Contentious politics and democratization in Nepal / edited by Mahendra Lawoti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lawoti, Mahendra, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Nepal.

Democratization.

Multiculturalism.

Nepal.

Multiculturalism--Nepal.

Nepal--Politics and government--1990-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

348 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2007]

Summary:

After the restoration of democracy in 1990, Nepal witnessed collective political struggles-identity and gender movements, public protests and strikes, and the Maoist rebellion. This volume examines the causes, consequences and effectiveness of such contentious politics, and their relationship to democratization. Contradicting the popular thesis that contentious politics generally promotes democratization, this topical book shows that some forms of contentious politics can hinder it, even as other forms strengthen democracy. It also suggests that the nature of activities-whether they are coercive or voluntary-lead to different effects on democratization. A timely addition to the literature on contentious politics, democratization, and Nepal, it will be of interest to scholars studying democratic politics, as well as practitioners engaged in nurturing fledgling democracies.

Contents:

Part I Context and Framework

1 Contentious Politics in Democratizing Nepal / Mahendra Lawoti 17

2 Democracy, Domination and Exclusionary Constitutional-Engineering Process in Nepal, 1990 / Mahendra Lawoti 48

Part II The Maoist Insurgency

3 Committed Insurgents, a Divided State and the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal / Shisir Khanal 75

4 Women and Children Last: The Effects of the Maoist Insurgency on Gender-based Violence / Mary Crawford, Michelle R. Kaufman, Alka Gurung 95

5 The Evolution of the Maoist Revolution in Nepal in an Adverse International Environment / Li Onesto 120

6 The Web in the Shadows (Chaayaamaa Maakuraako Jaalo): Anatomy of Stakeholder Influences in an Insurgency / Ivan Gyozo Somlai 143

Part III Identity Politics

7 Between Political Party and Social Movement: The Mongol National Organization and Democratization in Rural East Nepal / Susan Hangen 175

8 Ethnic Nationalism in Nepal and the Newars / Bal Gopal Shrestha 199

9 The Spread of Theravadin Vihar Buddhism among Newars in the Kathmandu Valley / Keshav Lall Maharjan 225

Part IV Collective Public Protests

10 Illiberal Democracy and the Problem of Law: Street Protest and Democratization in Multiparty Nepal / Genevieve Lakier 251

11 Student Movements in Nepal: Their Parameters and Their Idealized Forms / Amanda Snellinger 273

Part V Contentious Politics and Democratization

12 A 'Chaos' Ecology: Democratization and Urban Environmental Decline in Kathmandu / Anne Rademacher 299

13 Democratization Promoting and Democratization Hindering Contentious Politics: Lessons from Nepal / Mahendra Lawoti 322.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789994654284

9994654284

9780761936015

0761936017

9788178297644

8178297647

OCLC:

124031738