Poverty and Political Extremism: The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal

Type: 
Lecture
Audience: 
Open to the Public
Building: 
Nador u. 9, Monument Building
Room: 
Popper room
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 5:00pm
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Date: 
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Tremendous controversy exists over the relation between poverty and political extremism/terrorism. Some claim much contemporary political extremism is rooted in socioeconomic deprivation, while others question such claims pointing out that terrorists and their supporters do not come from the poorest of the poor.

This seminar examined this general debate and its policy implications for international development through one case study: the Maoist insurgency in Nepal.