Nepal's quest for federalism: a driver of new violence

Titel:	Nepal's quest for federalism: a driver of new violence
Verfasser:	Strasheim, Julia ; Bogati, Subindra
Körperschaft:	GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien (Herausgeber)
Veröffentlicht:	Hamburg, 2016
Umfang:	Online-Ressource, 11 S.
Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	Englisch
Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk:	GIGA Focus Asien ; Bd. 1

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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract: EU and German policymakers often promote federalism as a means to strengthen peace in societies emerging from civil war. In Nepal, however, the 2015 constitution which restructured the country to make it a federal republic has become a driver of new violence. This contribution argues that it is not only the substance of the federalist law that has inspired unrest, but also the manner in which it was introduced. Constitutional provisions stipulating geography-based federalism in Nepal sparked protests among Madhesis and Tharus that killed 57 people and stalled imports of petroleum and earthquake relief material from India from September 2015 to February 2016. The Madhesis and Tharus feel that the federalist law further discriminates against them and are demanding the delineation of federal units according to identity. While the constitution was initially perceived as a major breakthrough in the frequently stalled peace process with former Maoist rebels, the Madhesi and Tharu protest

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Abstract: EU and German policymakers often promote federalism as a means to strengthen peace in societies emerging from civil war. In Nepal, however, the 2015 constitution which restructured the country to make it a federal republic has become a driver of new violence. This contribution argues that it is not only the substance of the federalist law that has inspired unrest, but also the manner in which it was introduced. Constitutional provisions stipulating geography-based federalism in Nepal sparked protests among Madhesis and Tharus that killed 57 people and stalled imports of petroleum and earthquake relief material from India from September 2015 to February 2016. The Madhesis and Tharus feel that the federalist law further discriminates against them and are demanding the delineation of federal units according to identity. While the constitution was initially perceived as a major breakthrough in the frequently stalled peace process with former Maoist rebels, the Madhesi and Tharu protest

Nepal's quest for federalism: a driver of new violence

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