Political Context Analysis

DRCN has been conducting research on the implementation of federalism and functioning of subnational governments under its Political Context Analysis project since July 2023. Under this project, DRCN has been producing monthly political situation analysis and biannual reports. The publication of each report is followed by interactive discussions among stakeholders across three tiers of governments.

Thematic Research

• Local Government Functions in Health, Agriculture and Livestock, and Disaster Management
• Interrelationship Between Province and Local Levels in Nepal’s Federal Structure

Political Situation Update

• Contemporary Debates on Teachers and Party Politics in Nepal
• Monsoon-related Disasters Expose Gaps in DRRM Governance in Nepal
• Debates on the Relevance of the District Coordination Committees
• Nepal’s Federal Budget: Political and Economic Analysis
• Nepal’s Federal Civil Service Bill: An Opportunity to Advance Administrative Federalism
• Ilam By-election: A Test Case for Identity Politics
• Impacts of Unstable Political Coalition in Nepal
• Madhesh Province: From Movement to Implementation of Federalism
• Delay in Law-making in Nepal’s Federal Parliament and Its Implications
• Citizens in Search of Justice
• Nepal’s Stalled Transitional Justice Act
• The ‘Organization Reform and Public Relations’ Campaign by the Political Parties of Nepal
• Ethnic Identity Movement After the Naming of Koshi Province and Its Potential Implications