Bovensiepen, Judith M., Meitzner Yoder, Laura (2018) Introduction: The political dynamics and social effects of megaproject development. Special Issue of The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology: Megaprojects and National Development Models in Timor-Leste, 19 (5). pp. 381-394. ISSN 1444-2213. (KAR id:68483)
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Abstract
This special issue examines the political context and social impacts of plans for two statesponsored
megaprojects in Timor-Leste: the Special Zone of Social Market Economy
(ZEESM) in the Oecusse enclave, and the Tasi Mane Project stretching along the
south coast. Tracing debates about national development models in Timor-Leste back
to the Indonesian occupation and transition period to independence, this
Introduction situates these projects within contemporary debates about development.
We pay special attention to two key aspects: how megaprojects transform people’s
relations with the land, a vital source of livelihoods and cultural meaning; and how
different ethnolinguistic groups in Timor-Leste are adapting local practice to
accommodate change. We conclude by highlighting how megaprojects reflect and
affect aspects of life beyond economic development: governance practice, assertion of
sovereignty, sensory losses and identity, ritual adaptations and aspirations for the
future.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled keywords: | megaprojects; national development models; resource sovereignty; land conflict; social change |
Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation |
Depositing User: | Judith Bovensiepen |
Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2018 18:10 UTC |
Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2023 13:15 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/68483 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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