This article explores land-tenure issues faced by Timor-Leste, specifically with reference to
customary land, and the significance of mapping in resolving those difficulties. A critical …

This paper examines the role of custom and tradition in the process of nation building and
resource management in post-independence Timor Leste (East Timor). While customary …

Across Melanesia, the ways in which people connect to land are being transformed by
processes of modernization—globalization, the building of states and nations, practices and …

As the new United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor Leste (UNMIT) launches into the
rebuilding the national police force it is important to consider lessons learned from other …

The modernisation of water governance, which can entail resource commoditisation and
privatisation, requires the reformation of water allocation institutions. In many parts of the …

In post-independence Timor-Leste people are seeking to rebuild the local and regional
social and economic ties that were repressed under the violent 25 years of Indonesian …

This paper explores how the state and others involved in the 'development enterprise'in
Timor‐Leste are (mis) recognizing the potential of the existing environmental governance …

Building land tenure s stems: The political, legal, and institutional struggles of Timor-Leste Page 1
Building land tenure s stems: The political, legal, and institutional struggles of Timor-Leste Ribeiro …

Pacific countries are affected by widespread disputes over customary land. In some
instances, land remains subject to customary claims because it was alienated or leased …

Language planning can be broadly defined as 'activity most visibly undertaken by
government… intended to promote systematic linguistic change; to modify language …