The role of international labour migration in processes leading to the (re)production rural poverty South continues shape critical academic and policy debate. While many studies have established that provides an important pathway prosperity, they insufficiently analyse profound effects remittances on agrarian livelihoods. This article uses case Nepal, where over half households are involved foreign migration, as a 'window' understand shaping how poverty. paper analyses generates outcomes...

Nepal's community forestry program has been touted as a successful case in decentralized forest management. However, the government of Nepal often constrained autonomy local communities an apparent attempt to reverse decentralization. This article identifies mechanisms through which reforms and growing deliberative culture policy process are attenuated. To this end, we analyze amendment proposal revise Forest Act 1993—a widely recognized legislation for democratic decentralization—with tacit...

SUMMARY The community forestry program in Nepal has been advancing as a successful means of improving the condition forests. However, other areas around world, Nepal's initiative continues to face unresolved equity issues. This paper seeks explore underlying causes inequity using contemporary theories justice. Examining two forest user groups middle hill districts, study finds that lack recognition interpersonal and public spheres exacerbated powerlessness marginalized people, reducing their...

AbstractInternational labour migration continues to rise in Nepal affecting the livelihoods of many people. In this article, I draw on ethnographic research with Dalits, a marginalised group, examine role international altering migrants' economic and social space their places origin, once affected by Maoists' ‘people's war’. particular, explore how Dalits have used agency contest caste institutions mobilising financial, human symbolic capitals accumulated through migration. Much existing...

Migrant labour has increasingly become key to the functioning of many economies including in Asia. While existing studies have generated rich understandings precarity, there remains a paucity that shed new light on how migration infrastructures shape production multidimensional forms precarity global South. Drawing case study Nepali migrant workers engaged manufacturing and service sectors Malaysia, this article examines workers' precarious experiences role regulatory, commercial, workplace...

The issue of rural poverty continues to shape critical academic and policy discourses in the global South. In such discourses, some scholars policy‐makers highlight non‐agrarian pathways leading prosperity, while others continue emphasize significance land farming for reduction. However, analyses tend not only obscure strong linkages between agriculture, migration labour, but also stay silent on how people interpret changes or continuities their livelihoods. this paper, I focus case Nepal...

National climate change policy and strategies set out a framework for planning undertaking adaptation as well mitigation activities at the national local levels. In this article, we examine coherence contradictions between policies plans, its impacts on implementation of measures level. We undertook content review key documents (n = 4) Nepal. addition, conducted field study in Rajdevi Community Forest User Group (CFUG) located mid-hills Nepal, which has developed implemented community level...

Achieving food security has become a critical development issue. It is more so for Nepal, country facing serious social and economic problems. In recent years, Nepal seen rising temporary-work migration of people to foreign countries with implications security, even in distant rural places. this article, we examine differential effects transnational labour on sovereignty migrant-sending areas. doing, draw the fresh insights gained from case studies carried out villages representing two...

This article examines Nepal's recently prepared Forestry Sector Strategy (FSS) (as of 2014) in terms the use scientific evidence and quality stakeholder participation. By reviewing content analyzing context its development during 2012–2014, we found that transitional politics overt influence international agencies dominated process FSS. Although FSS was developed through a significant engagement, there limited available evidence. The narrowly conceived as deliverable supporting aid programs,...

Abstract Young people are increasingly turning away from agriculture in many parts of the global South, even where remains backbone livelihoods and rural economy. This tendency among youth has become a critical research public concern given that mass un (der)employment emerged as defining feature countries. In this paper, we interrogate depart dominant narrative youth‐agriculture disconnect by focussing on socio‐economic conditions shape diverse patterns livelihood areas. Our empirical...

Protected area governance has witnessed a shift from strict-nature conservation model towards seemingly more participatory approach in Nepal. Despite some progress, top-down and non-deliberative processes characterise policy making protected area. However, many civil society actors have increasingly challenged the government to provide space for local people decision so that their rights natural resources are considered. This article examines two key aspects of politics process: why is often...

Abstract Motivation Affirmative action policies have attracted significant academic and policy interest worldwide. One of the key criticisms such is that they undermine meritocratic principles, but there little evidence analysis on how are being implemented shape meritocracy, particularly in low‐ middle‐income countries. Purpose Drawing a case study an affirmative designed for inclusion members from marginalized groups Nepal’s civil service, article critically examines whether this erodes...

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On a global scale, about 15.5% of forests are administered through community-based forestry programs that offer the opportunity for enhanced carbon sequestration while maintaining supply more traditional goods and services such as cooking fuels, animal fodder bedding. A challenge in community forest (CF) management is to realize their value without compromising role provision these services. In this study CF dominated by Pinus roxburghii Phalebas region Nepal, impacts stand composition...

This paper argues that Nepal's existing forest policy process is characterised by nondeliberative and techno-bureaucratic processes despite apparent recognition of the democratic approaches. Analysing two government’s recent decisions are related to community forestry protected areas, we emphasise complementary role public contestation, critical research media in promoting deliberative processes. Taking reference governance perspective, analyse how multiple factors shape level resistance...

With anti-migrant populism and strict border regimes in many receiving countries, hundreds of thousands refugees have been entangled transit situations face critically vulnerable conditions. While recent research on migration has explored “life projects,” including work, studies, volunteering undertaken by to make their lives more bearable a context protracted uncertainty, how describe the country which they are living what facilitates life projects there remained less understood Southeast...