Overview
Background
DB’s research interest includes conflict transformation and peacebuilding, the intersection of religion and politics, and populism and nationalism in the Asia Pacific region. Currently, his research is focused on exploring the dilemmas and complexities associated with peacebuilding in authoritarian, populist and nationalist states across South and Southeast Asia. He has conducted research fieldwork across South and Southeast Asia, especially Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, and Myanmar.
He is the author of Combatants to Civilians: Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Maoist Fighters in Nepal's Peace Process (Palgrave, 2018) and co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Populism in the Asia Pacific (Routledge, 2024) and Reconciliation in Conflict-Affected Communities: Practices and Insights from the Asia Pacific. He has also published his research in scholarly journals such as World Development, Contemporary South Asia, Religion & Politics, Asian Studies Review, Journal of Human Rights, Conflict, Security & Development and Contemporary Politics. He is a Research Member in the ‘Addressing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation into Terrorism’ (AVERT) Research Network at the Deakin University in Melbourne.
Before coming to the academia, he worked with several international organisations for more than ten years in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam. Since 2010, he has been actively collaborating with government and non-government organizations and has provided research and consultancy service to several agencies including United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Women, ActionAid Myanmar, UNICEF, International Alert UK, Care International and Mercy Corps. In 2022, he supported the Connected Communities team in NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet to develop and implement the evaluation framework and plan for NSW’s Countering Violent Extremism Programme.
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Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of New England Australia
Works
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2020
Other Outputs
Why Myanmar’s election is unlikely to herald major political reform or support transition to democracy
Subedi, D.B. (2020, 11 06). Why Myanmar’s election is unlikely to herald major political reform or support transition to democracy The Conversation
2020
Journal Article
De-mystifying Buddhist religious extremism in Myanmar: confrontation and contestation around religion, development and state-building
Subedi, D. B. and Garnett, Johanna (2020). De-mystifying Buddhist religious extremism in Myanmar: confrontation and contestation around religion, development and state-building. Conflict, Security and Development, 20 (2), 223-246. doi: 10.1080/14678802.2020.1739859
2020
Journal Article
Countering violent extremism through state-society partnerships: a case study of de-radicalisation programmes in Indonesia
Agastia, I Gusti Bagus Dharma, Perwita, Anak Agung Banyu and Subedi, D. B. (2020). Countering violent extremism through state-society partnerships: a case study of de-radicalisation programmes in Indonesia. Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, 15 (1), 23-43. doi: 10.1080/18335330.2020.1722317
2020
Book Chapter
Post-conflict crime and violence in Nepal: trends, dynamics and drivers
Subedi, D. B. (2020). Post-conflict crime and violence in Nepal: trends, dynamics and drivers. Routledge handbook of South Asian criminology. (pp. 220-234) edited by K. Jaishankar. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320118-21
2019
Other Outputs
After the Easter bombings, Sri Lanka needs effective initiatives for countering violent extremism
Subedi, D. B., Imtiaz, Zahrah and Sarvananthan, Muttukrishna (2019, 05 02). After the Easter bombings, Sri Lanka needs effective initiatives for countering violent extremism Australian Outlook
2019
Book Chapter
Economic rehabilitation of terrorists: what can be learned from disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programmes?
