The 2025 Nepalese Gen-Z Protests: A Structuralist Analysis of Youth Mobilization, Political Transformation, and Governance Reform

In September 2025, Nepal experienced a nationwide protest movement led by youth, predominantly from Generation Z, in reaction to the government's prohibition of 26 significant social media platforms. This paper analyses the socio-economic and political structures influencing the protests through a structuralist perspective, focusing on elite dominance, systemic corruption, youth marginalisation, and institutional weaknesses. The movement resulted in 19 fatalities, the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, and the formation of an interim government under former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, illustrating the capacity of structural inequities to incite political upheaval. This article examines the mechanisms of digital mobilisation, the establishment of the transitional government, anti-corruption initiatives, and strategies for sustainable governance and development in Nepal.