Land rights in peacebuilding discourse: domination and resistance in Timor-Leste's Ita Nia Rai program.
The development of land rights programs is deeply rooted in power relations. Using discourse analysis, this paper unpacks how Western logics (assumptions and conventions) regarding 'best practices' for property rights institutions and tenure security impact the design of peacebuilding programs. In 2...
| Published in: | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 75; no. 5; pp. 546 - 569 |
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