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  • This website is the home for our research partnership focusing on reconstruction efforts in Nepal after the 2015 earthquakes.

    Dolakha, Nepal, December 2016. Photo by Sara Shneiderman. Read More

  • New Publication: “Beyond Reconstruction: What Leads to Satisfaction in Post-Disaster Recovery?”

    Ratna K. Shrestha, Raunak Shrestha, Sara Shneiderman, and Jeevan Baniya have just published a new academic article about the recovery following the 2015 earthquakes entitled “Beyond Reconstruction: What Leads to Satisfaction in Post-Disaster Recovery?” in the Journal of Happiness Studies. The authors found that freedom of choice throughout the reconstruction process is a much stronger […] Read More

  • New Publication: “Expertise, Labour and Mobility in Nepal’s Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Reconstruction”

    A new publication by project members Sara Shneiderman, Dan Hirslund, Jeevan Baniya, Philippe Le Billon, Bina Limbu, Bishnu Pandey, Katharine Rankin, Nabin Rawal, Prakash Chandra Subedi, Manoj [...] Read More

  • Dhading Working Paper Published

    We are pleased to share that the Dhading Working Paper has just been published. Please find the publication details and abstract below. The paper can be accessed through our Project Publications page here or [...] Read More

  • Policy Briefs 1 & 2 Published

    We are pleased to share that our first two policy briefs on the themes of ‘Law’ and ‘Finance’ have just been published and you can find the citation details and direct links to the PDFs below. These publications mark the 6th anniversary of the April 25th earthquake in Nepal, and will be followed by two […] Read More

Welcome to the website for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)-funded Partnership Development Grant ‘Expertise, Labour, and Mobility in Nepal’s Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Construction, Finance, and Law as Domains of Social Transformation’. We are a team of scholars from Canada, Denmark, Nepal and the US.

Please find basic information here about our objectives, workplan, short bios of team members, information on workshops, records of presentations, reflective blogs, funding, and links to partners’ websites.

Our partnership work began in mid-2017, and this website will be updated as we have more material to share.

