Timor-Leste's long journey to nationhood spans 450 years of colonial rule by Portugal, a
short-lived independence in 1975, and a 24-year occupation by Indonesia. This book …

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 …

Joanne Wallis is a lecturer in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National
University. She has previously taught at the University of Cambridge, the University of …

Marginalisation and exclusion are expressed in social conflict and are determinative in
distributing risk and resilience. This paper builds on recent literature that has adopted a …

Fisheries co-management is an increasingly globalized concept, and a cornerstone of the
Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food …

Why is it that states emerging from intervention, peacebuilding and statebuilding over the
last 25 years appear to be'failed by design'? This study explores the interplay of local peace …

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 …

While this is a popular attitudes survey ocused on Samoa, our hope is that this will be the
first in a series o surveys that ultimately covers the entire Pacific region. Indeed, our goal is …

The 1999 referendum marked a new beginning for Timor-Leste, attracting significant
international attention and introducing democracy and independence for the East Timorese …

As a newly emerging nation, Timor-Leste is still in the process of seeking the most
appropriate local governance system for its people. As part of this process and in …