Nepal in 1993: Business as Usual

Bhattachan, Krishna Bahadur

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“…In Nepali context, high Hindu castes (Brahmin and Chhetry) are the most privileged groups, whereas untouchables and Terai castes are the least privileged groups. In Nepal, the social status of untouchable women is worse than the social status of their male counterpart; even worse is the condition of Terai castes and Muslims than of untouchables (Bhattachan, Sunar, & Bhattachan, 2009).…”

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Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Against Married Women in Nepal

Atteraya

Gnawali

Song

2014

J Interpers Violence

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This study was to explore the factors associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nepal. A sample of 3,373 married women was taken from the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey. Multilevel logistic regression methods were used to analyze the data. The results show that 28.31% of the population experienced the IPV in the past year. The results indicate that female illiteracy, low economic status, violent family history, and a lack of decision-making autonomy were associated with IPV. Regarding family background, whether or not the husband was an alcoholic, the husband's level of education, and a higher number of children were risk factors associated with IPV. At the community level, women most at risk of IPV were those living in the Terai region, and women belonging to underprivileged castes and ethnic groups. The findings suggest the need for context-specific policy formation and the need for the creation of the certain intervention programs designed to mitigate IPV in Nepal.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Against Married Women in Nepal

Atteraya

Gnawali

Song

2014

J Interpers Violence

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“…Koirala became prime ministers for five times since 1990 in Nepal. -Koiralaizaton‖ was the buzzword and most disputed political issue in the early days of the restoration of democracy in Nepal (Bhattachan, 1994).Three out of four brothers of Koirala became prime minister of modern Nepal in different time period. Only two women, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, became prime minister since 1990 in Bangladesh.…”

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The Perils of Parliamentarism: Chasing the Flows of the Third Wave of Democratization in Asia

Humagain¹,

Subedi

Aryal

2020

J. APF Command & Staff Coll.

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What is the present state of democracy among the Asian countries that were (re)democratized during the third wave of democratization? What makes the differences? Why some specific factors play prominent role on the deepening of democracy among them? These are the primary questions of this study. The findings from ten young Asian democracies are as follows. First, all the Asian countries that (re)democratized during the third wave of democratization are practicing democratic system at present. Six of them experienced the breakdowns, while four remain as a continuous democracy. Second, out of eleven structural and institutional factors, examined in this research, only the presidential system has clearer positive impact and economic development has a partial effect on the deepening of democracy. Indirect dictatorship or dominancy of family politics in the parliamentary democracies is found as main reason for the perils of parliamentarism among young Asian democracies.

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“…(Interview, 18 August 2014)Dalit inequality is entrenched in the political sphere due to low participation in political parties, the fragility of the Dalit socio-economic and educational status, and inappropriate government policies. Inclusion statistics for different political parties show that Dalit participation in their central committees is lower than in local committees (Bhattachan et al, 2008). Political inequality interrelates with the socio-economic, educational status of Dalit which is in general in a fragile condition.…”

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“…Other Dalit political leaders and activists also express analogous views of discrimination in political parties. Among several other factors, they cite the control of the higher caste elites in politics, the low initiative of party leaders to eliminate of caste discrimination and to protect and promote Dalit in politics, non-unity among Dalit, and the reluctance of parties as factors causing the lower participation of Dalit in politics (Bhattachan et al, 2008). Apart from policy and implementation challenges, Dalit have their own internal hindrances of ideological divisions, as they are divided into different political parties rather than having their own political force.…”

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“…The lower social class of Dalit reproduced by caste hierarchy is one of the key factors excluding Dalit from politics and preventing their leadership at the local and national levels. Dalit leaders involved in national politics are compelled to follow the elite higher caste leaders to be nominated in different structures of political parties (Bhattachan et al, 2008). None of the political parties has elected a Dalit to lead their party.…”

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Democratic politics in Nepal

Bishwakarma

2016

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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While recent political transformation has brought several inclusion policies and changes in Nepal, Dalit are still politically excluded. In order to trace out the political inequality of Dalit and to generalize the findings, both primary and secondary qualitative data have been interpreted and analyzed. The key informant interview method was employed to explore the experiences of Dalit on the current political inequality, identity debates, and representation. It was found that deeply rooted caste hierarchy and discrimination practices are underlying detrimental factors for the depleted socio-economic, educational, and political status of Dalit in Nepal. The conception of Dalit as a common identity, although contested among Dalit, is only a short-term strategy to unite them against all forms of injustice including caste based discrimination, and to achieve equality. It can be concluded that special political representation measures, such as proportional representation (PR), are one of the major institutional reforms for achieving social justice for Dalit in Nepal.

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Nepal in 1993: Business as Usual

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Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Against Married Women in Nepal

Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Against Married Women in Nepal

The Perils of Parliamentarism: Chasing the Flows of the Third Wave of Democratization in Asia

Democratic politics in Nepal

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