解析2026年尼泊尔大选：Z世代运动与民族独立党的崛起

The 93rd Youth Academic Workshop on International Studies of Fudan University (YAWIS Fudan):

Explaining Nepal’s 2026 Elections: from Gen Z Protests to the Rise of the RSP

Time: Thursday, 14 May 2026, 12:00-13:30

Venue: Room 324, Wenke Building, Fudan University

Organized by: Institute of International Studies

Speaker: Prof. Susan L. Ostermann

Susan L. Ostermann is Associate Professor of Global Affairs and Political Science at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. Professor Ostermann’s research focuses mainly on regulatory compliance in South Asia. Her Oxford University Press book, Capacity Beyond Coercion, explores and explains variation in regulatory compliance along the India-Nepal border.

Professor Ostermann will delve into the rise of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, which just won Nepal’s 2026 elections with a clear majority, and share insights from her recent fieldwork in Nepal circa the elections.

Discussants: Prof. Joshua Eisenman, University of Notre Dame

Prof. Lin Minwang, Fudan University

Host: Deputy Director He Jiajie, Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries, Fudan University

All are welcome!