Season 4
Beyond the Ballot Box: Alok Bohara on Nepal’s Gen Z Movement and Why Institutions Matter
In this episode of PODS by PEI, Professor Alok Bohara joins PEI's Nirjan Rai and Saumitra Neupane to look past the March 5th polling numbers and examine the systemic decay of Nepal’s democratic guardrails. We dive deep into why Nepal’s institutions have collapsed three times since 1990 and how the current Gen Z movement is acting as a decentralized catalyst for institutional reform. From the &...
Sagar Prasai on Small States in the New World Disorder
Is the "Liberal World Order" officially over? 🌏 In the season premiere of PODS by PEI , we dive deep into the seismic shifts of global geopolitics. As the "America First" doctrine evolves into what some call the "Donroe Doctrine," small states like Nepal find themselves navigating a "New World Disorder" where traditional safety nets are being dismantled. Ou...