Contentious Politics and Democratization in Nepal (Innbundet (stive permer))

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 Nepal, it will be of interest to scholars studying democratic politics, as well as practitioners engaged in nurturing development in fledgling democracies.

PART ONE: CONTEXT AND FRAMEWORK Contentious Politics in Democratizing Nepal - Mahendra Lawoti Democracy, Domination and Exclusionary Constitutional Engineering Process in Nepal, 1990 - Mahendra Lawoti PART TWO: THE MAOIST INSURGENCY Committed Insurgents, Divided State and the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal - Shisir Khanal Women and Children Last - Mary Crawford, Michelle R. Kaufman, and Alka Gurung The Effects of the Maoist Insurgency on Gender-Based Violence The Evolution of the Maoist Revolution in Nepal in an Adverse International Environment - Li Onesto The Web in the Shadows/Chaayaamaa Maakuraako Jaalo - Ivan Gyozo Somlai Anatomy of Stakeholder Influences in an Insurgency PART THREE: IDENTITY POLITICS Between Political Party and Social Movement - Susan Hangen The Mongol National Organization and Democratization in Rural East Nepal Ethnic Nationalism in Nepal and the Newars - Bal Gopal Shrestha The Spread of Theravadin Vihar Buddhism among Newars in the Kathmandu Valley - Keshav Lall Maharjan PART FOUR: COLLECTIVE PUBLIC PROTESTS Illiberal Democracy and the Problem of Law - Genevieve Lakier Street Protest and Democratization in Multiparty Nepal Student Movements in Nepal - Amanda Snellinger Their Parameters and their Idealized Forms PART FIVE: CONTENTIOUS POLITICS AND DEMOCRATIZATION A 'Chaos' Ecology - Anne Rademacher Democratization and Urban Environmental Decline in Kathmandu Democratization Promoting and Democratization Hindering Contentious Politics - Mahendra Lawoti Lessons from Nepal