ABSTRACT

In post-war transitions, how do centre-periphery relations change, and what is the role of actors at the margins of the state in negotiating these changes? This article explores these questions by examining Nepal’s post-war transition following the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement focusing on three borderland districts (Saptari, Bardiya and Dolpa). The article analyses contrasting dynamics in these districts to highlight changes in centre-periphery relations across several areas including state reform, the economy, and transitional justice. The analysis shows how post-war transitions often generate new forms of contentious politics, and how groups at the margins can push back against emerging political settlements to reshape politics at the centre. The ambiguities and contradictions inherent to these processes are explored, with state restructuring processes susceptible to elite capture, and re-balancing of power between centre and periphery also coinciding with continuing or increased divisions and inequalities within borderland regions.

摘要

在战后转型中，中心与周边的关系如何变化，国家边缘的行动者在谈判这些变化中的作用是什么？本文通过考察尼泊尔在 2006 年《全面和平协议》之后的战后过渡来探讨这些问题，重点关注三个边境地区（萨普塔里、巴尔迪亚和多尔帕）。本文分析了这些地区的对比动态，以突出包括国家改革、经济和过渡司法在内的多个领域的中心-边缘关系的变化。分析显示了战后转型如何经常产生新形式的有争议的政治，以及边缘群体如何反抗新兴的政治解决方案以重塑中心政治。探索了这些过程固有的歧义和矛盾，