Independent Timor-Leste

Between Coercion and Consent

Douglas Kammen (National University of Singapore)

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English

Cambridge University Press
11 April 2019

Colonialism & imperialism; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Political structure & processes

Series: Elements in Politics and Society in Southeast Asia

This Element explores the primary modes by which rulers have exercised power and shaped political relations in Timor-Leste across four distinct periods. The contrast between coercion under colonial rule and consent expressed through the 1999 referendum on independence exerted a powerful influence on scholarship on Timor-Leste's politics and future. Since the restoration of independence in 2002, however, politics in Timor-Leste are best understood in terms of powerful economic constraints during the first Fretilin government (2002–6), and thereafter, thanks to revenue from the country's petroleum reserves, a ruling strategy based on a wide range of inducements (rather than genuine consent).

By: Douglas Kammen (National University of Singapore)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 130g
ISBN: 9781108457583
ISBN 10: 1108457584
Series: Elements in Politics and Society in Southeast Asia
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 11 April 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. A violent past; 3. The impossible dream: East Timor under the UN; 4. Independence with constraints; 5. Timor's purchase; 6. Hitching-post; 7. Future research agendas.