Study and Research in Diversity and Pluralism, 2010
(Designed for Research Fellows, 2010)
January 11: Introduction to the fellowship (Pramod Bhatta and Research Fellows 2009)
January 12: Introduction to Martin Chautari (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta and other Martin Chautari Colleagues)
January 13: Modern Nepal's History: An Open Commentary (CK Lal)
Reading requirements: -
- Chapter from Tyas Bakhatko Nepal, by Sardar Bhim Bahadur Pandey - Chapter from Purana Samjhana, by Ram Mani Adi
January 14: Discussion on Research Proposal (Pratyoush Onta and Pramod Bhatta) The fellows will be given a proposal for prior reading. This session will dissect the proposal. Each fellow will be asked to criticize it as an academic research proposal.
January 17: Understanding Social Exclusion in Nepal (Rajendra Pradhan)
Reading requirements:
- Pradhan, Rajendra. 2006. Understanding social exclusion and social inclusion in the Nepalese context: some preliminary remarks. Paper presented at the workshop "Understanding social exclusion and social inclusion: Theories, methodologies and data" organized by the Social Science Baha and the Social Inclusion Research Fund/SNV, 3 June 2006.
- Bennett, Lynn. 2008. Policy Reform and Culture Change: Contesting Gender, Caste and Ethnic Exclusion in Nepal. In Inclusive States: Social Policy and Structural Inequalities, by Anis A. Dani and Arjan de Haan, eds., pp.197-224. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
- de Haan, Arjan. 2000. Social exclusion: Enriching the understanding of deprivation? Studies in Social and Political Thought 2(2): 22-40.
- Abako Nepal Gyanko Nepal by Social Science Baha.
January 19: Gender Exclusion (Meena Acharya)
Reading requirements:
- Acharya, Meena. 1997. Political participation of women in Nepal. In Women and politics worldwide, by Barbara Nelson and Najima Chowdhary, eds., pp. 479–495. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
- DFID and World Bank. 2005. Public discourse and action to address gender exclusion. In Citizens with(out) rights: Nepal gender and social exclusion assessment, Chapter 7. Kathmandu: DFID and The World Bank.
- Tamang, Seira. 2004. Nepalma Bikase Naribad. In Nepalko Sandarvama Samajshashtriya Chintan, by Mary DesChene and Pratyoush Onta, eds., pp. 522–557. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
January 22: Exclusion of Madhes (CK Lal)
Reading requirements:
- Gautam, Bhaskar. 2008. Parityakta Madhes: Likhatdwara Kaid Nepali Rastriyata. Studies in Nepali History and Society 13(1): 117–146.
- Guneratne, Arjun. 2009. Introduction. In Regionalism and National Unity in Nepal. Frederik H. Gaize, 2nd Ed., pp. xvi–xxviii. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Bernado, M. 2006. Tarai: Muglanko Bhag wa Gorkhako? In Madhes: Samasya ra Sambhawana, by Basanta Thapa and Mohan Mainali, eds., pp. 29–41. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Hyome, K. 2006. Madhespratiko Vivhedh ra Samanata Aandolan. In Madhes: Samasya ra Sambhawana, by Basanta Thapa and Mohan Mainali, eds., pp. 475–521. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Dahal, Dilli Ram. 2050 v.s. Taraiko Bivajit Pahichan. Himal 2050 VS: 13–16.
January 24: Janajati Exclusion (Lucky Sherpa, Kailash Rai)
Reading requirements:
- INSEC. 2004. Adivasi Janajati ra Manav Adhikar. In Human Rights Year Book 2004, pp. 109–130. Kathmandu: INSEC.
- Gurung, Harka. 2004. Rastriyata ra Janajati. In Nepalko Sandarvama Samajshashtriya Chintan, by Mary DesChene and Pratyoush Onta, eds., pp. 418–440. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Rai, Kailash. 2008. Adivasi Janajati Mahila Aandolan ra Janajati Mahila Mahasangh. Studies in Nepali History and Society 13(1): 147–199. Further reading:
- Onta, Pratyoush. 2006. The growth of the Adivasi Janajati movement in Nepal after 1990: The non-political institutional agents. Studies in Nepali History and Society 11(2): 303–354.
- Pfaff-Czarnecka, Joanna. 1997. Vestiges and Visions: Cultural Change in the Process of Nation-Building in Nepal. In Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Nepal. The Netherlands: Harwood Academic Publishers.
January 26: Dalit Exclusion (Ahuti)
Reading requirements:
- Ahuti. 2004. Hindu Samajma Dalit Jatiya Muktiko Prashna. In Nepalko Sandarvama Samajshashtriya Chintan, by Mary DesChene and Pratyoush Onta, eds., pp. 522-557. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Ahuti. 2007. Dalitka lagi Aarakchhyan-Adhikar. In Bishesh Adhikar ra Aarakchhyanko Rajniti, by Purna Basnet and Suvash Darnal, eds., pp. 187-219. Kathmandu: Jagaran Media Center. Further reading:
- DFID and The World Bank. 2005. The public discourse and action to address caste discrimination. In Citizens with(out) rights: Nepal gender and social exclusion assessment, Chapter 8. Kathmandu: DFID and World Bank.
