CAS Luncheon Series
Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 12:30pm
CAS Conference Room, 1424 Broadway
What happens in the wake of constitutional changes that legislate freedom but lack the political, economic and social infrastructure with which to support authentic liberation? In 2000, the country of Nepal began the process of emancipating tens of thousands of slaves held captive by bonded labor. The liberation of kamaiya populations, as these slaves are referred to in Nepali, was part of a larger wave of restorative justice gripping the country in the wake of post-democratic development and ongoing attempts to resolve the ravages of civil war. This presentation recounts the ongoing challenges faced by both former slaves and the government that freed them. The plight of former slaves is an instructive case-study that addresses the fragile and complicated relationship between sustainable development and the security and protection of marginalized populations.
Kathleen M. Gallagher is a Visiting Scholar at CAS from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio Texas, where she is an Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in International Relations