Gendered Fields of Constitutional Politics: Women's Routines and the Negotiation of Territorial Belonging in Nepal's Far Western Tarai.

Recent constitution writing and province delineation in post-conflict Nepal inspired popular reflection on the meaning of belonging to the Nepali nation-state, bringing sensitive questions around social and spatial origins to the fore of national and sub-regional politics. In the borderlands of Kailali district in Nepal's Far Western Tarai, settlement dynamics amongst Indigenous Tharu and Hill-origin persons has generated a charged scene for adjudicating constitutional provisions for social inclusion and territorial recognition. Women navigate legacies of migration and social di!erence during their daily mobilities and everyday routines, extending national politics into gendered fields of labor and belonging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]