Building popular support for post-conflict constitutions: Lessons from Nepal (The Brookings Institution) 

"In early 2023, the United Nations announced that the world is facing the highest number of violent conflicts since World War II, with a majority of these being civil conflicts. Historically, ending civil conflict and fostering democratic transitions has involved constitutional reforms that address the grievances that originally sparked violence," write IFPRI research fellow Jordan Kyle and non-resident fellow Danielle Resnick in a Brookings Institution commentary.

In a new working paper focused on Nepal, the authors examine why different communities possess varying attitudes toward constitutional reforms in post-conflict contexts. 

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