- Bishowkarma, Hira. 2063 VS. Dalit Mahilaka Sawal ra tinko Samadhan. In Nepalma Dalit Mahila, by Dalit Mahila Sangh (FEDO), pp. 117–140. Kathmandu: Dalit Mahila Sangh.
January 28: Geographical Dimensions of Exclusion in Nepal: The Case of Karnali Region (Jagannath Adhikari)
Reading requirements:
- Adhikari, Jagannath. 2009. Development in Karnali and the Food Crisis. In Food Crisis in Karnali: A Historical and Politico-economic Perspective, pp. 1–29. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
- Shah, Saubhagya. 2004. Karnali: Pida ra Muktiko Upaya. In Nepalma Garibiko Bahas, by Bhaskar Gautam, Jagannath Adhikari and Purna Basnet, eds., pp. 274–280. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
January 31: Spatial Dimensions of Exclusion in Nepal (Pitamber Sharma)
Reading requirements:
- Sharma, Pitamber. 2009. Shanghiyatako Sworup: Prabriti ra Sambhawana. Naya Patrika, 9 December, p. 11.
- Sharma, Pitamber. 2009. Shanghiyataka Sandarvama Pramukh Dal. Naya Patrika, 10 December, p. 11.
- Sharma, Pitamber. 2008. Nepali Canvaska Rangharu. Kathmandu: Himal Books.
February 2: Group Work: Understanding Social Exclusion in Nepal (Pramod Bhatta) See separate instructions.
February 4: Group Presentations: Understanding Social Exclusion in Nepal (Pramod Bhatta) See separate instructions.
February 7: How to do a literature review? (Ramesh Parajuli)
Reading requirements:
- Hofstee, Erik. 2006. The Literature Review. In Constructing a Good Dissertation: A Practical Guide to Finishing a Master’s, MBA or PhD on Schedule. Available Online at: www.exactica.co.za. Retrieved on 1 Feb 2010.
- Subrahmanian, Ramya. 2005. Education Exclusion and the Developmental State. In Educational Regimes in Contemporary India. Radhika Chopra, Patricia Jeffery in collaboration with Helmut Reifeld, eds., 62–82. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
- Williams, James. 2008. Who (in the world) is not in school? Toward a Policy Framework for Educating Marginalized Children and Youth. In Policy-Making for Education Reform in Developing Countries: Policy Options and Strategies. William K. Cummings and James H. Williams, eds., pp. 3–26. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. The fellows are required to prepare a written review of the key issues raised by the second and third articles and draw some implications for further research in educational exclusion/inclusion.
February 9: Preparing bibliographies, references and Martin Chautari citation style (Harsha Man Maharjan and Dev Raj Humagain)
Reading requirements:
- Lekhaklai Anurodh. In Media Adhyayan 4 (2009). Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta and Devraj Humagain, eds., pp. 313–316. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. Please also refer to other Martin Chautari books/book chapters that have been provided to you for citation styles and referencing.
February 11: Proposal development (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Hart, Chris. 2005. Writing your research proposal. In Doing your masters dissertation, pp. 365–405. New Delhi: Vistaar Publications.
February 17: Discussion on Research Proposal, Book Review and Opinion Paper (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta) Each fellow is required to make a verbal presentation of his/her progress in the research proposal and book review.
February 18: Development of Education in Nepal (Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Bhatta, Pramod. 2009. 60 Years of Educational Development in Nepal. In Education in Nepal: Problems, Reforms and Social Change. Pramod Bhatta, ed., pp. 1–16.
- Caddell, Martha. 2007. Education and Change: A Historical Perspective on Schooling, Development and the Nepali Nation-State. In Education and Social Change in South Asia, by Krishna Kumar and Joachim Oesterheld, eds., pp. 251–284. New Delhi: Orient Longman.
- Valentin, Karen. 2005. Education and Nation-Building in Nepal: An Historical Perspective. In Schooled for the Future: Educational Policy and Everyday Life among Urban Squatters in Nepal, by Karen Valentin, pp. 53–68. Connecticut: Information Age Publishing.
February 21: Interpreting and analyzing data (Saurav Dev Bhatta) (11.00 am–1.30 pm)
Reading requirements:
- Bhatta, Saurav Dev. 2009[2004]. Disparities in School Performance in the SLC Exams: An Exploratory Analysis. In Education in Nepal: Problems, reforms and Social Change. Pramod Bhatta, ed., pp. 57–119. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
February 23: Livelihood and social exclusion (Sharad Ghimire)
Reading requirements:
- DfID. n.d. Sustainable Livelihood Guidance Sheet. Available online at: www.livelihoods.org. Accessed on 15 February 2010.
