What is it about?
This article discusses the book by the late James Scambary about conflict and development in the new nation of Timor-Leste since its independence from Indonesian occupation.
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Why is it important?
James Scambary, our friend and colleague, advances a new explanation for post-conflict violence in the new nation of Timor-Leste since its independence from Indonesian occupation. In this article his colleagues discuss and analyse his argument to honor his passing.
Perspectives
I thought James was one of smartest guys I knew who undertook his work because of his great respect and affection for the ordinary Timorese, who still face many difficulties and challenges and this is what James was dedicated to addressing.
Sara Niner
Monash University
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This page is a summary of: Debate on Conflict, identity, and state formation in East Timor, 2000–2017, by Gerry van Klinken, Hoko Horii, Antero Benedito da Silva, Sara Niner, and Gordon Peake, Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia, June 2023, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/22134379-17902013.
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