DRCN has been conducting a nationwide observation of the implementation of federalism, and subnational governance since January 2018. This project includes reports on the function of local and provincial governments,…

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…

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 governments…

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 collected…

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…

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…