- Scoones, Ian. 1998. Sustainable Rural Livelihood: A Framework for Analysis. IDS Working Paper 72. UK: Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
- de Haan, Leo and Annelies Zoomers. 2005. Exploring the Frontiers of Livelihood Research. Development and Change 36(1): 27–47. See separate instructions for this class.
February 26: Doing 'fieldwork' (Mary DesChene)
Reading requirements:
- DesChene, Mary. 1997. Locating the Past. In Anthropological Locations: Boundaries and Grounds of a Field Science. Akhil Gupta and James Ferguson, eds., pp. 66–85. California: University of california Press.
- DesChene, Mary. 1997. "We Women must try to Live": The Saga of Bhauju. Studies in Nepali History and Society 2(1): 125–172.
- Narayan, Kirin. How Native is a "Native" Anthropologist? American Anthropologist 95(3): 671–686. See also separate instructions for this class.
March 2: Understanding Social Exclusion in Education (Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Subrahmanian, Ramya. 2005. Education Exclusion and the Developmental State. In Educational Regimes in Contemporary India. Radhika Chopra, Patricia Jeffery in collaboration with Helmut Reifeld, eds., pp. 62–82. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
- Williams, James. 2008. Who (in the world) is not in school? Towards a Policy Framework for Educating Marginalized Children and Youth. In Policy-Making for Education Reform in Developing Countries: Policy Options and Strategies. William K. Cummings and James H. Williams, eds., pp. 3–26. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- Chanana, Karuna. 2001. Accessing higher education: The dilemma of schooling women, minorities, SCs and STs in contemporary India. In Interrogating Women's Education: Bounded Visions, Expanding Horizons, pp. 287-332. New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
- Mehta, Aashish and Rana Hasan. 2008. Underrepresentation in colleges: what do the data tell us? In In Search of Inclusive policy: Addressing Graded Inequality, by Sukhadeo Thorat and Narender Kumar, eds., pp. 166-181. New Delhi: Rawat Publications in association with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies.
March 4: Issues in Nepal's Education (Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Mathema, Kedar Bhakta. 2007. Crisis in Education and Future Challenges for Nepal. European Bulletin of Himalayan Research 31: 46-66.
- Bhatta, Saurav Dev. 2004. Disparities in School Performance in the SLC Exams: an Exploratory Analysis. Studies in Nepali History and Society 9(2): 293-343.
- Stash, Sharon and Emily Hannum. 2001. Who goes to school? Educational stratification by gender, caste and ethnicity in Nepal. Comparative Education Review 45(3): 354-378.
- Parajuli, Mahesh Nath. 2062 V.S. Nepali Schoolma Dalit Bahishkar ra Bivedhka Kura. In Rajyako Punarsamrachanama Dalit Sahabhagita, by Bidhyanath Koirala, Rajan Khadka and Rajkumar Baral, eds., pp. 131-142. Kathmandu: Bidhyanath Koirala, Rajan Khadka and Rajkumar Baral.
March 7: Gender as a Matrix (Seira Tamang)
Reading requirements:
- Tamang, Seira. 2066 v.s. Naribadi Aandolan Nirmanka Sandarvama Kehi Bichar. Asmita 21(67) 4–7.
- Name not mentioned. 1998. "The Rape" of Mr. Smith. In Issues in Feminism: An Introduction to Women's Studies (4th Edition). Sheila Ruth, ed., pp. 315–316. California: Mayfield Publishing House.
March 9: Gender Exclusion in Education (Susan Acharya)
Reading requirements:
- Acharya, Susan and Mahesh Nath Parajuli. 2008. Measuring Gender Equality in Education: A Micro-Study of Learning Environment at Home and School: Through the Perspective of Gender Equality. UNESCO Kathmandu Series of Monographs and Working Papers # 17. Kathmandu: UNESCO
- Karlekar, Malvika. 2000. Girls' Access to Schooling: An Assessment. In The gender Gap in Basic Education: NGOs as Change Agents. Rekha Wazir, ed., pp. 80–114. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
- Madan, Vandana. 2004. Inside the Classroom: Content Analysis of Classroom Processes Studies in Eight States. In Gender and Social Equity in Primary Education: Hierarchies of Access. Vimala Ramachandran, ed., pp. 143–165. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
- Page, Elspeth. 2005. Negotiation and Compromise: Gender and Government Primary Education. In Educational Regimes in Contemporary India. Radhika Chopra, Patricia Jeffery in collaboration with Helmut Reifeld, eds., pp. 178–196. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
March 11: Issues in Nepal's Higher Education (Tri-Ratna Manandhar)
Reading requirements:
- An article by Dr. Manandhar.
- Khaniya, Tirth. 2007. Overview of the development of higher education in Nepal. In New Horizons in Education in Nepal, pp. 117–136. Kathmandu: Kishor Khaniya.
- Sijapati, Bandita. 2005. Perils of Higher Education Reform in Nepal. Journal of Development and Social Transformation 2: 25–33.
