Damien Kingsbury
Biographic Data
| ID | 98891 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Damien Kingsbury |
| GIVEN NAMES | Damien |
| FAMILY NAME | Kingsbury |
| SIGNATURE | KINGSBURY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9987-4688 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 40 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 36 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 4 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
How Wars End: Theory and Practice
Peace Processes In Aceh and Sri Lanka: A Comparative Assessment
n\t\t\t\t\tThe 2004 tsunami provided a catalyst for peace talks over the separatist conflict in Aceh, Indonesia, leading to its eventual resolution in 2005. As Aceh was going to peaceful elections in 2006, Sri Lanka, which had also been affected by the tsunami, appeared to be returning to full-scale separatist war. This article assesses some of the underlying similarities and differences between the conflicts in Aceh and Sri Lanka. Within this, i…
Politics in Developing Countries
Colonialism and its legacies
Politics in Developing Countries
Western Sahara: International Law, Justice and Natural Resources
Timor-Leste’s Challenged Political Process: 2016–17
As 2017 unfolded, Timor-Leste appeared to be consolidating its democratic embrace, with peaceful, locally organized democratic elections. Medium- to longer-term prospects for the recently independent country, however, were more ambiguous, with the country’s reliance on oil receipts being tested against still low levels of development. This article proposes that, despite a decade of stability, material improvement has been limited for many of Timo…
Politics in Contemporary Southeast Asia: Authority, