Himalayan Policy Research Conference (HPRC 2023)  
Nepal Study Center, University of New Mexico
 
DATE:  September 18, 2023                                             VIRTUAL VENUE:  Zoominar
 
The Nepal Study Center at University of New Mexico (NSC-UNM)  http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu/index.htm  is pleased to announce the 18th Annual Himalayan Policy Research Conference (HPRC) to be held this December in a virtual format. The dates of the webinar will be Saturday December 2nd & Sunday December 3rd, 2023. 

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: October 27, 2023

●  Abstract Acceptance Notice: November 3, 2023

●  RSVP Deadline: November 20, 2023

●  Final Paper Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023

●  Conference: December 2-3, 2023

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).

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

●  Dr. Samrat Kunwar, Department of Economics, University of the Pacific

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

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

●  Dr. Philip Hultquist, School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), Army University

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

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

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

●  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

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

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