March 14: Group Work: Social Exclusion/Inclusion in Education (Pramod Bhatta)
March 16: Group Presentations: Social Exclusion/Inclusion in Education (Pramod Bhatta)
March 18: Reservation/Affirmative Action in India (CK Lal)
Reading requirements:
- de Haan, Arjan. 2008. Citizens, Identity and Public Policy: Affirmative Action in India. In Inclusive States: Social Policy and Structural Inequalities. Anis A. Dani and Arjan de Haan, eds., pp. 225–247. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
- Sharma, Arvind. 2005. History and theory of affirmative action in India. In Reservation and Affirmative Action: Models of Social Integration in India and the United States, pp. 143–169. New Delhi: Sage.
March 23: Naya Nepali Rastriyatako Bahas (CK Lal)
Reading requirements:
- Lal, CK. Forthcoming. Nepaliya Hunalai.... A Paper Prepared for Martin Chautari.
March 28: Discussion on Opinion Paper (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta)
March 30: Nepal Multidimensional Exclusion Measure (Lynn Bennett)
- Bennett, Lynn and Dilip Parajuli. 2010. Nepal Multidimensional Exclusion Measure: Methodology, First Round Findings and Implications for Action (Draft). A Paper Prepared for the World Bank, Kathmandu.
- Middleton, Townsend and Sara Shneiderman. 2008. Reservations, federalism and the politics of Recognition in Nepal. Economic & Political Weekly, 10 May, 39–45.
April 1: Reservation/Aff`irmative Action in Education (Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Koirala, Bidhyanath. 2007. Shaikchhik Aarakchhyan: Dalit Aarakchhyanko Swarup ra Parinati. In Bishesh Adhikar ra Aarakchhyanko Rajniti. Purna Basnet and Suvash Darnal, eds., pp. 239–246. Kathmandu: Jagaran Media Center.
- Basant, Rakesh. 2006. Comments: Reservation in higher education. Seminar 565.
- Rao, S. Srinivas. 2008. Equality in higher education: The impact of affirmative action policies. In In Search of Inclusive policy: Addressing Graded Inequality. Sukhadeo Thorat and Narender Kumar, eds., pp. 286–311. New Delhi: Rawat Publications in association with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies.
- Deshpande, Satish and Yogendra Yadav. 2008. Redesigning affirmative action. In In Search of Inclusive policy: Addressing Graded Inequality. Sukhadeo Thorat and Narender Kumar, eds., pp. 191–208. New Delhi: Rawat Publications in association with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies.
April 4: Research proposal: Framing your research questions (Pramod Bhatta)
April 6: Research proposal: Framing your research questions (contd...) (Pramod Bhatta)
April 8: Research proposal: Framing your research questions (contd...) (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta)
April 11: Content Analysis (Sharad Ghimire, Harsha Man Maharjan)
Reading requirements:
- Krippendorff, Klaus. 2004. Chapter 2: Conceptual Foundation. In Content Analysis: An Introduction to its Methodology, pp. 18–40. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Ghimire, Sharad. 2003. Nepali Chhapama batabaraniya Nyaya. In Mediako Chirfar: Kehi Samajik Sandarva, by Pratyoush Onta and Ramesh Parajuli, eds., pp. 23–68. Kathmandu: martin Chautari.
- Maharjan, Harsha Man. 2009. Panchayati Shasanma 'Bikasko Lagi Sanchar' Awadharanako Rajniti. In Media Adhyayan 4. Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta and Dev Raj Humagain, eds., pp. 113–148. Kathmandu: Martin Chuatari.
- Parajuli, Rama. 2002. Narayanhiti Hatyakanda: 'Broadsheet'ko Coverage. Studies in Nepali History and Society 7(1): 175–207.
April 13: Using Large Data Sets: The Logic of Survey Research (Sudhindra Sharma)
Reading requirements:
- Neuman, W. Lawrence. 2003. Survey Research. In Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 3rd Edition, pp. 263-307. New York: Allyn and Bacon.
April 15: Doing a Focus Group Discussion (Madhusudan Subedi)
Reading requirements:
- Kitzinger, Jenny. 2008. The methodology of focus groups: The importance of interaction between research participants. In Social Research Methods: A Reader (Indian Reprint), by Clive Seale, eds., pp. 269-272. London and New York: Routledge.
April 18: Doing Observations (Janak Rai)
Reading requirements:
- Quinn Patton, Michael. 2002. Fieldwork strategies and observation methods. In Qualitative Research and evaluation Methods, 3rd edition, pp. 259-338. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Des Chene, Mary. 1997. “We women must try to live”: The Saga of Bhauju. Studies in Nepali History and Society 2(1): 125-172.
