Lok Raj Baral: 8 books

Nepal-Nation-state in the Wilderness takes a critical look at three important aspects of modern Nepal: viability of the Nepali State, prospects and challenges of its liberal democracy, and strategies for managing the emerging geopolitical trends. The author analyses the transformation of Maoists...

The agenda of the restructuring of the state came to sharp focus during the Peoples War, 1996-2006. Other political parties, individual intellectuals and analysts embraced this agenda realizing that the origins of violence and setbacks suffered by democracy at the hands of the absolute monarchy are rooted...

The present book is based on field study of Nepal-India open border arrangement and conduct of such unique and free border existing between the two countries since the signing of Sugauli Treaty in 1815-16. Its openness poses both challenges and opportunities for disturbing as well as making bilateral...

This book has originated from one of the casual discussions held at the Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies (NCCS) on the ongoing Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The purpose was to address a variety of subjects concerning the Peoples War, and accordingly, topics were assigned to individual authors of whom three are young scholars of NCCS.

This book is the product of a regional seminar on Non-Traditional Security: State, Society and Democracy in South Asia organized by Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies (NCCS). It has tried to reconceptualize security from a democratic perspective because democracy is being interpreted as an overall...

The present volume is the product of a ten-day workshop on Political Parties and Parliament supported by the Ford Foundation. It is also the second in the series, Upgrading Political Science in Nepal started by the Nepal Centre for Contemporary Studies (NCCS). Many other activities in this connection...

This book is the collection of articles presented at various forums and published in journals. One article is included in an edited volume South Asia and Eastern Neighbours published from New Delhi. I must say that many of the articles included in the present book are unpublished and new. Many friends...

Leadership like institutions and values is a crucial variable in politics and governance. Leadership qualities and roles are universal in nature and dimensions as all leaders should be endowed with certain new traits that set him apart from the common man.