Tag Archives: Timor-Leste

Jobs: new academic positions for SSGM

Posted on Wednesday 13 March 13 2013 by Mike Cookson

State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Program seeks to appoint up to eight early to mid-career scholars, with ongoing research interests in Melanesia or Timor-Leste. SSGM seeks scholars with backgrounds in political science, anthropology, human geography, law, gender studies and … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Dr Pyone Myat Thu!

Posted on Wednesday 6 March 6 2013 by Mike Cookson

by Assoc. Prof. Andrew McWilliam, Anthropology, CHL. Pyone Myat Thu (pictured here with her friend Atifa, while on fieldwork in Timor Leste) was awarded her Phd in March 2013 for her dissertation entitled ‘Negotiating Displacement: A Study of Land and … Continue reading →

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The South Pacific: from ‘arc of instability’ to ‘arc of opportunity’ (summary and video presentations)

Posted on Sunday 3 March 3 2013 by Mike Cookson

A major workshop was held in the ANU’s College of Asia & the Pacific on 8 February 2013 to challenge the highly influential (although controversial) characterisation of the region as an ‘arc of instability’. There was broad agreement amoung presenters … Continue reading →

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Is the resources boom good for Melanesia? (report)

Posted on Saturday 2 March 2 2013 by Mike Cookson

A report and commentary by Dr Tess Newton Cain* on a panel discussion convened on 4 February 2013 by the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program. [See an account of the presentation by panelist Dr Matthew Allen on the CAP website.] The … Continue reading →

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Plugging the gap

Posted on Tuesday 19 February 19 2013 by Mike Cookson

“The looming date of 23 February marks an important point in time for the future of Timor-Leste and Australia, with each country’s potential petroleum revenues from the Greater Sunrise oil and gas field in the Timor Sea under the pump.” … Continue reading →

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Book Launch: Ten Canberrans and the Sleeping Crocodile: A travel diary of Timor-Leste

Posted on Friday 15 February 15 2013 by Mike Cookson

3.30pm Saturday, 16 February 2013, Canberra Museum and Gallery, Civic [flyer]. Launch by His Excellency Abel Guterres, Ambassador of Timor-Leste to Australia.

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ADB Pacific Economic Monitor (December 2012)

Posted on Wednesday 19 December 19 2012 by Mike Cookson

“The December 2012 edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor examines the fiscal position of ADB’s Pacific developing member countries and their budget plans for 2013. Special articles included in this issue focus on economic management and growth prospects in smaller … Continue reading →

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Food security in East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Pacific island countries and territories

Posted on Friday 7 December 7 2012 by Sam Williams

Research funded by ACIAR is largely directed towards attaining food security. This report documents the food security issues in three of ACIAR’s focus areas: East Timor, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific islands. The studies help identify which probl… Continue reading →

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Workshop: “The South Pacific: From ‘arc of instability’ to ‘arc of opportunity’?”

Posted on Thursday 6 December 6 2012 by Mike Cookson

The South Pacific: From ‘arc of instability’ to ‘arc of opportunity’? Is it time for Australia to shift its priorities from security to development in the South Pacific? 08:45am – 05:45pm, 08 February 2013 The Common Room, University House, Liversidge … Continue reading →

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Gender Responsive Budgeting: Timor-Leste, Philippines and Indonesia (video)

Posted on Thursday 6 December 6 2012 by Mike Cookson

This new video from UN Women “video focuses on the use of Gender Responsive Budgeting in Timor-Leste, the Philippines and Indonesia as a tool to promote development and women’s rights. Testimonies from government officials and other advocates underline the role … Continue reading →

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Keating’s Timor and Carr’s Papua

Posted on Monday 3 December 3 2012 by Mike Cookson

In this new post to Eureka Street, Fr Frank Brennan SJ cautions that “A bilateral relationship [between Australia and Indonesia] posited on a self-imposed ban on human rights discussion would be a very perverted relationship for a robust democracy like … Continue reading →

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Sounds of the soul: the traditional music of East Timor (3 December 2012)

Posted on Friday 30 November 30 2012 by Mike Cookson

Book launch and talk by the author, Dr Ros Dunlop 12.30 pm Monday, 3 December 2012, Conference Room, 4th floor, National Library of Australia (gold coin donation).

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Pacific Buzz (November 28): Timor and the New Deal | PNG and Fiji budgets | More

Posted on Wednesday 28 November 28 2012 by Devpolicy-PiPP

A fortnightly roundup of policy news in the Pacific by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy and the Development Policy Centre. POLITICS Timor-Leste, the g7+ and the New Deal for fragile states On November 22nd Timor-Leste’s Finance Minister Emilia Pires delivered the first Harold Mitchell Development Policy Annual Lecture Series. Minister Pires spoke of her five years of experience as Finance Minister in Timor-Leste where ‘the key to our progress […] Continue reading →

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Call for proposals: ‘Supporting culture as a vector of democracy and economic growth’

Posted on Friday 23 November 23 2012 by Mike Cookson

EuropeAid has issued a call for proposals for ‘Supporting culture as a vector of democracy and economic growth’ under the EU thematic programme Investing in People. Deadline for submission of concept notes is 18 December 2012. The call includes two … Continue reading →

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Drawing the wrong lessons from Timor

Posted on Monday 19 November 19 2012 by Mike Cookson

Prof. Hugh White and Dr Peter Dean, of the ANU’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC), continue the debate on the ADF intervention in Timor on Lowy’s Interpreter.

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