Dhirendra Nalbo, PhD
Dhirendra Nalbo has been an affiliated faculty member with SIT Nepal since 2022. He is also a co-founder of the Open Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal. As a faculty member there, he teaches courses on critical epistemology and methodology, and field methods, and co-directs the Writing and Research diploma program.
Courses Taught
Educational Policy and Practice in Nepal
Select Publications
Nalbo, D. (forthcoming, 2024). “Tipping the Balance Between People and Wildlife: Seeking Environmental Justice in Nepal’s Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve.” Routledge.
Nalbo, D. (2024). Toward indigenous methodologies and environmental peacebuilding: A study on water projects in Nepal. Environment and Security, 2(1), 105-120. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538796241231388
Nalbo, D. (2022, April 19). Nepal in the New World Order. Nepali Times. https://nepalitimes.com/opinion/nepal-in-the-new-world-order
Nalbo, D. (2021, September 22). Dhirendra Nalbo: “we can all be thinkers and writers.” The Record. https://www.recordnepal.com/dhirendra-nalbo-we-can-all-be-thinkers-and-writers
Nalbo, D. (2021, August 18). Women, Men and Violence. Kantipur Daily.
Nalbo, D. (2021, June 10). The future of democracy and peace. The Kathmandu Post. https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2021/06/10/the-future-of-democracy-and-peace
Nalbo, D. (2021, March 7). Asia’s new Cold War. Nepali Times. https://nepalitimes.com/news/asia-s-new-cold-war
Nalbo, D. (2021, April 8). “Generation Z” and Future for Democracy in Myanmar. Nayapatrika National Daily.
Nalbo, D. (2020, November 5). Rethinking our conservation model. The Record. https://www.recordnepal.com/rethinking-our-conservation-model
Select Presentations
Nalbo, D. (2023, December 24). Media and Good Governance. Center for Media and Research Center, Kathmandu.
Nalbo, D. (2021, March 24). ECOCIDE: Leveraging the Law to Prevent Environmental Destruction. The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Nalbo, D. (2021, January 14). Intersections with Indigenous Issues: Environmental Conflict & Security. [Panelist]. Worchester University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Nalbo, D. (2020, December 8). Contemporary Political Scenario and Regimes Changes in Nepal. [Speaker]. Department of Conflict, Peace and Development, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.
Nalbo, D. (2020 July). Pandemic, State and Peace in Nepal. [Speaker]. Department of Conflict, Peace and Development, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.
Nalbo, D. (2020 August). Impact of COVID-19 on SDG 16 in Nepal. [Speaker]. Working Group on “SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions,” organized by three universities in Nepal, Kathmandu.
Current Research Interests
Violent conflict and peace
Peacebuilding
Political economy of natural resources
Environmental study
Climate change and conflict
Social unrest
Education
- PhD, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
- MA, Conflict Resolution, University of Bradford
- MA, English, Pokhara University
- BA, English, Sociology and Anthropology, Tri-Chandra Multiple College