April 20: Doing field interviews (Mary DesChene)
- Quinn Patton, Michael. 2002. Qualitative Interviewing. In Qualitative Research and evaluation Methods, 3rd edition, pp. 339–427. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
January 11: Introduction to the fellowship (Pramod Bhatta and Research Fellows 2009)
January 12: Introduction to Martin Chautari (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta and other Martin Chautari Colleagues)
January 13: Modern Nepal's History: An Open Commentary (CK Lal)
Reading requirements: -
- Chapter from Tyas Bakhatko Nepal, by Sardar Bhim Bahadur Pandey - Chapter from Purana Samjhana, by Ram Mani Adi
January 14: Discussion on Research Proposal (Pratyoush Onta and Pramod Bhatta) The fellows will be given a proposal for prior reading. This session will dissect the proposal. Each fellow will be asked to criticize it as an academic research proposal.
January 17: Understanding Social Exclusion in Nepal (Rajendra Pradhan)
Reading requirements:
- Pradhan, Rajendra. 2006. Understanding social exclusion and social inclusion in the Nepalese context: some preliminary remarks. Paper presented at the workshop "Understanding social exclusion and social inclusion: Theories, methodologies and data" organized by the Social Science Baha and the Social Inclusion Research Fund/SNV, 3 June 2006.
- Bennett, Lynn. 2008. Policy Reform and Culture Change: Contesting Gender, Caste and Ethnic Exclusion in Nepal. In Inclusive States: Social Policy and Structural Inequalities, by Anis A. Dani and Arjan de Haan, eds., pp.197-224. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
- de Haan, Arjan. 2000. Social exclusion: Enriching the understanding of deprivation? Studies in Social and Political Thought 2(2): 22-40.
- Abako Nepal Gyanko Nepal by Social Science Baha.
January 19: Gender Exclusion (Meena Acharya)
Reading requirements:
- Acharya, Meena. 1997. Political participation of women in Nepal. In Women and politics worldwide, by Barbara Nelson and Najima Chowdhary, eds., pp. 479–495. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
- DFID and World Bank. 2005. Public discourse and action to address gender exclusion. In Citizens with(out) rights: Nepal gender and social exclusion assessment, Chapter 7. Kathmandu: DFID and The World Bank.
- Tamang, Seira. 2004. Nepalma Bikase Naribad. In Nepalko Sandarvama Samajshashtriya Chintan, by Mary DesChene and Pratyoush Onta, eds., pp. 522–557. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
January 22: Exclusion of Madhes (CK Lal)
Reading requirements:
- Gautam, Bhaskar. 2008. Parityakta Madhes: Likhatdwara Kaid Nepali Rastriyata. Studies in Nepali History and Society 13(1): 117–146.
- Guneratne, Arjun. 2009. Introduction. In Regionalism and National Unity in Nepal. Frederik H. Gaize, 2nd Ed., pp. xvi–xxviii. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Bernado, M. 2006. Tarai: Muglanko Bhag wa Gorkhako? In Madhes: Samasya ra Sambhawana, by Basanta Thapa and Mohan Mainali, eds., pp. 29–41. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Hyome, K. 2006. Madhespratiko Vivhedh ra Samanata Aandolan. In Madhes: Samasya ra Sambhawana, by Basanta Thapa and Mohan Mainali, eds., pp. 475–521. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Dahal, Dilli Ram. 2050 v.s. Taraiko Bivajit Pahichan. Himal 2050 VS: 13–16.
January 24: Janajati Exclusion (Lucky Sherpa, Kailash Rai)
Reading requirements:
- INSEC. 2004. Adivasi Janajati ra Manav Adhikar. In Human Rights Year Book 2004, pp. 109–130. Kathmandu: INSEC.
- Gurung, Harka. 2004. Rastriyata ra Janajati. In Nepalko Sandarvama Samajshashtriya Chintan, by Mary DesChene and Pratyoush Onta, eds., pp. 418–440. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Rai, Kailash. 2008. Adivasi Janajati Mahila Aandolan ra Janajati Mahila Mahasangh. Studies in Nepali History and Society 13(1): 147–199. Further reading:
- Onta, Pratyoush. 2006. The growth of the Adivasi Janajati movement in Nepal after 1990: The non-political institutional agents. Studies in Nepali History and Society 11(2): 303–354.
- Pfaff-Czarnecka, Joanna. 1997. Vestiges and Visions: Cultural Change in the Process of Nation-Building in Nepal. In Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Nepal. The Netherlands: Harwood Academic Publishers.
January 26: Dalit Exclusion (Ahuti)
Reading requirements:
- Ahuti. 2004. Hindu Samajma Dalit Jatiya Muktiko Prashna. In Nepalko Sandarvama Samajshashtriya Chintan, by Mary DesChene and Pratyoush Onta, eds., pp. 522-557. Kathmandu: Social Science Baha.
- Ahuti. 2007. Dalitka lagi Aarakchhyan-Adhikar. In Bishesh Adhikar ra Aarakchhyanko Rajniti, by Purna Basnet and Suvash Darnal, eds., pp. 187-219. Kathmandu: Jagaran Media Center. Further reading:
- DFID and The World Bank. 2005. The public discourse and action to address caste discrimination. In Citizens with(out) rights: Nepal gender and social exclusion assessment, Chapter 8. Kathmandu: DFID and World Bank.
