identification of indigenous peoples in Nepal and their concern...
The question of why the issue of ethnic federalism stopped the signing of the constitution in Nepal ...
VIII-341 p.International audienceThe multi-ethnic and multi-caste communities of the Himalayan regio...
Every individual and ultimately the group try to identify him or herself as distinct as and more sup...
In 2007, following the ten-year People’s Movement that led to Nepal’s king relinquishing power, the ...
One of the most relevant aspects of contemporary political life in Nepal is the rise of ethnic minor...
In contemporary Nepal, the so-called revival of ethnic minorities is undoubtedly one of the most re...
This paper attempts to address a number of questions, which draw greater attention for public discou...
This case study research has examined the resurging poles of belonging that have manifested in respo...
The Madheshi agitation of 2007 and the Tharuhat agitation of 2009 redefined the ethnic relation betw...
<p class="Default">The Kisan is an ethnic group of Nepal lived in Jhapa district only. It is a Tarai...
This contribution is about myths of origin among the Tharu peoples of Nepal. The title indicates tha...
Madhesi community in spite of having a long history of origin and habitat within the present day Ne...
For nearly two centuries Nepal has been governed under the hegemony of three upper caste communities...
This article explores the politicization of ethnicity in Nepal since 1990. In particular it looks at...
This paper examines the criteria for identification of indigenous peoples in Nepal and their concern...
The question of why the issue of ethnic federalism stopped the signing of the constitution in Nepal ...
VIII-341 p.International audienceThe multi-ethnic and multi-caste communities of the Himalayan regio...
Every individual and ultimately the group try to identify him or herself as distinct as and more sup...
In 2007, following the ten-year People’s Movement that led to Nepal’s king relinquishing power, the ...