FYI. Here is what I just received about LDN: == Dear community members: We are pleased to announce the posting of the new articles on the Liberal Democracy Nepal online forum ( http://liberaldemocracynepal.org/ ). We strongly encourage you to visit the above site and post your comments on these articles. Valuable feedback on these articles will be summarized, disseminated, and archived in a journal. The first two featured articles are also published in Liberal Democracy Nepal Bulletin (LDNB), an electronic journal of the Nepal Study Center, University of New Mexico: ( http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu/journals/LDNB/ldnb.htm ). *********************************************************************** *Feature Article: A PROPOSAL FOR NEW STATE STRUCTURE FOR A DEMOCRATIC NEPAL (in Nepali) By Mr. Narahari Acharya Liberal Democracy Nepal Bulletin (Vol. 1, No. 1, 2005) Mr. Narahai Acharya is a Central Working Committee member and a prominent leader of the Nepali Congress (NC). *Feature Article: DEMOCRACY AND CORRUPTION By Dr. Devendra R. Panday Liberal Democracy Nepal Bulletin (Vol. 1, No. 2, 2005) (with comments from Professors P. Bardhan of UC Berkeley; Norman Uphoff of Cornell; and Phil Graves of U. of Colorado, Boulder) Dr. Devendra Raj Panday is the former finance minister of Nepal, and the past president of the Nepal chapter of Transparency International (TI). He is currently a member of the Advisory Council of TI, Berlin. ******************* *Opinion Piece: HUMAN RIGHTS IN NEPAL: CHALLENGE AND A WAY FORWARD by Mr. Sushil Pyakurel Mr. Sushil Pyakurel is one of Nepal's foremost human rights activists and former head of the Nepal Human Rights Commission (NHRC). *********************************************************************** To learn more about the UNM's Nepal Study Center and its research, educational, journal publication, working papers series, seminars, and the community outreach activities and forums, please visit the following site: http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu Sincerely, Alok K. Bohara, Ph.D. Professor University of New Mexico Jointly on behalf of LDN Editorial Management Board of the LDN forum and Editorial Board of the LDN Bulletin journal (LDN EMB: Dr. Alok K. Bohara - Coordinator; Dr. Ambika Adhikari; Dr. Anup Pahari; Mr. Bishal KC; Dr. Gaury Adhikary; Mr. Girija Gautam; Ms. Mallika Shakya; Mr. Naresh Koirala; Mr. Prakash Adhikari; Mr. Puru Subedi; Mr. Sharda Thapa; Dr. Shiva Gautam; Mr. Suman Timsina) (LDN Bulletin: Dr. Alok K. Bohara, Editor; Dr. Ambika Adhikari; Dr. Surya Subedi; Dr. Mark Turin; Mr. Matthew Ingram; Dr. Jeff Drope; Mr. Douglas Hecock; Mr. Prakash Adhikari)