{"id":16354,"date":"2026-01-21T13:50:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=16354"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:27:55","slug":"end-of-the-world-human-library-event-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/event\/end-of-the-world-human-library-event-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Transitions in South Asia: Nepal and Bangladesh in Comparative Perspective &#8211; Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"tec_event_single_static\" data-elementor-id=\"16354\" class=\"elementor elementor-16354\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b20a27 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71b20a27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d22280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d22280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"296\"><strong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"296\">Democratic Transitions in South Asia: Nepal and Bangladesh in Comparative Perspective<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"510\">The Research Division of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) is organising a live webinar examining democratic transitions in South Asia, with a comparative focus on <strong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"509\">Nepal and Bangladesh<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"867\">Over the past two decades, both countries have experienced mass popular uprisings, political instability, constitutional reforms, and contested electoral processes. While these movements raised expectations for democratic renewal, questions remain about whether electoral politics alone can restore democratic governance, accountability, and public trust.<\/p><p data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1267\">This webinar brings together leading scholars and practitioners to critically assess the trajectories of democratic transition in Nepal and Bangladesh. The discussion will explore the role of people\u2019s movements, political parties, state institutions, and elections in shaping post-uprising political outcomes. It will also reflect on broader implications for democratic consolidation in South Asia.<\/p><p data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1282\"><strong data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1282\">Speakers:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1449\"><li data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1376\"><p data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1376\"><strong data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1316\">Prof. Sk. Tawfique M. Haque<\/strong>, Director, South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1449\"><p data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1449\"><strong data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1403\">Dr. Sanjeev Humagain<\/strong>, Program Coordinator, Nepal Open University<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1451\" data-end=\"1565\">The session will be <strong data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1501\">moderated by Sakuna Gamage<\/strong>, Researcher and Program Coordinator at the Law &amp; Society Trust.<\/p><p data-start=\"1567\" data-end=\"1749\">This webinar is intended for students, researchers, policymakers, civil society actors, and anyone interested in comparative politics, democratic governance, and South Asian studies.<\/p><p data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1879\"><strong data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"1760\">Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, 28 January 2026<br data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1790\" \/><strong data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"1799\">Time:<\/strong> 4:00 p.m. \u2013 5:00 p.m. (Sri Lankan Standard Time)<br data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"1851\" \/><strong data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1864\">Platform:<\/strong> Live on Zoom<\/p><p data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1922\"><strong data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1898\">Organised by:<\/strong> Research Division, BCIS<\/p><p data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1922\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16355 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blue-and-White-Modern-Hiring-LinkedIn-Single-Image-Ad1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1414\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blue-and-White-Modern-Hiring-LinkedIn-Single-Image-Ad1.png 1414w, https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blue-and-White-Modern-Hiring-LinkedIn-Single-Image-Ad1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blue-and-White-Modern-Hiring-LinkedIn-Single-Image-Ad1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blue-and-White-Modern-Hiring-LinkedIn-Single-Image-Ad1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Blue-and-White-Modern-Hiring-LinkedIn-Single-Image-Ad1-1086x1536.png 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1414px) 100vw, 1414px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Transitions in South Asia: Nepal and Bangladesh in Comparative Perspective The Research Division of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) is organising a live webinar examining democratic transitions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16359,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-16354","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/16354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/16354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16360,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/16354\/revisions\/16360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16354"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=16354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}