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View article: Popular Political Attitudes in Vanuatu: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey
Popular Political Attitudes in Vanuatu: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey Open
This paper presents the findings of the second Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Vanuatu from August–October 2023. Drawing on a nationally representative sample ( n = 1330) of ni‐Vanuatu of voting‐age (18+), the PAS gauges the v…
View article: Tradition Meets Democracy: Perceptions of Women’s Political Leadership in Samoa
Tradition Meets Democracy: Perceptions of Women’s Political Leadership in Samoa Open
Women are globally underrepresented as political leaders; as of January 2023, only 17 countries had a woman head of government. Included in this small group is Samoa, which elected Fiame Naomi Mata’afa as its first woman prime minister in …
View article: Presidential elections in Timor-Leste: what's at stake?
Presidential elections in Timor-Leste: what's at stake? Open
Timor-Leste goes to the polls again on 17 March to elect a new president for a five-year term. Michael Leach previews this month’s poll.
View article: Don Eduardo is sleeping: a return to New Australia, Paraguay
Don Eduardo is sleeping: a return to New Australia, Paraguay Open
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View article: Timor's change of leader
Timor's change of leader Open
The first round of Timor-Leste's presidential poll signals not only a change in leader but also a vigorous parliamentary election in June, writes Michael Leach.
View article: Post-election Timor-Leste: the parties enter negotiations
Post-election Timor-Leste: the parties enter negotiations Open
The results of the election suggest an intriguing balance in the new parliament, writes Michael Leach.
View article: Valorising the resistance: national identity and collective memory in East Timor's constitution
Valorising the resistance: national identity and collective memory in East Timor's constitution Open
In moments of national liberation or state transitions, new narratives and symbols national identity will be negotiated and articulated. In both a formal legal, and broader symbolic sense, a national constitution provides an opportunity to…
View article: Timor-Leste's 2017 elections: the presidential race commences
Timor-Leste's 2017 elections: the presidential race commences Open
Election year arrives again in Dili, with the presidential campaign starting today and culminating in a national vote on 20 March. While the president has a formal role in the formation of government, and holds a partial veto over legislat…
View article: Timor-Leste: the parliamentary campaign begins
Timor-Leste: the parliamentary campaign begins Open
Even the party that loses next month's election will share in the victory by helping set the tone for post-UN democracy in this young nation, writes Michael Leach.
View article: Longitudinal change in East Timorese tertiary student attitudes to national identity and nation building, 2002-2010
Longitudinal change in East Timorese tertiary student attitudes to national identity and nation building, 2002-2010 Open
The attitudes of the tertiary students who are likely to comprise the next generation of leaders are pivotal to understanding the challenges of nation-building and national identity formation in post-conflict settings such as Timor-Leste. …
View article: Challenges ahead for the next government of East Timor
Challenges ahead for the next government of East Timor Open
While Jose Ramos-Horta’s emphatic victory in the runoff round of presidential elections offers new hope of political stability in East Timor, all eyes are on the more important parliamentary elections on June 30. The party or coalition com…
View article: Hatene kona ba/Compreender/Understanding/Mengerti Timor-Leste: proceedings of the Understanding Timor-Leste Conference, Universidade Nasional Timor-Lorosa‘e, Dili, Timor-Leste, 02-03 July 2009
Hatene kona ba/Compreender/Understanding/Mengerti Timor-Leste: proceedings of the Understanding Timor-Leste Conference, Universidade Nasional Timor-Lorosa‘e, Dili, Timor-Leste, 02-03 July 2009 Open
The papers included in this volume were first presented at the Timor-Leste Studies Association's Understanding Timor-Leste: A Research Conference, held at the National University of Timor Lorosa'e (UNTL) in Dili, Timor-Leste, 2-3 July 2009…
View article: 'Strange words': refugee perspectives on government and media stereotyping
'Strange words': refugee perspectives on government and media stereotyping Open
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View article: Temporary protection of refugees: Australian policy and international comparisons
Temporary protection of refugees: Australian policy and international comparisons Open
The introduction of the TPV in October 1999 created a situation of open discrimination against TPV holders who were specifically excluded from a range of key settlement services. These exclusions have resulted in considerable levels of ang…
View article: Turbulence in the Timor Sea
Turbulence in the Timor Sea Open
Australia could benefit too from a renegotiation of the maritime boundary, writes Michael Leach.
View article: Generational change in Timor-Leste
Generational change in Timor-Leste Open
Monday’s swearing in of a “remodelled” government signals a significant shift in East Timorese politics.
View article: Post-election, Timor-Leste faces unexpected political uncertainty
Post-election, Timor-Leste faces unexpected political uncertainty Open
East Timorese politics remain in a post-election limbo as the parties elected to parliament just over a fortnight ago negotiate to form government. Despite early optimism that the broad outlines of a new administration might be known quick…
View article: Writing history in post-conflict Timor-Leste
Writing history in post-conflict Timor-Leste Open
In 2005, 25 years after independence, the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu produced its first comprehensive high-school history curriculum (Lightner & Naupa 2005). According to its authors, resources and capacity were not the only factors …
View article: East Timor - the perils of instant reportage
East Timor - the perils of instant reportage Open
The perils of instant reportage were evident in the coverage of East Timor’s elections last week, writes Michael Leach.
View article: Timor-Leste: the presidential runoff
Timor-Leste: the presidential runoff Open
Monday's runoff vote is another step in the reconfiguration of East Timorese politics, writes Michael Leach.
View article: Popular attitudes to climate change in the Pacific: the case of Samoa
Popular attitudes to climate change in the Pacific: the case of Samoa Open
Understanding popular attitudes to climate change can be important in developing effective climate adaptation responses. However, in the Pacific region, which is at the forefront of impacts of a changing climate, little attention has been …
View article: Popular political attitudes in Samoa: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey
Popular political attitudes in Samoa: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey Open
Popular political attitudes surveys have been conducted globally for several decades, but the Pacific region remains an exception. This paper presents the findings of the first Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Samoa from Decemb…
View article: Remembering the Martyrs of National Liberation in Timor-Leste
Remembering the Martyrs of National Liberation in Timor-Leste Open
This chapter examines the way martyrs of the independence struggle are remembered in the independent nation of Timor-Leste. It examines the changing nature of definitions of martyrdom during the Portuguese and Indonesian colonial eras, and…
View article: Krill Watching
Krill Watching Open
This is a concrete, or visual, found poem about the scientific activity of observing krill in the deep sea. I discovered this concrete found poem in prose that Nicol (2019, p. 200) quoted from Ommanney (1938).
View article: Natural Philosophy
Natural Philosophy Open
close connection between life science and the arts from the perspective of a student undertaking liberal studies.
View article: The Emergent Middle Classes in Timor-Leste and Melanesia: Conceptual Issues and Developmental Significance
The Emergent Middle Classes in Timor-Leste and Melanesia: Conceptual Issues and Developmental Significance Open
The emergence of a middle class has been identified as an important factor driving economic and political transitions in Asia and Africa. Class has been 'happening' in the broader Pacific region1 for some time, as Gewertz and Errington (19…