Subedi, D. B. (2019). Economic rehabilitation of terrorists: what can be learned from disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programmes?. Deradicalisation and terrorist rehabilitation: a framework for policy-making and implementation. (pp. 46-63) edited by Rohan Gunaratna and Sabariah Hussin. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2018
Book Chapter
Introduction: Reconciliation-a transformatory process across culture and society
Jenkins, Kathy, Subedi, D. B. and Jenkins, Bert (2018). Introduction: Reconciliation-a transformatory process across culture and society. Reconciliation in conflict-affected communities: practices and insights from the Asia-Pacific. (pp. 1-19) edited by Bert Jenkins, D. B. Subedi and Kathy Jenkins. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6800-3_1
2018
Book Chapter
Sri Lanka's developmental path to reconciliation: narratives and counter-narratives from the margins
Subedi, D. B. and Bulathsinghala, Frances (2018). Sri Lanka's developmental path to reconciliation: narratives and counter-narratives from the margins. Reconciliation in conflict-affected communities: practices and insights from the Asia-Pacific. (pp. 91-110) edited by Bert Jenkins, D. B. Subedi and Kathy Jenkins. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6800-3_6
2018
Book
Combatants to civilians: rehabilitation and reintegration of Maoist fighters in Nepal's peace process
Subedi, D. B. (2018). Combatants to civilians: rehabilitation and reintegration of Maoist fighters in Nepal's peace process. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-58672-8
2018
Book Chapter
Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific: a concluding review of ten case studies
Jenkins, Bert, Jenkins, Kathy and Subedi, D. B. (2018). Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific: a concluding review of ten case studies. Reconciliation in conflict-affected communities: practices and insights from the Asia-Pacific. (pp. 207-233) edited by Bert Jenkins, D. B. Subedi and Kathy Jenkins. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6800-3_12
2017
Journal Article
The April Uprising: how a nonviolent struggle explains the transformation of armed conflict in Nepal
Subedi, D. B. and Bhattarai, Prakash (2017). The April Uprising: how a nonviolent struggle explains the transformation of armed conflict in Nepal. Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, 12 (3), 85-97. doi: 10.1080/15423166.2017.1372795
2017
Book Chapter
Preface
Jenkins, Bert, Subedi, D. B. and Jenkins, Kathy (2017). Preface. Reconciliation in conflict-affected communities: practices and insights from the Asia-Pacific. (pp. v-vi) edited by Bert Jenkins, D. B. Subedi and Kathy Jenkins. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore.
2017
Book Chapter
The nexus between reintegration of ex-combatants and reconciliation in Nepal: a social capital approach
Subedi, D. B. and Jenkins, Bert (2017). The nexus between reintegration of ex-combatants and reconciliation in Nepal: a social capital approach. Reconciliation in conflict-affected communities: practices and insights from the Asia-Pacific. (pp. 41-56) edited by Bert Jenkins, D. B. Subedi and Kathy Jenkins. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-6800-3_3
2017
Other Outputs
Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya issue’ is a regional refugee crisis – ASEAN must intervene
Subedi, D. B. (2017, 03 17). Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya issue’ is a regional refugee crisis – ASEAN must intervene The Conversation
2017
Journal Article
Managing Armed groups in Myanmar's peace process
Subedi, D.B. (2017). Managing Armed groups in Myanmar's peace process. CSG Papers (18).
2017
Journal Article
Early warning and response for preventing radicalization and violent extremism
Subedi, D. B. (2017). Early warning and response for preventing radicalization and violent extremism. Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, 29 (2), 135-143. doi: 10.1080/10402659.2017.1308185
2016
Journal Article
Preventing and countering violent extremism: engaging peacebuilding and development actors
Subedi, D.B. and Jenkins, Bert (2016). Preventing and countering violent extremism: engaging peacebuilding and development actors. Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis, 8 (10), 13-19.
2016
Journal Article
Caste system and resistance: the case of untouchable Hindu sweepers in Bangladesh
Sultana, Habiba and Subedi, D. B. (2016). Caste system and resistance: the case of untouchable Hindu sweepers in Bangladesh. International Journal of Politics Culture and Society, 29 (1), 19-32. doi: 10.1007/s10767-015-9202-6
2015
Journal Article
Security dimension of post-conflict recovery: Nepal's experience in disarmament and demobilisation of People's Liberation Army fighters
Subedi, D. B. (2015). Security dimension of post-conflict recovery: Nepal's experience in disarmament and demobilisation of People's Liberation Army fighters. International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, 28 (2), 143-159. doi: 10.1007/s10767-014-9184-9
2014
Journal Article
Discontents and resistance of ‘unverified’ ex-combatants and challenges to their rehabilitation in Nepal
Subedi, D.B. (2014). Discontents and resistance of ‘unverified’ ex-combatants and challenges to their rehabilitation in Nepal. Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy: A triannual Journal of Agrarian South Network and CARES, 3 (2), 203-237. doi: 10.1177/2277976014550772
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