The Age of Rights: Towards an anthropology of civil society associations in Nepal

This dissertation examines the emergence of a ‘culture of human rights’ in Nepal, by focusing on the triangular relationship between civil society organisations (CSOs), the international discourse on human rights, and the social, legal and institutional changes that have characterised the country’s...

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Julkaisussa:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ebhr,
Päätekijä: Berardi Tadié, Barbara
Aineistotyyppi: Article ou chapitre numérique
Kieli:Anglais
Julkaistu: European Bulletin of Himalayan Research 2022
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Linkit:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Yhteenveto:This dissertation examines the emergence of a ‘culture of human rights’ in Nepal, by focusing on the triangular relationship between civil society organisations (CSOs), the international discourse on human rights, and the social, legal and institutional changes that have characterised the country’s recent history.Its main objective is to illustrate the mechanisms through which the rights discourse has become a language for formulating claims and for articulating social conflicts in Nepal, en...