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.
- Early Happiness Policy as a Government Mission of Bhutan: A Survey of the Bhutanese Unwritten Constitution from 1619 to 1729 (297 kb)
author: Michael Givel and Laura Figueroa - Visions, Prophecies and Leadership: Oral Accounts of the Life and Death of Terton Drukdra Dorji (171 kb)
author: Thinley Jamtsho, Dendup Chophel and Sangay Thinley - An Overview of Kurtöp Morphophonemics (327 kb)
author: Dr. Gwendolyn Hyslop - Masked Dance of Sumthrang Mountain Deity (221 kb)
author: Gengop Karchung
Volume 3, Number 1, Summer 2001
- Local Resource Management Institutions: A Case Study on Sokshing Management (120 kb)
author: Sangay Wangchuk - Sustaining Conservation Finance: Future Directions for The Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (208 kb)
author: Tobgay S. Namgyal - Sustainability of Tourism in Bhutan (52 kb)
author: Tandi Dorji - Ensuring Social Sustainability: Can Bhutan’s Education System Ensure Intergenerational Transmission of Values? (56 kb)
author: Tashi Wangyal - The Attributes and Values of Folk and Popular Songs (92 kb)
author: Sonam Kinga - Mass Media: Its Consumption and Impact on Residents of Thimphu and Rural Areas (68 kb)
author: Phuntsho Rapten - Bhutanese Context of Civil Society (48 kb)
author: Karma Galay
Volume 2, Number 2, Winter 2000




