Armed Conflict and Peace Process in Nepal The Maoist Insurgency, Past Negotiations, and Opportunities For ConflictTransformation

Newest study of Nepalese politics and current attempts at developing peace strategies by a leading scholar in conflict management. The reason behind Nepalese crisis, could be clarified by answering questions like : How and why did Maoist insurgency emerged? Why did past two negotiations failed? What are the initiative taken so far by political parties, civil society and media in resolving crisis and what are the opportunities for conflict transformation? Attempts have been made in this book to answer above questions.

Contents:

1. Armed conflict in Nepal: An Overview
2. Concept of conflict transformation and peace building
3. Local Approaches of conflict management
4. Failed negotiations and peace talks revisited
5. Civil society, political parties, media in peace process
6. Third party negotiation on the ongoing armed conflict
7. Human rights approach in dealing with armed conflict
8. Impacts of the armed conflict
9. Requirement for successful negotiations of the armed conflict
10. Nepal at the crossroads