Routeing democracy in the Himalayas experiments and experiences

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Democracy in the Himalayan region / Vibha Arora and N. Jayaram -- The Adivasi/Janajati movement in Nepal: myths and realities of indigeneity / Gérard Toffin -- The power of script: Phālgunanda's role in the formation of Kiranti ethnicity / Martin Gaenszle -- Refiguring rights, redefining culture: hill council in Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir / Mona Bhan -- The paradox of democracy in the northeast and the eastern Himalayas / Vibna Arora -- Deep democracy or ethnocentrism? : locating voice in the protests against development in northeastern India / Duncan McDuie-Ra -- Democracy through the gun? : challenges of post-conflict reconstruction in conflict-torn Assam / Nel Vandekerckhove --Democratic transition in Jammu and Kashmir: lessons from nature conservation interventions / Saloni Gupta -- Tibetan democracy-in-exile: the 'uniqueness' and limitations of democratic procedures in a territory-less polity / Fiona McConnell -- The ebb and flow of Nepalese democracy / Renske Doorenspleet and Bal Gopal Shrestha -- The changing discourse of social justice in Nepal / Poshendra Satyal Pravat.