Peacebuilding in Nepal - the Tentative Quest for Post-Liberal Peace
(2014) STVM20 20141Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The focal point of this thesis is the peacebuilding environment in Nepal following the end of the civil war in 2006. A fieldwork investigation was conducted focusing on the perceptions of inhabitants of Kathmandu on peace and peacebuilding issues using semi-structured interviews. By investigating these perceptions the study seeks to answer three main questions:
-How can the contrasting perspectives on the peace process be understood?
-Can life in post-conflict Nepal fruitfully be conceptualized as a ”no war, no peace”-society,
and if so, what are the possible implications of this on the peace process?
-How do people in contemporary Nepal envision sustainable peace?
The thesis draws on theoretical frameworks which are critical... (More) - The focal point of this thesis is the peacebuilding environment in Nepal following the end of the civil war in 2006. A fieldwork investigation was conducted focusing on the perceptions of inhabitants of Kathmandu on peace and peacebuilding issues using semi-structured interviews. By investigating these perceptions the study seeks to answer three main questions:
-How can the contrasting perspectives on the peace process be understood?
-Can life in post-conflict Nepal fruitfully be conceptualized as a ”no war, no peace”-society,
and if so, what are the possible implications of this on the peace process?
-How do people in contemporary Nepal envision sustainable peace?
The thesis draws on theoretical frameworks which are critical of the liberal peace - mainly problematizing its tendency to neglect the local context and needs, and its reliance on top-down and technocratic measures.
The conclusion of this thesis is that the contrasting perspectives on the peace process can be understood as a consequence of the disjuncture between everyday experiences of peacebuilding in Nepal and the top-down perspective of liberal peacebuilding actors. Furthermore, the study has found that Nepal can in material and political terms be aptly described as a "no war, no peace"-society, yet at the same time there appears to be socio-cultural factors which restrain a return to civil war. Finally, people in Nepal conceptualize sustainable peace in a manner which highlights everyday issues such as material improvements and social inclusion. (Less)
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- author
- Lundqvist, Martin LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM20 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Peacebuilding, Nepal, Kathmandu, liberal peace, post-liberal peace
- language
- English
- id
- 4586167
- date added to LUP
- 2014-09-17 13:26:36
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abstract = {{The focal point of this thesis is the peacebuilding environment in Nepal following the end of the civil war in 2006. A fieldwork investigation was conducted focusing on the perceptions of inhabitants of Kathmandu on peace and peacebuilding issues using semi-structured interviews. By investigating these perceptions the study seeks to answer three main questions:
-How can the contrasting perspectives on the peace process be understood?
-Can life in post-conflict Nepal fruitfully be conceptualized as a ”no war, no peace”-society,
and if so, what are the possible implications of this on the peace process?
-How do people in contemporary Nepal envision sustainable peace?
The thesis draws on theoretical frameworks which are critical of the liberal peace - mainly problematizing its tendency to neglect the local context and needs, and its reliance on top-down and technocratic measures.
The conclusion of this thesis is that the contrasting perspectives on the peace process can be understood as a consequence of the disjuncture between everyday experiences of peacebuilding in Nepal and the top-down perspective of liberal peacebuilding actors. Furthermore, the study has found that Nepal can in material and political terms be aptly described as a "no war, no peace"-society, yet at the same time there appears to be socio-cultural factors which restrain a return to civil war. Finally, people in Nepal conceptualize sustainable peace in a manner which highlights everyday issues such as material improvements and social inclusion.}},
author = {{Lundqvist, Martin}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Peacebuilding in Nepal - the Tentative Quest for Post-Liberal Peace}},
year = {{2014}},
}