Lecture Series

Mahendra Lawoti
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Exclusionary Democratization in Nepal: Political Institutions and Elite Attitudes in Comparative Perspective

Mahendra Lawoti is currently a visiting assistant professor at the Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University. He is joining Wake Forest University in Fall 2004. His book, Toward a Democratic Nepal: Inclusive Political Institutions for a Multicultural Society, is forthcoming from Sage Publications (New Delhi). He has published several articles and is revising his doctoral dissertation into a book. His teaching and research interests span democratisation, political institutions, international development, violent conflicts, ethnic politics, constitutionalism, and social movements.