Building Political Cutlure in Nepal

Contents: Preface. 1. Political culture: a conceptual framework. 2. Determining factors of Nepal's political culture. 3. Political culture and political socialization: interaction and traits in Nepal. 4. Political culture of Nepal: a historical perspective. 5. Emerging trends in Nepal's political culture: perception and assessment. 6. Conclusion and suggestions. References. Index. Building Political Culture in Nepal looks critically at various crucial aspects of the political culture of Nepal on the basis of Nepal's geography economy social hierarchy ethnic groups religion and gender. It investigates their access barrier quality trend dimensions and reviews political culture during different historical periods of Nepal. It analyzes a number of recent trends of political culture, especially after 1990. It is basically a study of attitude and orientation of people towards political parties, leaders, opposition, union demonstration bureaucracy foreign interference and overall satisfaction and dissatisfaction of people in general. The book identifies the essential cultural and attitudinal bases for a workable democracy.