How can legitimate and sustainable states best be established in the aftermath of civil wars?
And what role should international actors play in supporting the vital process? Addressing …

Whilst it is increasingly recognised that socio-political contexts shape climate change
adaptation decisions and actions at all scales, current modes of development typically fail to …

This paper explores contemporary gender roles, particularly those of women, in the post-
conflict or post-war setting of Timor-Leste (East Timor). This exploration is made in terms of …

Until recently links between state and non‐state security and justice have been given scant
attention, despite being an important part of safety and security provision in the South. This …

Introduction fully resolved. Principally, how can a decentralization of legal services be
supported while at the same time ensuring that this does not equate with a formalization of …

2007). Resolving disputes swiftly and with a concern for establishing harmony in the
material as well as spiritual world, community leaders and elders rather than police are …

Across many parts of the postcolonial world, it is everyday reality for people to cross
regularly between state-based and customary governance, institutions and norms. This book …

This article examines attitudes and perceptions of young men toward gender relations and
gender-based violence in post-conflict Timor-Leste. A high level of domestic violence is …

Gender and Transitional Justice provides the first comprehensive feminist analysis of the
role of international law in formal transitional justice mechanisms. Using East Timor as a …

The international community is eagerly promoting the concept of the rule of law in post-
conflict states such as Timor-Leste in the belief that it will lead to political and social stability …