by Bobby Costello | May 5, 2026 | Salem State University
Recent uprisings in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Madagascar (just to name a few) have highlighted younger generations’ demands for anticorruption and better political representation. Specifically, the 2025 uprising in Nepal illustrates GenZ’s potential for...
by Rhea Yadav | Dec 17, 2025 | University of Pittsburgh
Nepal’s Madhesi community lives in the Tarai plains along the southern border, a region culturally intertwined with northern India. Madhesis speak Maithili, Bhojpuri, Awadhi, and Hindi, maintain dense cross-border kinship networks, and make up nearly one-third of...
by Shristy Karki | Dec 16, 2020 | James Madison University
Deep social cleavages polarize society into antagonistic identity groups. These groups have become so deeply rooted that politicians are appealing to the base group. Citizens usually vote for authoritarian candidates when they appeal to their own base. Social...
by Salvatore Ragonese | Mar 7, 2019 | Suffolk University
Recent events in Nepal suggest that communism may be acting as an obstacle to the country’s democratic progress. According to the Himalayan Times, “Prime Minister and ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP)...
