Journal article
New identity politics and the 2012 collapse of Nepal's Constituent Assembly: when the dominant becomes 'other'
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This article explores the politicization of ethnicity in Nepal since 1990. In particular it looks at how ideas of indigeneity have become increasingly powerful, leading to Nepal becoming the first and—to date—only Asian country to have signed International Labour Organization Convention number 169 (hereafter ILO 169). The rise of ethnic politics, and in particular the reactive rise of a new kind of ethnicity on the part of the ‘dominant’ groups—Bahuns (Brahmans) and Chhetris (Kshatriyas)—is t...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Modern Asian Studies Journal website
- Volume:
- 50
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 2009-2040
- Publication date:
- 2016-02-15
- Acceptance date:
- 2015-09-09
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1469-8099
- ISSN:
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0026-749X
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:574797
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- pubs:574797
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574797
- Deposit date:
- 2015-11-24
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- Copyright holder:
- Cambridge University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Rights statement:
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X15000438
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