CALL FOR ABSTRACTS & PANEL PROPOSALS

Himalayan Policy Research Conference (HPRC 2022)

Nepal Study Center, University of New Mexico

DATE: September 12, 2022                                                               VIRTUAL VENUE: Zoominar

The Nepal Study Center at University of New Mexico (NSCUNM) http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu/index.htm is pleased to announce the 17th Annual Himalayan Policy Research Conference (HPRC) to be held this December in a virtual format. The dates of the webinar will be Saturday December 3rd & Sunday December 4th, 2022.

TOPICS:

We invite you to submit an abstract of your research, recently completed or in progress, in the fields of health, development, democracy, governance, or the environment. We consider these fields broadly as encompassing socio-economic growth (macro or sectoral), violent conflict and political processes, institutional development, governance and administrative reform, poverty and income distribution, education and health, regional development, gender and ethnicity, trade and remittances, aid and foreign direct investment, resource and environmental management, climate change, biodiversity, sustainable community development, public-private partnership in technology and investment, child labor, and many other issues.

SPECIAL PANELS

We invite proposals from scholars and practitioners to organize special panels covering different areas in social sciences. Topics are open. Please reach out directly to Dr. Prakash Adhikari (adhik1p@cmich.edu) with your proposed panel theme, along with anticipated panelists. (See below for details on submission guidelines.)

SUBMISSION DEADLINES:

● Abstract Submission Deadline: September 30, 2022

● Abstract Acceptance Notice: October 14, 2022

● RSVP Deadline: October 31, 2022

● Final Paper Submission Deadline: November 19, 2022

● Conference: December 3-4, 2022

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

● Title of Paper

● Authors’ Names (including co-authors) w/ Affiliations 

● Email of Corresponding Author

● Maximum 350 Words Abstract* Addressing:

o Problem Statement/Research Question

o Data & Analysis Methods (Qualitative or Quantitative)

o Preliminary Results

o Policy Implications

* Abstracts Longer Than This Limit Will Not Be Considered

PANEL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

● Session title and abstract (250-word limit), 

● Name, affiliation, and contact information of session organizers, 

● Titles and abstracts of proposed papers (250 word limit each). 

*Abstracts must be submitted through the above link. Questions related to the special panels 

should be sent to Prakash Adhikari by October 10, 2022 at: adhik1@cmich.edu

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Conference registration (no charge) will be required for attendance, upon which, the event Zoom link will be provided.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: All HRPC submission abstracts will be published as conference proceedings unless requested otherwise. Past papers and proceedings can be accessed via Nepal Study Center’s Himalayan Research Paper Archive.

CONTACT ADDRESS:

Nepal Study Center Secretariat 

nsc@unm.edu

1915 Roma Ave. NE, MSC 05 3060

1 University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 87131

Phone: +1 (505) -277-5304

HPRC CONFERENCE COORDINATORS

• Dr. Sakib Mahmud, School of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Superior 

• Dr. Samrat Kunwar, Economics Department, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University

• Dr. Prakash Adhikari, Department of Political Science, Central Michigan University

• Dr. Mandy Liu, Department of Economics and Business, Gordon College

• Dr. Soumyajit Chakraborty, Department of Economics & International Business, School of Business, the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)

• Dr. Niraj Khatiwada, Department of Economics, Siena College

• Dr. Siobhan Yilmaz, Innovation Center (CMMI), Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Dr. Mohammad Mashiur Rahman, Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting, Northern Arizona University

• Dr. Alok Bohara, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico

• Dr. Aakrit Joshi, Department of Economics and Geography, University of North Florida

• Dr. Disha Shende, Department of Economics and Business, Beloit College

• Dr. Keshav Bhattarai, School of Geoscience, Physics, and Safety, University of Central Missouri

• Dr. JingjingWang, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico

• Dr. Mukti P. Upadhyay, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, Eastern Illinois University

• Dr. Vinish Shrestha, Department of Economics, Towson University

• Mr. Thaneshwar Paneru, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico