Journal of Bhutan Studies
The Journal of Bhutan Studies (ISSN 1608-411X) is a twice-yearly publication of the Centre for Bhutan Studies, an autonomous research institute dedicated towards promoting research and scholarship on Bhutan. The institute is governed by the Council for the Centre of Bhutan Studies. The journal publishes scholarly research on the social, cultural and economic aspects of Bhutan. While Internet edition of the Journal can be accessed through the Centre's own website, the Digital Himalaya Project has reached an agreement with the Centre to co-host the journal to improve download speeds for scholars based in Europe and North America, and also to archive the contents on our searchable portal pages. The journal welcomes the submission of articles and research papers in English. Articles should be typed and double spaced and sent by email to the editor at: cbs@bhutanstudies.org.bt. On account of the compression format we have used for the PDF files, we advise that you install the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat which can be downloaded by clicking here. Please send us a short email to say whether this service is of interest and utility to you. Feedback will determine whether we proceed with the digitisation of further volumes.
- The Role of English in Culture Preservation in Bhutan (261 kb)
author: Dorji Thinley & T.W. Maxwell - Diversity in Food Ways of Bhutanese Communities Brought About by Ethnicity and Environment (342 kb)
author: Kunzang Dorji, Kesang Choden & Walter Roder - Exploring Bhutan’s ‘Natural Democracy’: In Search of an Alternative View of Democracy (2.8 mb)
author: Katsu Masaki - Wangdü Chöling Dzong: The Masterpiece of Gongsar Jigme Namgyel (473 kb)
author: Gengop Karchung - The Old Man ‘Mitshering’ at Nyima Lung Monastery (532 kb)
author: Tenzin Jamtsho
- Ladakhi and Bhutanese Enclaves in Tibet (189 kb)
author: John Bray - Population History and Identity in the Hidden Land of Pemakö (257 kb)
author: Kerstin Grothmann - Under the Influence of Buddhism: The Psychological Well-being Indicators of GNH (239 kb)
author: Tashi Wangmo and John Valk - Culture, Public Policy and Happiness (228 kb)
author: Sangay Chophel - Trend of Bhutan’s Trade during 1907-26: Export (165 kb)
author: Ratna Sarkar and Indrajit Ray
Volume 3, Number 1, Summer 2001
Volume 2, Number 2, Winter 2000
- Dorje Lingpa and His Rediscovery of the "Gold Needle" in Bhutan (68 kb)
author: Samten G. Karmay - Population and Governance in the mid-18th Century Bhutan, as Revealed in the Enthronement Record of Thugs-sprul 'Jigs med grags pa I (1725-1761) (76 kb)
author: John Ardussi and Karma Ura - The Monetisation of Bhutan (40 kb)
author: Nicholas Rhodes - On the Two Ways of Learning in Bhutan (108 kb)
author: Karma Phuntsho - Recent Bhutanese Scholarship in History and Anthropology (52 kb)
author: Francoise Pommaret - From Living to Propelling Monuments: the Monastery-Fortress (rdzong) as Vehicle of Cultural Transfer in Contemporary Bhutan (76 kb)
author: Marc Dujardin - Signs of the Degenerate Age: the Desecration of Chorten and Lhakhang in Bhutan (44 kb)
author: Richard W. Whitecross - Continuing Customs of Negotiation and Contestation in Bhutan (68 kb)
author: Adam Pain and Deki Pema - The Politics of Bhutan: Change in Continuity (88 kb)
author: Thierry Mathou