Political Context Analysis

From July 2023 to March 2025, DRCN conducted research on the implementation of federalism and the functioning of subnational governments under its Political Context Analysis project. As part of this project, DRCN produced monthly political situation analyses and biannual reports. Each report’s publication was followed by interactive discussions among stakeholders across all three tiers of government.

Thematic Research

• Role of Regional Parties in Institutionalizing Federalism
• 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

• Key Observations from the Local Level By-Elections 2024
• Financial Transparency in Political Parties
• 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