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New Publication: “Beyond Reconstruction: What Leads to Satisfaction in Post-Disaster Recovery?”
Ratna K. Shrestha, Raunak Shrestha, Sara Shneiderman, and Jeevan Baniya have just published a new academic article about the recovery following the 2015 earthquakes entitled “Beyond Reconstruction: What Leads to Satisfaction in Post-Disaster Recovery?” in the Journal of Happiness Studies. The authors found that freedom of choice throughout the reconstruction process is a much stronger […]
Policy Brief and Working Paper Series Complete
We are pleased to announce that our Policy Brief and Working Papers Series are now complete, with the publication of Policy Brief 3 on Construction and Policy Brief 4 on Heritage, along with the Working Paper “Reconstructing Nepal: Sindhupalchowk – Hybrid Construction and Financial Flows”. These materials can be accessed through our Project Publications page here or […]
NEPAL: Rebuilding from Disaster, Preparing for the Future (LSE South Asia Centre)
We are pleased to share more information about an upcoming event hosted by LSE South Asia Centre titled “NEPAL: Rebuilding from Disaster, Preparing for the Future” on March 10th, 2022 at 8:30am (PST). This roundtable event focuses on disaster governance in Nepal and on how the earthquakes of 2015 have shaped to mitigate future disasters. […]
New Publication: “Expertise, Labour and Mobility in Nepal’s Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Reconstruction”
A new publication by project members Sara Shneiderman, Dan Hirslund, Jeevan Baniya, Philippe Le Billon, Bina Limbu, Bishnu Pandey, Katharine Rankin, Nabin Rawal, Prakash Chandra Subedi, Manoj Suji, Deepak Thapa, and Cameron Warner titled “Expertise, Labour and Mobility in Nepal’s Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Reconstruction” has been published in the Cambridge University Press volume edited by Michael Hutt, Mark Liechty, and Stefanie Lotter, titled Epicentre to Aftermath: […]
Dhading Working Paper Published
We are pleased to share that the Dhading Working Paper has just been published. Please find the publication details and abstract below. The paper can be accessed through our Project Publications page here or the links below. Dhading Working Paper: Rawal, Nabin, Manoj Suji, Bina Limbu, Prakash Chandra Subedi & Jeevan Baniya. 2021. “Reconstructing Nepal: […]
Policy Briefs 1 & 2 Published
We are excited to share that our first two policy briefs on the themes of ‘Law’ and ‘Finance’ have just been published and you can find the citation details and direct links to the PDFs below. These publications mark the 6th anniversary of the April 25th earthquake in Nepal, and will be followed by two […]
New Publication in Collaborative Anthropologies
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article in Collaborative Anthropologies titled “The Ethnography of Collaboration: Navigating Power Relationships in Joint Research” by project participants: Omer Aijazi, Emily Amburgey, Bina Limbu, Manoj Suji, James Binks, Courtney Balaz-Munn, Katharine Rankin and Sara Shneiderman. Abstract: We came together to write a paper on the devaluation […]
New Photo Collection
We are pleased to announce that our fieldwork photo collection of 216 images has now been published by UBC cIRcle, an open-access digital repository for research and teaching materials. The full collection can be viewed here. This collection is a compilation of images taken by members of the Social Science Baha research team located in Kathmandu, […]
National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Conference Presentation
On August 25th, 2020, Dr. Sara Shneiderman (Associate Professor in Anthropology and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC) presented a co-authored paper stemming from our SSHRC Partnership Development Grant at the web-based ‘National Symposium on Nepal’s Reconstruction (NSNR-2020) hosted by the Government of Nepal’s National Reconstruction Authority (NRA). The theme of the […]
Kathmandu Conference Presentation
Two members from our partnership team, Manoj Suji (Social Science Baha) and Nabin Rawal (Tribhuvan University) presented at the The Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya on July 31st, 2020 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The paper titled “Discourse of Post-Earthquake Heritage Reconstruction: A Case Study of Bhaktapur Municipality” explores the discourse of post-earthquake heritage […]
National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Conference Presentation
On August 25th, 2020, Dr. Sara Shneiderman (Associate Professor in Anthropology and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC) presented a co-authored paper stemming from our SSHRC Partnership Development Grant at the web-based ‘National Symposium on Nepal’s Reconstruction (NSNR-2020) hosted by the Government of Nepal’s National Reconstruction Authority (NRA). The theme of the […]
Kathmandu Conference Presentation
Two members from our partnership team, Manoj Suji (Social Science Baha) and Nabin Rawal (Tribhuvan University) presented at the The Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya on July 31st, 2020 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The paper titled “Discourse of Post-Earthquake Heritage Reconstruction: A Case Study of Bhaktapur Municipality” explores the discourse of post-earthquake heritage […]
November events on Earthquake and Tsunami Aftermaths
Project lead Sara Shneiderman, Associate Professor in UBC's Department of Anthropology and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, is organizing and participating in two upcoming discussion forums on earthquake aftermaths.
Joint conference panel with SWAY project in Kathmandu
Several research team members presented at the 7th Annual Kathmandu Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya, 24-26 July 2019, as members of the panel “From Epicentre to Aftermath: Ethnographic and Historical Views of Post-Earthquake Nepal”. This joint panel was organized in cooperation with the project “After the Earth’s Violent Sway: the tangible and intangible legacies […]
May 28th Public Seminar at University of Copenhagen
The public seminar presented findings from our research project in dialogue with scholars working on disasters in other areas of the world.
Partners present at SOAS conference in London & Dr. Sara Shneiderman to give keynote address
Partnership members from our Canada and Nepal teams presented during the SOAS South Asia Institute conference, "Epicentre to Aftermath: Political, Social and Cultural Impacts of Earthquakes in South Asia", in London, January 2019.
Annual Conference on Nepal and the Himalaya
Members of our project participated in two panel sessions. Jul 25-27, 2018, Kathmandu.
Catastrophe in Context: Household Recoveries from the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes
Dr. Jeremy Spoon presents findings from his NSF-funded Nepal Critical Transitions Project. Mar 5, 2018, UBC.
Start-Up Workshop
Reconstructing Nepal: Politics and Practice after the 2015 Earthquakes and Constitution. Sep 14-17, 2017, UBC.

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