- Bishowkarma, Hira. 2063 VS. Dalit Mahilaka Sawal ra tinko Samadhan. In Nepalma Dalit Mahila, by Dalit Mahila Sangh (FEDO), pp. 117–140. Kathmandu: Dalit Mahila Sangh.
January 28: Geographical Dimensions of Exclusion in Nepal: The Case of Karnali Region (Jagannath Adhikari)
Reading requirements:
- Adhikari, Jagannath. 2009. Development in Karnali and the Food Crisis. In Food Crisis in Karnali: A Historical and Politico-economic Perspective, pp. 1–29. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
- Shah, Saubhagya. 2004. Karnali: Pida ra Muktiko Upaya. In Nepalma Garibiko Bahas, by Bhaskar Gautam, Jagannath Adhikari and Purna Basnet, eds., pp. 274–280. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
January 31: Spatial Dimensions of Exclusion in Nepal (Pitamber Sharma)
Reading requirements:
- Sharma, Pitamber. 2009. Shanghiyatako Sworup: Prabriti ra Sambhawana. Naya Patrika, 9 December, p. 11.
- Sharma, Pitamber. 2009. Shanghiyataka Sandarvama Pramukh Dal. Naya Patrika, 10 December, p. 11.
- Sharma, Pitamber. 2008. Nepali Canvaska Rangharu. Kathmandu: Himal Books.
February 2: Group Work: Understanding Social Exclusion in Nepal (Pramod Bhatta) See separate instructions.
February 4: Group Presentations: Understanding Social Exclusion in Nepal (Pramod Bhatta) See separate instructions.
February 7: How to do a literature review? (Ramesh Parajuli)
Reading requirements:
- Hofstee, Erik. 2006. The Literature Review. In Constructing a Good Dissertation: A Practical Guide to Finishing a Master’s, MBA or PhD on Schedule. Available Online at: www.exactica.co.za. Retrieved on 1 Feb 2010.
- Subrahmanian, Ramya. 2005. Education Exclusion and the Developmental State. In Educational Regimes in Contemporary India. Radhika Chopra, Patricia Jeffery in collaboration with Helmut Reifeld, eds., 62–82. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
- Williams, James. 2008. Who (in the world) is not in school? Toward a Policy Framework for Educating Marginalized Children and Youth. In Policy-Making for Education Reform in Developing Countries: Policy Options and Strategies. William K. Cummings and James H. Williams, eds., pp. 3–26. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. The fellows are required to prepare a written review of the key issues raised by the second and third articles and draw some implications for further research in educational exclusion/inclusion.
February 9: Preparing bibliographies, references and Martin Chautari citation style (Harsha Man Maharjan and Dev Raj Humagain)
Reading requirements:
- Lekhaklai Anurodh. In Media Adhyayan 4 (2009). Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta and Devraj Humagain, eds., pp. 313–316. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari. Please also refer to other Martin Chautari books/book chapters that have been provided to you for citation styles and referencing.
February 11: Proposal development (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Hart, Chris. 2005. Writing your research proposal. In Doing your masters dissertation, pp. 365–405. New Delhi: Vistaar Publications.
February 17: Discussion on Research Proposal, Book Review and Opinion Paper (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta) Each fellow is required to make a verbal presentation of his/her progress in the research proposal and book review.
February 18: Development of Education in Nepal (Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Bhatta, Pramod. 2009. 60 Years of Educational Development in Nepal. In Education in Nepal: Problems, Reforms and Social Change. Pramod Bhatta, ed., pp. 1–16.
- Caddell, Martha. 2007. Education and Change: A Historical Perspective on Schooling, Development and the Nepali Nation-State. In Education and Social Change in South Asia, by Krishna Kumar and Joachim Oesterheld, eds., pp. 251–284. New Delhi: Orient Longman.
- Valentin, Karen. 2005. Education and Nation-Building in Nepal: An Historical Perspective. In Schooled for the Future: Educational Policy and Everyday Life among Urban Squatters in Nepal, by Karen Valentin, pp. 53–68. Connecticut: Information Age Publishing.
February 21: Interpreting and analyzing data (Saurav Dev Bhatta) (11.00 am–1.30 pm)
Reading requirements:
- Bhatta, Saurav Dev. 2009[2004]. Disparities in School Performance in the SLC Exams: An Exploratory Analysis. In Education in Nepal: Problems, reforms and Social Change. Pramod Bhatta, ed., pp. 57–119. Kathmandu: Martin Chautari.
February 23: Livelihood and social exclusion (Sharad Ghimire)
Reading requirements:
- DfID. n.d. Sustainable Livelihood Guidance Sheet. Available online at: www.livelihoods.org. Accessed on 15 February 2010.
