Author: International Crisis GroupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Timor-Leste's Veterans
Author: International Crisis GroupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Timor-Leste's Veterans: An Unfinished Struggle?.
Author: International Crisis GroupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Defining Heroes
Author: WeltbankPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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This study seeks to examine and reflect on the process, results and lessons of the efforts to recognize and assist veterans of the resistance in Timor-Leste. The aim is to document those aspects that may have value for other post-conflict settings where nascent institutions are attempting to wrestle with similar issues. The paper proceeds in four sections. Section two provides background and contextual information. Four themes are covered: the development of veterans' policy in post-conflict settings; the history of the Timorese resistance movement; military formation and demobilization under United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET); and, the predicament of veterans at the reestablishment of independence (2002). Section three documents the creation of veterans' policy in Timor-Leste. In rough chronological order it focuses on seven phases: the establishment of the veterans' commissions; the registration of veterans; public consultations; legislation development; recognition measures, pensions and assistance, as well as some of the key challenges ahead. Section four draws out some of the key lessons of the Timorese experience, including both more strategic and more operational lessons. Section five concludes.
Defining Heroes
Author: Victims and Veterans
Author: Amy Caroline RothschildPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This dissertation examines how individuals and groups in Timor, including Timor's State, have been engaging with, talking about, commemorating, and creating historical narratives of the brutal 24-year Indonesian occupation of Timor from 1975-1999. While the dissertation begins with an examination of remembrance of Indonesian rule in Timor's immediate post-independence period, as conducted by Timor's truth commission (the CAVR), its focus is on the "post-transitional justice period" following the end of the CAVR's formal operations in 2005, and continuing to the present day. It focuses most specifically on the period from 2011-2012. I argue that there has been a shift in Timor's post-independence period from a CAVR-sponsored narrative of the past focused on human rights violations and suffering victims, to a narrative focused on Timor's struggle for independence from Indonesia and the veterans or heroes of that struggle. The dissertation explores how this narrative, which involves the allocation of various benefits to those deemed veterans, has been promoted or embraced by various actors in Timor for different purposes. Among other things, Timor's political leaders, who themselves are mostly veterans, have promoted a narrative of past resistance to Indonesian rule in order to maintain personal political power. The dissertation examines how the CAVR's previously dominant narrative of victims and veterans has come to be largely displaced from Timor's public sphere. I argue that a victim-veteran binary has developed in Timor, in which the victim has come to be defined in negative relation to the veteran as one who did not resist Indonesian rule and is devalued accordingly. At the same time, I show how the superficial displacement of an official narrative of victimhood and human rights by a heroic narrative of veteranhood in post-independence Timor, belies the fact that certain values of human rights and transitional justice have been incorporated into attempts to define veteranhood and to determine who are the most heroic Timorese.
Enduring Memories
Author: Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-LestePublisher: Longueville Books
ISBN: 9780994386274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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On ANZAC Day 2015, in an historic first, fifty veterans from the small island nation of Timor-Leste marched alongside Australian friends and neighbours, across the vast Australian continent. In every capital city, from Perth to Sydney, Darwin to Hobart, those who fought for and won independence for Timor-Leste marched with the heroes of war from Australia and New Zealand.This book records that historic visit and celebrates the bond between the Australian and Timorese people.
A New Era?
Author: Sue IngramPublisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 192502251X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Timor-Leste has made impressive progress since its historic achievement of independence in 2002. From the instability that blighted its early years, the fledgling democratic country has achieved strong economic growth and a gradual reinstatement of essential social services. A decade on in 2012, Presidential and Parliamentary elections produced smooth political transitions and the extended UN peacekeeping presence in the country came to an end. But significant challenges remain. This book, a product of the inaugural Timor-Leste Update held at The Australian National University in 2013 to mark the end of Timor-Leste’s first decade as a new nation, brings together a vibrant collection of papers from leading and emerging scholars and policy analysts. Collectively, the chapters provide a set of critical reflections on recent political, economic and social developments in Timor-Leste. The volume also looks to the future, highlighting a range of transitions, prospects and undoubted challenges facing the nation over the next 5–10 years. Key themes that inform the collection include nation-building in the shadow of history, trends in economic development, stability and social cohesion, and citizenship, democracy and social inclusion. The book is an indispensable guide to contemporary Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste Family Study 2012
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Families of military personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
This study investigates the impact of deployment on the families of Australian military personnel. The study was commissioned to research the physical, mental, and social health impacts on the partners and children of Australian Defence Force personnel deployed to Timor-Leste from 1999 to 2010, based on surveys of 1,332 partners. Family members were compared with the families of non-deployed personnel, regarding health status, risk and protective factors, social support networks, the impact of personnel health on families, and the impact on child behavioural and emotional problems. It is hoped these findings will help develop supports for the families of deployed personnel.
Inventing the Veteran, Imagining the State
Author: Kate Christopher RollPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : International relations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Timor-Leste
Author: Andrew McWilliamPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131722521X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Reflecting on the legacies of Timor-Leste's remarkable journey from colonialism to sovereign and democratic Independence, the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Timor-Leste provides a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on all aspects of life in Timor-Leste. Following an introduction and overview of the country, the Handbook is divided into five parts: Politics and governance Economics and development Social policies and the terms of inclusion Cultural impacts Regional relations Written by an international team of experts, the Handbook covers the principle concerns that have contributed significantly to the shape and character of contemporary Timor-Leste. It offers a timely and valuable reference guide for students, scholars and policymakers with an interest in International Relations, Southeast Asian Studies and Peace Studies.