English - Support to Participatory Constitution Building in Nepal ...
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5. Organisation of the bookThe Remake of a StateAt the very crucial phase of <strong>Nepal</strong>i society and politics, we have comeup with this book The Remake of a State: Post-conflict Challenges andState <strong>Build<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nepal</strong>. This documents the em<strong>in</strong>ent issues that are dailydebated <strong>in</strong> academic arena <strong>in</strong> the post-conflict <strong>Nepal</strong>. The chapters herenot only impart hope, but also warn of challenges ahead. Basically, bothconceptual and practical streams of chapters are <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> this book.We presented the issues of and the challenges <strong>to</strong> state build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> this veryfirst chapter. It has discussed the orig<strong>in</strong> and causes of conflict <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nepal</strong> withsome theoretical foundations on national <strong>in</strong>tegrity and its implicationson state build<strong>in</strong>g process. In Chapter 2, Bishnu Raj Upreti has provided aconceptual framework for post-conflict state build<strong>in</strong>g. There he talks onpolicies, pr<strong>in</strong>ciples, practices and <strong>in</strong>stitutions, and their restructur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> theaftermath of conflict. The relationship between the private sec<strong>to</strong>r and statebuild<strong>in</strong>g is explored <strong>in</strong> Chapter 3 by Sagar Raj Sharma. Claim<strong>in</strong>g the nonstatesec<strong>to</strong>rs can have vital role <strong>in</strong> conflict transformation, Sharma detailson the economic side of post-conflict <strong>Nepal</strong> with a focus on partnershipfor development. Bharat Kumar Pokharel and Jane Carter discuss aboutthe chronic poverty and governance system <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nepal</strong> <strong>in</strong> Chapter 4. Tak<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>stance from the successful community forestry approach <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nepal</strong>, theyhave strongly argued <strong>in</strong> favour of a collective approach <strong>in</strong> reduc<strong>in</strong>g povertyand <strong>in</strong>stitutionalis<strong>in</strong>g good governance.Tourism is a boon for <strong>Nepal</strong>. The importance of susta<strong>in</strong>able <strong>to</strong>urismis em<strong>in</strong>ent <strong>to</strong> flourish the post-conflict economy, argue Pranil KumarUpadhayaya and Sagar Raj Sharma <strong>in</strong> Chapter 5. The issues of propertyright and associated problems, the ways <strong>to</strong> address them <strong>in</strong> the upcom<strong>in</strong>gconstitution and the transferr<strong>in</strong>g of state property <strong>to</strong> the community<strong>in</strong> the post-conflict <strong>Nepal</strong> is discussed <strong>in</strong> Chapter 6 by Bharat KumarPokharel and Bimala Rai Paudyal. In Chapter 7, Bishnu Raj Upreti writesabout how physical <strong>in</strong>frastructures are targeted dur<strong>in</strong>g civil wars andhow can and should they be reconstructed, with new sets up, for themean<strong>in</strong>gful development <strong>in</strong>tervention. He argues that post-conflict peaceand stability can be achieved by gett<strong>in</strong>g right process of developmentand state build<strong>in</strong>g. Purna Bahadur <strong>Nepal</strong>i and Kailash Nath Pyakuryal, <strong>in</strong>Chapter 8, claim that land is, and has been, a vital issue s<strong>in</strong>ce immemorial.It was also one of the root causes of decade long <strong>in</strong>surgency <strong>in</strong> <strong>Nepal</strong>.The post-conflict state build<strong>in</strong>g should properly address this, put forth theauthor duo.11