Multi-Ethnic Citizens in a Multi-Ethnic State
Constructing State–Citizen Relations Through ‘Difference’ in the Adivasi Janajati Scholarship Programmes in Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11016264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Uma Pradhan (0000-0002-0540-4085, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 937-953 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0085-6401 • E-ISSN: 1479-0270 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00856401.2019.1645084 |
| OpenAlex | W2970521399 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In 1990, the Constitution of Nepal declared Nepal a multi-ethnic (bahujatiya) country. This newly transformed state promised better inclusion of marginalised groups through special provisions. How has this been operationalised, and what does this mean in practice for the members of the groups concerned? Drawing on fieldwork in the Nepal Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN), this paper argues that the Nepali state’s moral and political obligation to address long-standing concerns about group-based inequalities has opened up intriguing new spaces to perform and redefine state–society relations. Within these new spaces, categories of difference are constantly invoked and experienced, where both the state and citizens come to co-constitute each other in a variety of new ways
Constitution · Ethnic group · Inclusion (mineral · Indigenous · Nepali · Obligation · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Gender Studies · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |