Dr DB Subedi
Lecturer
Institution
University of Queensland
Research Area Keywords
Peace and security; Violence prevention; Countering violent extremism; Conflict transformation; Peacebuilding; Social cohesion; Populism and nationalism, Religion and politics.
Contact: d.subedi@uq.edu.au
About DB
DB Subedi is a lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. Previously, he worked as a lecturer in political sociology and peace studies at the University of New England in Australia. His current research interest focuses on how authoritarian and illiberal regimes, including populist and nationalist, respond to violent conflicts within their territories and beyond and how these responses have shaped current discourses of post-liberal peacebuilding. One strand of this research focus aims to study how political and religious extremism intersect with social conflicts and what this intersection means for conflict transformation and violence prevention in the age of multiple crises. His research interest has an empirical focus on Asia, especially Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Indonesia and Bangladesh. Before joining the academia, DB worked with several international organisations specialising in community development, social cohesion and peacebuilding for more than ten years in South and Southeast Asia.
Publications
Books
Combatants to Civilians: Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Maoist Fighters in Nepal’s Peace Process (2018)
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Edited Books
The Routledge Handbook of Populism in the Asia Pacific (forthcoming)
Subedi, DB, Scot A., Brasted, H. and Von Strokirch, K. (eds)
Reconciliation in Asia Pacific: Practices and Insights (2018)
Jenkins, B., Subedi, DB, and Jenkins, K. (eds)
Cultivating Peace: Contexts, Approaches and Multidimensional Models (2014)
Ware H., Jenkins, B., Branagan M. and Subedi, DB (eds)
Journal articles
Populist-Nationalism and “Illiberal” Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka. Asian Studies Review (2021)
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Populism, Authoritarianism and Charismatic-Plebiscitary Leadership in Contemporary Asia: A Comparative Perspective from India and Myanmar. Contemporary Politics (2021)
Subedi, DB and Scott, A.
Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism in Bangladesh (2021)
Mostafa, S. and Subedi, DB
De-mystifying Buddhist Religious Extremism in Myanmar: Confrontation and Contestation Around Religion, Development and Statebuilding (2020)
Subedi, DB and Garnett, J.
Countering Violent Extremism Through State-Society Partnerships: A Case Study of De-radicalisation Programmes in Indonesia (2020)
Agastia, D., Banyu, A. A. and Subedi, DB
9. Subedi, DB (2017). Managing Armed Groups in Myanmar’s Peace Process: Security Sector Governance as a Way Forward. CSG Papers no. 18. Ontario: Centre for Security Governance.
10. Subedi DB and Bhattarai, P. (2017). The April Uprising: How a Non-violent Struggle Explains the Termination of an Armed Conflict in Nepal, Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, 12(3), 85-97.
11. Subedi, DB (2017). Early Warning and Response for Preventing Radicalisation and Violent Extremism. Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, 29 (2): 135-43.
12. Subedi, DB and Jenkins, B. (2016). Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism: Engaging Peacebuilding and Development Actors, Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis, 8(10): 13-18.
13. Sultana, H. & Subedi, D. B. (2015). Caste System and Resistance: The Case of Untouchable Hindu Sweepers in Bangladesh. International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, 29 (1): 19-32.
14. Subedi, DB (2015). Security Dimension of Post-conflict Recovery: Nepal’s Experience in Disarmament and Demobilisation of the People's Liberation Army Fighters. International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, 28(2): 143-159.
15. Subedi, DB (2014). Discontents and Resistance of "Unverified" Ex-Combatants and Challenges to their Rehabilitation in Nepal. Agrarian South: A Journal of Political Economy, 3(2): 1-35.
16. Subedi, DB (2014). Conflict, Combatants and Cash: Economic Reintegration of Maoist Ex-Combatants in Nepal. World Development, 59:238-250.
17. Subedi, DB (2014). Ex-combatants, Security and Post-Conflict Violence: Unpacking the Experience from Nepal, Millennial Asia: An International Journal of Asian Studies, 5(1): 41-65.
18. Subedi, DB (2014). Does Cash Induce Corruption in a DDR Programme? Unpacking the Experience from Nepal, Peace and Conflict Review, 8(1): 30-42.
19. Subedi, DB (2013). Dealing with Ex-Combatants in a Negotiated Peace Process: Impacts of Transitional Politics to DDR in Nepal. Journal of Asian and African Studies,49(6):672-689.
20. Subedi, DB (2013). From Civilians to Combatants: Armed Recruitment and Participation in Maoist Conflict in Nepal, Contemporary South Asia, 21(4): 429-443.
21. Subedi, DB (2013). 'Conflict Profiteer' or 'Pro-peace Entrepreneur'? Critical Perspective on the Private Sector and Peacebuilding in Nepal. Peace and Change: A Journal of Peace Research, 38(2): 181-206.
22. Subedi, DB (2012). Economic Dimension of Peacebuilding: Post-Conflict Economic Recovery and Development in Nepal. Journal of South Asia Economy. 13(2): 313-332.
23. Subedi, DB (2012). Space for the Private Sector in Post-Conflict Economic Recovery in Nepal. Readings on Governance and Development, XIV: 90-109.
24. Subedi, DB (2011). Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Maoist Ex-Combatants in Nepal: Issues, Challenges and Potential Lessons. Contributions to Nepalese Studies, 38 (2): 143-170.
Book chapters
1. Subedi, DB & Gee, Francis Lim (2022, forthcoming). Populism and Religion in Asia. In Subedi, DB, Scott, Alan, Brasted, Howard and Von Strokirch, Karin (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Populism in Asia Pacific. London: Routledge.
2. Subedi, DB & Hettige, Siri, (2022, forthcoming). Populist-nationalism, Leadership and Authoritarian Statebuilding Sri Lanka. In Subedi, DB, Scott, Alan, Brasted, Howard and Von Strokirch, Karin (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Populism in Asia Pacific. London: Routledge.
3. Subedi, DB (2021, Forthcoming). Religious Extremism and Buddhist-Muslim Relations in Sri Lanka. In Ahamed, Imran, Ahamed, Zahid, Brasted, Howard and Akabarzadeh, Shahram (eds) Religious Extremism in South Asia. Palgrave Macmillan (in press)
4. Subedi, D. B. (2019). Post-Conflict Crime and Political Extremism in Nepal: Trend, Dynamics and Drivers, in K. Jaishankar (Ed), Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology (pp. 220-234). New York and London: Routledge.
5. Subedi, DB (2018). Economic Rehabilitation of Terrorists: What Can Be Learned from DDR Programmes? In Gunaratna, Rohan, & Hussin, Sabariah. (Eds.). Deradicalisation and Terrorist Rehabilitation: A Framework for Policy-Making and Implementation (pp. 46 – 63). London: Routledge.
6. Subedi, D. B. & Jenkins, B. (2018). Nexus Between Social Reintegration of Ex-combatants and Reconciliation”. In Jenkins, B., Subedi, D. B., and Jenkins, K. (Eds) Reconciliation in Asia Pacific: Insights and Practices (pp. 41-56). Singapore: Springer.
7. Subedi, D. B and Bulathsinghala, F. (2018). Developmental Path to Reconciliation in Sri Lanka. In Jenkins, B., Subedi, D. B., and Jenkins, K. (Eds). Reconciliation in Asia Pacific: Insights and Practices (pp. 91 – 110). Singapore: Springer.
8. Jenkins, K., Subedi, DB and Jenkins. B. (2018). Introduction: Reconciliation – A Transformative Process Across Cultures and Societies. In Jenkins, B., Subedi, D. B., and Jenkins, K. (Eds). Reconciliation in Asia Pacific: Insights and Practices (pp. 1-20). Singapore: Springer.
9. Jenkins, B, Jenkins, K and Subedi, DB (2018). Conclusions. In Jenkins, B., Subedi, D. B., and Jenkins, K. (Eds). Reconciliation in Asia Pacific: Insights and Practices (pp. 207-233). Singapore: Springer.
10. Subedi, D. B. (2014). Mobilising Insurgents: Ideology, Coercion and Security in the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal. In H. Ware, B. Jenkins, M. Branagan, & DB Subedi (Eds) Cultivating Peace: Contexts, Approaches and Multidimensional Models (pp. 55-70). London: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Analysis & Commentary
1. Subedi, DB and Garnett, Johanna (2021, 18 February). How is Myanmar’s Military Coup Revealing the Youth’s Changing Political Culture? Australia Outlook.
2. Subedi, DB (2021, 11 February). Why Myanmar is rising up in collective fury after a military coup – The Conversation Weekly Podcast; interviewed by Gemma Ware, The Conversation UK.
3. Subedi, DB & Garnett, Johanna (2021, 5 February). Myanmar’s military has used surveillance, draconian laws and fear to stifle dissent before. Will it work again? The Conversation.
4. Subedi, DB (2020, 6 November). Why Myanmar’s election is unlikely to herald major political reform or support transition to democracy. The Conversation.
5. Subedi, DB and Kovacs, Balazs Araon (2020, 18 June). The Philippines’s Anti-Terrorism Law closes the space for peacebuilding. Australian Outlook.
6. Subedi, DB and Timilsina, Bikram (2020, 21 May). Border disputes between India and Nepal: Will India act as a responsible rising power? Australian Outlook.
7. Imitiaz, Z., Subedi, DB, & Sarvanathan, M. (2019, 2 May). After the Easter Bombings, Sri Lanka Needs Effective Initiatives for Countering Violent Extremism. Australian Outlook.
8. Subedi, DB (2017, 19 March). Myanmar’s Rohingya Issue is a Regional Refugee Crisis: ASEAN Must Intervene, The Conversation.
Reports
1. Subedi, DB, Bhadra R. S., Neupane, S. and Rai, H., Mydla, E., and Yogi, M. (2017). Fostering Social Cohesion in Divided Societies: Perspectives of Youth in Nepal. Kathmandu: Asian Academy for Peace Research and Development.
2. Subedi, DB (2016). An Analysis of Civilian Ceasefire Monitoring and Early Warming / Early Response System from Gender Perspective in Myanmar. A report submitted to UN Women, Myanmar.
3. Subedi, DB & Alfred, Monica (2016). Conflict Analysis from Gender Lens in Sri Lanka. A report submitted to UN Women, Sri Lanka.
Grants and Projects
2021: SASAA Event funding scheme grant to host a conference on Right-wing politics, civil society and development in South Asia (with Emeritus Professor Howard Brasted).
2020: Lead Researcher for the project "Post-Conflict Livelihoods, Inclusive Development and Stability in Nepal". Funded by International Alert UK.
2016: Lead Researcher for the project "Social Cohesion in a Divided Society: Perspectives of Youth in Nepal". Funded by Asian Academy for Peace Research and Development Kathmandu and Kurve Wustrow Germany.
2016: Civil Society Research Fellowship by the Open Society Foundation USA.