Research Projects

Reconstruction and Disaster Management
Mar 2019
- Aug 2019
In early 2019, the Nepal Reconstruction Authority (NRA) handed over several reconstruction related responsibilities to local governments in areas affected by the 2015 earthquake. Under the new federal structure, local…

Observation of Post-Constitution Politics and Governance in Nepal
Jan 2018
Ongoing
DRCN has been conducting a nationwide observation of the implementation of the newly structured local and provincial governments since Jan 2018. This project includes reports on the function of local…

Election Observation
May 2017
- Dec 2017
DRCN works to provide a critical, independent, and high-quality assessment of the elections, as well as recommendations for improving the electoral process as a part of its broader goal to…

Political Violence Monitoring
Feb 2017
- March 2018
Democracy Resource Center Nepal (DRCN), Collective Campaign for Peace (CoCAP) and Nepal Monitor are tracking elections related incidents of political violence through DRCN’s qualitative research and analysis of quantitative data…

Independent Impacts and Recovery Monitoring Nepal (IRM)
Dec 2016
- Mar 2019
On 25 April 2015, a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. Thousands were killed, tens of thousands were injured, and hundreds of thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed. A second…

Political Transition and Constitution Implementation
Sept 2014
- Oct 2016
Nepal entered a new phase in its democratic transition after the promulgation of the new constitution in September 2015. The constitution established Nepal as a secular, federal, democratic republic and…