Introduction: The political dynamics and social effects of megaproject development

This special issue examines the political context and social impacts of plans for two statesponsored

(ZEESM) in the Oecusse enclave, and the Tasi Mane Project stretching along the

to the Indonesian occupation and transition period to independence, this

We pay special attention to two key aspects: how megaprojects transform people’s

different ethnolinguistic groups in Timor-Leste are adapting local practice to

affect aspects of life beyond economic development: governance practice, assertion of

future.