Manish Thapa

Manish Thapa (Nepal) is currently a Visiting Fellow at Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at University of Notre Dame & Ph.D. candidate in International Studies at the University of Tokyo working on his dissertation From Bullet to Ballot: The Politics of Peacemaking in Nepal.
He received his Bachelors degree in Development Studies from Kathmandu University, and Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies from Austria’s European Peace University. He was recipient of prestigious Sauvé Scholar 2006 -2007 at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
He is now serving as an Executive Director of and Regional Coordinator of South Asian Regional Cooperation Academic Network (SARCAN).
He is also co-chair of Internal Conflict Commission at International Peace Research Association (IPRA) & council member of .
He founded Nepal Peace Initiative Alliance in 2005 which was instrumental in the establishment of Ministry of Peace & Reconstruction in Nepal. He also played a key role in establishing Conflict, Peace & Development Studies Program at Tribhuvan University, where he is associated as core faculty member. He is also Visiting Faculty at Nepal Army Command & Staff College.
Publications
"The Role of Young People in Conflict Prevention & Peace Building: A Case Study of Nepal" in Young People, Education, and Sustainable Development: Exploring Principles, Perspectives, and Praxis. Eds. P. Osano and P. B. Corcoran Nairobi, (Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Press, 2009). ISBN 978-90-8686-093-7
"Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: Context, Cost and Consequences" in Afro-Asian Conflicts: Changing Contours, Costs and Consequences. Eds. Sheema Shekhawat and Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra (New Delhi: New Century Publication, 2008) ISBN 978-81-7708-183-1.
Nepal Climate Change and Security Factsheet, (Tokyo: United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies, 2008) - Co-authored with Dr. Christian Webersik.
"Nepal - Ministry of Peace & Reconstruction: A Foundation for Peace" in Joint Action for Prevention: Civil Society & Government Cooperation on Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding. Eds. Paul Van Tongeren & Christine van Empel. (The Netherlands: European Center for Conflict Prevention, 2007).
“Back to Negotiation: Diagnosis & Prognosis for future Negotiation Process in Nepal”. European Peace University - Research Paper Series, 02 (2006).
“The Internet as a Tool for Promoting Youth Participation in Democracy: A Case study of Nepal,” in Youth Development Journal 03/1 (2006).
“Evolution of Maoism in Nepal: Understanding Maoists Insurgency from Wider Perspectives,” in Global Development Network Research Paper Series (2005).
Natural Resources Management from Gender Perspectives - Research Paper Published in Conference Proceeding of When Women Gains So Does the World - Eight International Women’s Policy Research Conference of IWPR Washington D.C
http://www.iwpr.org/Conferences/Conference_Proceedings05.html

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