Roads of change
Political transition and state formation in Nepal's agrarian districts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2157253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katharine N Rankin (Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy, corresponding author), Andrea J Nightingale (0000-0001-5343-9576), Pushpa Hamal, Tulasi Sharan Sigdel |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 280-299 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03066150.2016.1216985 |
| OpenAlex | W2527695451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 64 |
This paper explores the political field that has opened up in the wake of the recent civil war in Nepal. We focus on cultural-political developments in agrarian districts, where some of the most intriguing openings, and indeed the most pernicious closures, can be witnessed (as opposed to the national-state restructuring that commands more media and popular attention). Our research asks what spaces open up in the emerging political field at the district scale to entrench or transform dominant cultural codes and sedimented histories of socio-economic inequality. Preliminary research identifies specific sectors of local governance that have emerged as significant sites of struggle over the shape and meaning of 'democracy', namely forest management and infrastructure development. The primary contribution of the paper lies in specifying an analytical approach to the study of 'post-conflict' governance at the local scale via three conceptual terrains of inquiry - governance and planning, political subjectivity, and cultural politics. The ultimate objective is to develop a framework for assessing the conditions of possibility for a democratic restructuring of economy and society to accompany the official political institutions of liberal democracy
Agrarian society · Agriculture · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Management · Political economy · Political science · Political subjectivity · Politics · Restructuring · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |