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Genesis and Role of Madhesh Movement on state-restructuring in Nepal
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Abstract The study aims to explore the genesis and the role of the Madhesh movement on state-restructuring in Nepal as well as challenges. This social movement erupted in January 2007 in the Tarai/Madhesh (southern plain terrain) region of Nepal after the issues of federalism and proportional representation ... view more
The study aims to explore the genesis and the role of the Madhesh movement on state-restructuring in Nepal as well as challenges. This social movement erupted in January 2007 in the Tarai/Madhesh (southern plain terrain) region of Nepal after the issues of federalism and proportional representation were not included in the Interim Constitution. The data collection of this empirically-based study was carried out through In-depth interviews with participants (politicians, journalists, and ordinary people) of the movement, and direct observation. The Madheshi community as the excluded community in Nepal seemed to have angered against state-sponsored discrimination and exclusion that had been occurring for centuries. Madheshis were treated as non-Nepali; though the history of Nepal's Tarai/Madhesh has been old. The movement was spontaneous to a large extent against the state's prejudices and discriminations. This movement brought the changes, promoting social justice and equality in essence, and Madheshis / minorities' rights and inclusion in particular. As a result, the number of electoral constituencies was increased as it reached 120 in Tarai/Madhesh while it was 80 only; the representation of Madheshi and other minorities in the political arena reached 35% and more, while it was 20% only. The main output of this movement was that it contributed to ensuring the principle of inclusion and federalism as a political system.... view less
Keywords
Nepal; ethnic group; minority; discrimination; exclusion; social movement; integration; political change; minority rights; federalism; South Asia
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
dignity; Madhesh movement; nation-building
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 567-577
Journal
Technium Social Sciences Journal (2020) 14
ISSN
2668-7798
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed