Dhirendra Nalbo, PhD

As I a faculty, I teach Peace, Conflict, Development and Environmental Studies and Co-Direct the Writing and Research Diploma

My research interests include peacebuilding, development and conflict with the specific focus on environmental studies. Currently I am working on two projects 1) examining laws and policies related Protected Areas of Nepal and 2) working for a book on Nepal’s environmental history.

Academic Background

Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University (January 2012- May 2019)

Dissertation: The “Local” and Peacebuilding: A Study on Community Forests Management in Myanmar’s Kachin State.
Committee: Dr. Susan F Hirsch (Chair), Dr. Terrence Lyons and Dr. John Dale

MA in Conflict Resolution, University of Bradford, UK (September 2007- December 2008)

Thesis: Land: Environmental Sustainability and Human Security

MA in English, Institute of Advanced Communication, Education and Research, Pokhara University (September 2002-May2005)

Thesis: Cultural Immensurabiilty in V.S. Naipal's In A Free State.

BA in English, Sociology and Anthropology, Tri-Chandra Multiple College (1999-2002)

Publications

Identity Politics and Federalism in Nepal (2010). The International Crisis Group.
Violence Against Women and Access to Justice in Nepal (2013). The Asia Foundation.
The Reintegration of the Maoists Combatants: What Do We Need to Know? (2016). A book Chapter.
The New Federal Restructuring and Social Movements Demands: A Critical Study Community Forestry Policies and Practices in Nepal (2017). A Policy Briefing wrote for Alliance for Social Dialogue/Open Society Foundation.