Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Timor-Leste

This new Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Timor-Leste offers a fresh set of compelling perspectives on Timor-Leste society as it continues the sustained work of rebuilding and recovery over the first two decades of the twenty-first century. The volume brings together a group of 25 international and domestic scholars presenting their specialist insights on many of the pressing public policy and social issues facing East Timorese society today. The con-tributors are all seasoned observers of the complex processes of post-conflict and postcolonial recovery that have shaped the character and quality of governance and socio-economic life across the country. They bring to the task their own disciplinary perspectives and research experience with contributions from political science, economics, anthropology, human geography, history, art, law, archaeology and strategic studies. In presenting a selection of this scholarship at this time, the collection speaks directly to the central concerns and de-velopments that have defined the post-independence era of Timor-Leste and now frame the directions and terms of engagement for the future. The volume is organised into five complementary themes that bring into focus key challenges and legacy issues that continue to inform decision-making and political debate in contemporary society