Democratic Governance in Timor-Leste: Reconciling the Local and the National
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Title
Democratic Governance in Timor-Leste: Reconciling the Local and the National,
Creator
Guterres, Jose Luis,
Mearns, David,
Borges, Fernanda,
Jolliffe, Jill,
Marriot, Andrew,
Kingsbury, Damien,
Matsuno, Akihisa,
Shoesmith, Dennis,
Grenfell, Damian,
Wilson, Bu V. E,
Fox, James J.,
McWillian, Andrew,
Myat Thu, Pyone,
Trindade, Jose 'Josh',
Field, Annette,
Crockford, Fiona,
Sakabe, Yukako,
Niner, Sara,
Editor
Mearns, David J,
Farram, Steven,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
Date
2008,
Description
Three days after the Darwin conference from which this volume arose in February 2008, the violent attacks on the president and prime minister of Timor-Leste took place. President Ramos-Horta arrived in Darwin for treatment just as some of the authors represented here were leaving to return to their homes having participated in a two day discussion on the theme 'Democratic Governance in Timor-Leste: Reconciling the Local and the National'. The timing of the conference seemed almost prophetic given the concerns raised by the delegates regarding the ongoing conflict and violence in Timor-Leste. Contributors in some cases revised their conference papers for publication in light of the horrifying threats to the lives of Timor-Leste's leaders; others let their discussion stand as it had been presented. The result is an important collection of articles that provide highly pertinent insights into the current dilemmas of the government and people of the new republic to Australia's north. The book gives voice to East Timorese commentators as well as to Australian and other international scholars. The volume explores the necessity to come to terms with the past in order to move on to a better future. It also considers the role of the state and parliament in the new democracy while seeking to set these against the cultural and social practices of the people that affect their development. Finally, it examines the role of agencies that have sought to assist in the country's transformation from a colonised to a post- colonial society with a sound economic future . David Mearns is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Charles Darwin University. He has a long history of research in Southeast Asia and more recently in Indigenous Australia. In 2002 he published 'Looking Both Ways: Models for Justice in East Timor' and has worked as a consultant to the United Nations in Timor-Leste. Foreword by Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Dr. Jose Luis Guterres - Opening Address at the Conference, Darwin, Australia, 7 February 2008. Contributors: Fernanda Borges, Fiona Crockford, Annette Field, James J. Fox, Mark Green, Damian Grenfell, Jill Jolliffe, Damien Kingsbury, Andrew McWilliam, Andrew Marriott, Akihisa Matsuno, David Mearns, Sara Niner, Yukako Sakabe, Dennis Shoesmith, Pyone Myat Thu, Josh Trindade, Bu V.E. Wilson,
Table of contents
Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword / Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Dr. Jose Luis Guterres -- Introduction: Imagining East Timor again: the ideas of a national identity and democratic governance in Timor Leste / David Mearns -- Part 1: Reconciling the past and the present to the future -- CAVR implementation: the key to transforming the country and East Timorese society / Fernanda Borges -- Psychosocial health as a prerequisite to good governance in East Timor / Jill Jolliffe -- Justice in the community, justice in the courts: bridging East Timor's legal divide / Andrew Marriot -- Part 2: The state, political parties and the emerging role of parliament -- East Timor's political crisis: origins and resolution / Damien Kingsbury -- The UN transitional administration and democracy building in Timor-Leste / Akihisa Matsuno -- Legislative-executive relations in Timor Leste: the case for building a stronger parliament / Dennis Shoesmith -- Governance, violence and crises in Timor-Leste: estadu seidauk mai / Damian Grenfell. Smoke and mirrors: institutionalising fragility in the Policia Nacional Timor-Leste / Bu V.E. Wilson -- Part 3: Cultural traditions and contemporary citizenship -- Repaying the debt to mau kiak: reflections of Timor's cultural traditions and the obligations of citizenship in an independent East Timor / James J. Fox -- Customary governance in Timor-Leste / Andrew McWilliam -- Land forgotten: effects of Indonesian re-settlement on rural livelihoods in East Timor / Pyone Myat Thu -- Reconciling conflicting paradigms: and East Timorese vision of the ideal state / Jose 'Josh' Trindade -- Acknowledging the past, shaping the future: how the churches and other religious communities are contributing to Timor-Leste's development (extracts from the report) / Annette Field, edited by Mark Green -- Part 4: International agencies: opportunities and constraints for future development. Building demand for better governance: enabling citizen-state engagement in Timor-Leste / Fiona Crockford -- International assistance to the nation-building efforts of Timor-Leste / Yukako Sakabe -- Women's handicrafts production in East Timor: change for the better? / Sara Niner.,
Language
English,
Subject
2002 - Cultural Studies,
2103 - Historical Studies,
Politics & Society,
Southeast Asia,
East Timor,
Indigenous,
Anthropology,