Security, Development and Nation-Building in Timor-Leste: A Cross-Sectoral Assessment

ISBN-13: 9780415601245 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 270 str.

Vandra Harris; Andrew John Goldsmith

Opis

Despite Timor-Leste's high expectations when it became independent from Indonesia in 2002, the country is ranked among the least developed countries in the world. It has found itself at the centre of international attention in the last decade, with one of the biggest interventions in UN history, as well as receiving amongst the highest per capita rates of bilateral assistance in the Asia-Pacific region. This book draws together the perspectives of practitioners, policy-makers and academics on the international efforts to rebuild one of the world's newest nations. The contributors consider issues of peace-building, security and justice sector reform as well as human security in Timor-Leste, locating these in the broader context of building nation, stability and development. The book includes two demographic studies that can be used to critically examine the nation's possible future. Engaging in deliberate consideration of both practical and theoretical complexities of international interventions, this book will be of interest to academics and students in the fields of Development, Security and Southeast Asian Studies.

Spis treści

Foreword Julio Tomás Pinto  Part 1: Setting the Scene  1. The Struggle for Independence was Just the Beginning Vandra Harris and Andrew Goldsmith  2. The nation-Building Agenda in Timor-Leste M. Anne Brown  Part 2: Society and Culture  3. Women in the Post-Conflict Moment in Timorese Society Sara Niner  4. Anatomy of a Conflict: The 2006-7 Communal Violence in East Timor James Scambary  5. The Politics of Culture and the Culture of Politics: A Case Study of Gender and Politics in Lospalos, Timor-Leste Yvonne Corcoran-Nantes  Part 3: Justice, Law and Security  6. The Legal Profession in Timor-Leste’s Justice Sector Reconstruction: Opportunities and Restraints Andrew Marriott 7. Promoting the Rule of Law in Timor-Leste Laura Grenfell  8. Timor-Leste Police Development Program (TLPDP): Lessons in Capacity Building Approaches Grant Edwards and Tess O’Donnell  9. Out of Step? Multilateral Police Missions, Culture and Nation-Building in Timor-Leste Andrew Goldsmith and Vandra Harris  Part 4: Economy and Demography  10. Timor-Leste and the Resource Curse? An Assessment Andrew Rosser  11. Demography of Timor-Leste: A Brief Overview and Some Implications for Development and Security Gouranga Dasvarma  12. Timor-Leste’s Future Population Growth and its Economic Implications Udoy Saikia and Merve Hosgelen  Part 5: Looking Forward  13.Timor-Leste’s Future(s) 2010-2020 Vandra Harris and Andrew O’Neil