2014 The conference consisted of various themed panels on various social science disciplines. For the conference, proposals were initially invited either as stand-alone papers or as panels. These papers/panels were then selected by an international committee representing the Social Science Baha, the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS) and  the Britain-Nepal Academic Council (BNAC). All panels and keynote sessions were held at Hotel Shanker, Lazimpat.  

2014 23-25 July, 2014, Hotel Shanker, Lazimpat (organised by Social Science Baha, The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies & Britain-Nepal Academic Council)   Day 3: 25 July (Friday)[sta_anchor id="Harsha Man Maharjan"]  10 am – 12 pm Panel 7  [sta_anchor id="Susan Boser"] [sta_anchor id="Pitambar Bhandari"] Durbar Hall Chair: Mahendra Lawoti, Professor, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University, USA Harsha Man Maharjan Researcher, Media Research Unit, Martin Chautari, Nepal Holding Stake or Power: Stakeholder Participation in Nepal and Making of Media Policy Drafts (2012-2013) Susan Boser Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA Local Government Officers' Perspectives on Their Role during the Transition to Democracy in Nepal Pitambar Bhandari Lecturer, Department of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Civil Society Approach to Rise of Unionism in Nepal Discussant:…

2014 23-25 July, 2014, Hotel Shanker, Lazimpat (organised by Social Science Baha, The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies & Britain-Nepal Academic Council)   Day2: 24 July (Thursday) [sta_anchor id="Ang Sanu Lama"] [sta_anchor id="Rekha Khatri"] 9 – 11 am Panel 4A  Durbar Hall [sta_anchor id="Austin Lord"] [sta_anchor id="Sudeepa Khanal"] Panel 4B  One-Eyed Hall Chair: Dipak Gyawali, Chairman, Interdisciplinary Analysts, Nepal Chair: Rajendra Pradhan, Dean, Nepā School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Nepal Ang Sanu Lama Research Associate, Social Science Baha, Nepal Secondary Level Organization and Exclusion in Community Forestry: A Case Study of Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN) Rekha Khatri Senior Qualitative Research Officer I, Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD), Nepal Ian Harper Senior Lecturer & Head of Anthropology, Social Anthropology, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK The ‘Computer  Janch’ for…

2014 23-25 July, 2014, Hotel Shanker, Lazimpat (organised by Social Science Baha, The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies & Britain-Nepal Academic Council)   Day 1: 23 July (Wednesday) 9 – 11 am Panel 1A Durbar Hall [sta_anchor id="Binayak Sundas"] Panel 1B One-Eyed Hall [sta_anchor id="Liana Chase"] Opening remarks: Nirmal Man Tuladhar, Chair, Social Science Baha Opening remarks: Mahendra Lawoti, Former President, The Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies Chair: Pratyoush Onta, Martin Chautari, Nepal Chair: Janak Rai, Lecturer, Tribhuvan University, Nepal [sta_anchor id="Nawaraj Upadhaya"] Binayak Sundas PhD Candidate, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India [sta_anchor id="Rachel Amtzis"] Understanding the Success of the Gorkha Expansion in the 18th Century: Going Beyond Prithvi Narayan Shah [sta_anchor id="Mahendra Lawoti"] [sta_anchor id="Shankar Ghimire"] Liana Chase MSc Candidate, Division of Social and Cultural…