- Scoones, Ian. 1998. Sustainable Rural Livelihood: A Framework for Analysis. IDS Working Paper 72. UK: Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
- de Haan, Leo and Annelies Zoomers. 2005. Exploring the Frontiers of Livelihood Research. Development and Change 36(1): 27–47. See separate instructions for this class.
February 26: Doing 'fieldwork' (Mary DesChene)
Reading requirements:
- DesChene, Mary. 1997. Locating the Past. In Anthropological Locations: Boundaries and Grounds of a Field Science. Akhil Gupta and James Ferguson, eds., pp. 66–85. California: University of california Press.
- DesChene, Mary. 1997. "We Women must try to Live": The Saga of Bhauju. Studies in Nepali History and Society 2(1): 125–172.
- Narayan, Kirin. How Native is a "Native" Anthropologist? American Anthropologist 95(3): 671–686. See also separate instructions for this class.
March 2: Understanding Social Exclusion in Education (Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Subrahmanian, Ramya. 2005. Education Exclusion and the Developmental State. In Educational Regimes in Contemporary India. Radhika Chopra, Patricia Jeffery in collaboration with Helmut Reifeld, eds., pp. 62–82. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
- Williams, James. 2008. Who (in the world) is not in school? Towards a Policy Framework for Educating Marginalized Children and Youth. In Policy-Making for Education Reform in Developing Countries: Policy Options and Strategies. William K. Cummings and James H. Williams, eds., pp. 3–26. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- Chanana, Karuna. 2001. Accessing higher education: The dilemma of schooling women, minorities, SCs and STs in contemporary India. In Interrogating Women's Education: Bounded Visions, Expanding Horizons, pp. 287-332. New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
- Mehta, Aashish and Rana Hasan. 2008. Underrepresentation in colleges: what do the data tell us? In In Search of Inclusive policy: Addressing Graded Inequality, by Sukhadeo Thorat and Narender Kumar, eds., pp. 166-181. New Delhi: Rawat Publications in association with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies.
March 4: Issues in Nepal's Education (Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Mathema, Kedar Bhakta. 2007. Crisis in Education and Future Challenges for Nepal. European Bulletin of Himalayan Research 31: 46-66.
- Bhatta, Saurav Dev. 2004. Disparities in School Performance in the SLC Exams: an Exploratory Analysis. Studies in Nepali History and Society 9(2): 293-343.
- Stash, Sharon and Emily Hannum. 2001. Who goes to school? Educational stratification by gender, caste and ethnicity in Nepal. Comparative Education Review 45(3): 354-378.
- Parajuli, Mahesh Nath. 2062 V.S. Nepali Schoolma Dalit Bahishkar ra Bivedhka Kura. In Rajyako Punarsamrachanama Dalit Sahabhagita, by Bidhyanath Koirala, Rajan Khadka and Rajkumar Baral, eds., pp. 131-142. Kathmandu: Bidhyanath Koirala, Rajan Khadka and Rajkumar Baral.
March 7: Gender as a Matrix (Seira Tamang)
Reading requirements:
- Tamang, Seira. 2066 v.s. Naribadi Aandolan Nirmanka Sandarvama Kehi Bichar. Asmita 21(67) 4–7.
- Name not mentioned. 1998. "The Rape" of Mr. Smith. In Issues in Feminism: An Introduction to Women's Studies (4th Edition). Sheila Ruth, ed., pp. 315–316. California: Mayfield Publishing House.
March 9: Gender Exclusion in Education (Susan Acharya)
Reading requirements:
- Acharya, Susan and Mahesh Nath Parajuli. 2008. Measuring Gender Equality in Education: A Micro-Study of Learning Environment at Home and School: Through the Perspective of Gender Equality. UNESCO Kathmandu Series of Monographs and Working Papers # 17. Kathmandu: UNESCO
- Karlekar, Malvika. 2000. Girls' Access to Schooling: An Assessment. In The gender Gap in Basic Education: NGOs as Change Agents. Rekha Wazir, ed., pp. 80–114. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
- Madan, Vandana. 2004. Inside the Classroom: Content Analysis of Classroom Processes Studies in Eight States. In Gender and Social Equity in Primary Education: Hierarchies of Access. Vimala Ramachandran, ed., pp. 143–165. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
- Page, Elspeth. 2005. Negotiation and Compromise: Gender and Government Primary Education. In Educational Regimes in Contemporary India. Radhika Chopra, Patricia Jeffery in collaboration with Helmut Reifeld, eds., pp. 178–196. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
March 11: Issues in Nepal's Higher Education (Tri-Ratna Manandhar)
Reading requirements:
- An article by Dr. Manandhar.
- Khaniya, Tirth. 2007. Overview of the development of higher education in Nepal. In New Horizons in Education in Nepal, pp. 117–136. Kathmandu: Kishor Khaniya.
- Sijapati, Bandita. 2005. Perils of Higher Education Reform in Nepal. Journal of Development and Social Transformation 2: 25–33.
