March 14, 2024 (Thursday, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM JST)
About the Webinar
Since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Maoist rebels and the then government in November 2006, Nepal has come to a long way with its significant achievements in stabilizing large-scale violence, writing a new constitution, arranging a new governance system, and building new institutions to address the pressing socio-economic, political, and ecological problems confronted by the Nepalese society. Yet, how effective and viable those institutions are to tackle the emerging challenges of the country remains a critical concern at present. Based on my ongoing study on Nepal’s federal governance challenges and opportunities, my talk aims to provide some critical perspectives on the current state of peace, justice and strong institutions and their viability as well as contributions to strengthen sustainability in the country.
About the Speaker
Dr. Prakash Bhattarai is currently acting as Director of Centre for Social Change (CSC), a non- profit research and advocacy institute in Nepal working on issues around education, governance, migration, labor, peacebuilding, and civic engagement. Bhattarai holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Otago, New Zealand. He also holds master’s degrees in Population Studies (Tribhuvan University, Nepal) and in International Peace Studies (University of Notre Dame, USA), and has been a visiting research scholar (April-June 2013) at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden and at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), Germany (May-June 2017). He is also a 2018 Asia Global Fellow at Asia Global Institute, University of Hong Kong. He has published articles in peer reviewed journals such as International Negotiation, International Journal of Conflict Management and Journal of Peacebuilding and Development. Dr. Bhattarai has more than 20 years of professional and leadership experience on issues surrounding governance, peacebuilding, development, migration, labor, gender and youth with his association in a number of national and international organizations as well as the UN agencies.
About the NERPS Webinar Series
The Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) at Hiroshima University in Japan is hosting a series of webinars on the relationship between peace and sustainability in the context of environmental, socio-political, economic, and technological transformations. This series is situated within the urgent need to deal with the implications of global change, including the COVID-19 pandemic, for peace and sustainability. The webinar sessions serve as a platform for rethinking and updating the current discourse on peace and sustainability amidst these global challenges and transformations. Leading experts will discuss the role of resources, digital technologies, migration, governance, and education in peacebuilding, conflict mitigation, humanitarian aid, and capacity-building, among other components that contribute to the achievement of the Sustainability Development Goals, particularly that of Goal 16 on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Check out our previous webinars here.
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