TY - JOUR AU - Gurung, Om PY - 2010/04/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Social Inclusion: Policies and Practices in Nepal JF - Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology JA - Occ.Pap.Soc.&Anth. VL - 11 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - 10.3126/opsa.v11i0.3027 UR - https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/OPSA/article/view/3027 SP - 1-15 AB - <p>Social inclusion is one of the most vibrant issues raised strongly by indigenous peoples, women, <em>Madhesi, Dalits </em>and other marginalized communities in Nepal. At present, this issue has been a political agenda among political leaders, a subject of academic discourse among intellectuals and a field of development priority among development practitioners. Given the fact that the present state is exclusionary, non-participatory and non-representative and discriminates against indigenous peoples, women, <em>Madhesis, Dalits </em>and other marginalized communities on the basis of caste, ethnicity, language, religion, sex, class and geographical territory, these marginalized peoples and communities are demanding for a inclusive state through its restructuring along the line of federalism on the basis of national regional autonomy. For this purpose the election of constituent assembly has served as a legitimate and democratic process in present day Nepal.</p><p>DOI: 10.3126/opsa.v11i0.3027</p> <p><em>Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology</em> Vol.11 2009 1-15</p> ER -