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Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal
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ABSTRACT
Identity movements, based on ethnicity, caste, language, religion and regional identity, have become increasingly significant in Nepal, reshaping debates on the definition of the nation, nationalism and the structure of the state. This book analyzes the rapid rise in ethnic and nationalist mobilization and conflict since 1990, the dynamics and trajectories of these movements, and their consequences for Nepal.
From an interdisciplinary perspective, the book looks at the roots of mobilization and conflicts, the reasons for the increase in mobilization and violent activities, and the political and social effects of the movements. It provides a historical context for these movements and investigates how identities intersect with forms of political and economic inequality. Nepal’s various identity groups - Dalits, indigenous nationalities, Madhesis and Muslims - have mobilized to different extents. By examining these diverse movements within the same time period and within a unitary state, the book illuminates which factors are more salient for the mobilization of identity groups.
Bringing together empirical contributions on key issues in identity production in a comparative perspective, the book presents an interesting contribution to South Asian studies as well as studies of nationalism and identity more broadly.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |4 pages
SECTION 1 Contextualizing nationalism and ethnic conflict
chapter 1|30 pages
Introduction: nationalism and ethnic conflict in Nepal
chapter 2|23 pages
Ethnopolitics and ethnodevelopment: an emerging paradigm in Nepal – with a postscript
chapter 3|25 pages
Nepali economic history through the ethnic lens: changing state alliances with business elites
part |2 pages
SECTION 2 Identities and movements
chapter 4|17 pages
Problems of identity for Hill Dalits and Nepal’s nationalist project
chapter 5|19 pages
The National Muslim Forum Nepal: experiences of conflict, formations of identity
chapter 7|28 pages
In pursuit of recognition: regionalism, Madhesi identity and the Madhes Andolan
chapter 8|18 pages
Refusing to choose: the Muslim Madhesis and the coexistence of religious and regional identity in Nepal’s Tarai MOLLICA DASTIDER
part |2 pages
SECTION 3 Trends of Nepal’s ethnic and nationalist movements and conflicts