March 14: Group Work: Social Exclusion/Inclusion in Education (Pramod Bhatta)
March 16: Group Presentations: Social Exclusion/Inclusion in Education (Pramod Bhatta)
March 18: Reservation/Affirmative Action in India (CK Lal)
Reading requirements:
- de Haan, Arjan. 2008. Citizens, Identity and Public Policy: Affirmative Action in India. In Inclusive States: Social Policy and Structural Inequalities. Anis A. Dani and Arjan de Haan, eds., pp. 225–247. Washington, DC: The World Bank.
- Sharma, Arvind. 2005. History and theory of affirmative action in India. In Reservation and Affirmative Action: Models of Social Integration in India and the United States, pp. 143–169. New Delhi: Sage.
March 23: Naya Nepali Rastriyatako Bahas (CK Lal)
Reading requirements:
- Lal, CK. Forthcoming. Nepaliya Hunalai.... A Paper Prepared for Martin Chautari.
March 28: Discussion on Opinion Paper (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta)
March 30: Nepal Multidimensional Exclusion Measure (Lynn Bennett)
- Bennett, Lynn and Dilip Parajuli. 2010. Nepal Multidimensional Exclusion Measure: Methodology, First Round Findings and Implications for Action (Draft). A Paper Prepared for the World Bank, Kathmandu.
- Middleton, Townsend and Sara Shneiderman. 2008. Reservations, federalism and the politics of Recognition in Nepal. Economic & Political Weekly, 10 May, 39–45.
April 1: Reservation/Aff`irmative Action in Education (Pramod Bhatta)
Reading requirements:
- Koirala, Bidhyanath. 2007. Shaikchhik Aarakchhyan: Dalit Aarakchhyanko Swarup ra Parinati. In Bishesh Adhikar ra Aarakchhyanko Rajniti. Purna Basnet and Suvash Darnal, eds., pp. 239–246. Kathmandu: Jagaran Media Center.
- Basant, Rakesh. 2006. Comments: Reservation in higher education. Seminar 565.
- Rao, S. Srinivas. 2008. Equality in higher education: The impact of affirmative action policies. In In Search of Inclusive policy: Addressing Graded Inequality. Sukhadeo Thorat and Narender Kumar, eds., pp. 286–311. New Delhi: Rawat Publications in association with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies.
- Deshpande, Satish and Yogendra Yadav. 2008. Redesigning affirmative action. In In Search of Inclusive policy: Addressing Graded Inequality. Sukhadeo Thorat and Narender Kumar, eds., pp. 191–208. New Delhi: Rawat Publications in association with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies.
April 4: Research proposal: Framing your research questions (Pramod Bhatta)
April 6: Research proposal: Framing your research questions (contd...) (Pramod Bhatta)
April 8: Research proposal: Framing your research questions (contd...) (Pratyoush Onta, Pramod Bhatta)
April 11: Content Analysis (Sharad Ghimire, Harsha Man Maharjan)
Reading requirements:
- Krippendorff, Klaus. 2004. Chapter 2: Conceptual Foundation. In Content Analysis: An Introduction to its Methodology, pp. 18–40. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Ghimire, Sharad. 2003. Nepali Chhapama batabaraniya Nyaya. In Mediako Chirfar: Kehi Samajik Sandarva, by Pratyoush Onta and Ramesh Parajuli, eds., pp. 23–68. Kathmandu: martin Chautari.
- Maharjan, Harsha Man. 2009. Panchayati Shasanma 'Bikasko Lagi Sanchar' Awadharanako Rajniti. In Media Adhyayan 4. Shekhar Parajuli, Pratyoush Onta and Dev Raj Humagain, eds., pp. 113–148. Kathmandu: Martin Chuatari.
- Parajuli, Rama. 2002. Narayanhiti Hatyakanda: 'Broadsheet'ko Coverage. Studies in Nepali History and Society 7(1): 175–207.
April 13: Using Large Data Sets: The Logic of Survey Research (Sudhindra Sharma)
Reading requirements:
- Neuman, W. Lawrence. 2003. Survey Research. In Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 3rd Edition, pp. 263-307. New York: Allyn and Bacon.
April 15: Doing a Focus Group Discussion (Madhusudan Subedi)
Reading requirements:
- Kitzinger, Jenny. 2008. The methodology of focus groups: The importance of interaction between research participants. In Social Research Methods: A Reader (Indian Reprint), by Clive Seale, eds., pp. 269-272. London and New York: Routledge.
April 18: Doing Observations (Janak Rai)
Reading requirements:
- Quinn Patton, Michael. 2002. Fieldwork strategies and observation methods. In Qualitative Research and evaluation Methods, 3rd edition, pp. 259-338. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Des Chene, Mary. 1997. “We women must try to live”: The Saga of Bhauju. Studies in Nepali History and Society 2(1): 125-172.
April 20: Doing field interviews (Mary DesChene)
- Quinn Patton, Michael. 2002. Qualitative Interviewing. In Qualitative Research and evaluation Methods, 3rd edition, pp. 339–427. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.