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“Godot has arrived!” Federal restructuring in Nepal
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Malagodi, Mara (2019) “Godot has arrived!” Federal restructuring in Nepal. In: Anderson , George and Choudhry, Sujit , (eds.) Territory and Power in Constitutional Transitions. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 161-180. ISBN 9780198836544
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198836544.003.0009
Abstract
This chapter examines the process and modalities of constitutional reform that led to the federal restructuring of Nepal’s unitary state. It first considers the context that led to the question of federalism in Nepal, focusing on identity politics and the role of mainstream political parties and political elites during the period 1990–2006. It then looks at the period of constitutional engagement, taking into account the establishment of the first Constituent Assembly (CA1) and its eventual dissolution. It also discusses the outcome of federalization as well as the lessons that can be drawn from the process, especially with regard to territorial restructuring, identity politics, and the range of institutional responses to demands for social inclusion. A new Constitution was promulgated on September 20, 2015, but it did not bring about radical institutional restructuring and was met with growing protests in the Terai plains near the Indian border.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||
Place of Publication: | Oxford | ||||
ISBN: | 9780198836544 | ||||
Book Title: | Territory and Power in Constitutional Transitions | ||||
Editor: | Anderson , George and Choudhry, Sujit | ||||
Official Date: | 7 March 2019 | ||||
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Page Range: | pp. 161-180 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1093/oso/9780198836544.003.0009 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
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