Martin Chautari (MC) began as an informal discussion group in Kathmandu in 1991, allowing development professionals and academics to meet every two weeks to share insights and experiences. Now nationally known for its discussions, Chautari also conducts research focused on governance and democracy, media, education and livelihoods with cross-cutting themes of gender and social inclusion. A rigorous mentoring program of young researchers is in-built into MC’s work. The discussions, research, mentoring, publications and the library form an intrinsic part of MC’s primary objective: strengthening the social contract between state and citizens and expanding and making inclusive the public sphere by promoting informed dialogues and analytically rigorous research.

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• Briefing Paper 6: Political Finance and the Public Right, February 2012 (English ver./ Nepali ver.)
• Previous Policy Briefs

Most Recent Books

• नेपाली राष्ट्रियताः चिन्तन र अभिव्यक्ति (Nepali Nationalism: Ideas and Expressions)
• उच्चशिक्षामा सहभागिताः असमानताका सामाजिक आयाम (Participation in Higher Education: Social Dimension of Inequality)
• मिडिया अध्ययन ६ (Media Adhyayan 6)
• Looking at DEVELOPMENT AND DONORS: Essays from Nepal
• History as Mindscapes: A Memory of the Peasants’ Movement of Nepal

Studies in Nepali History and Society (SINHAS)

SINHAS provides an interdisciplinary forum for original Nepal related research. Read more>>>

Media Adhyayan (Media Studies)

Media Adhyayan is an annual Nepali language journal dedicated to media studies. Read more>>>

Recent Publications
  नेपाली राष्ट्रियताः चिन्तन र अभिव्यक्ति ; उच्चशिक्षामा सहभागिताः असमानताका सामाजिक आयाम (Participation in Higher Education: Social Dimension of Inequality); मिडिया अध्ययन ६ (Media Adhyayan 6);  Looking at DEVELOPMENT AND DONORS: Essays from Nepal; नेपालीय हुनलाई … (Being a Nepaliya); History as Mindscapes: A Memory of the Peasants’ Movement of Nepal; नेपाली सेनाः नागरिक नियन्त्रणका चुनौती (Nepali Army: Challenges for Civilian Control); मिडिया तालिमः नेपाली अभ्यासको लेखाजोखा (Media Training: Evaluation of Nepali Practices); 

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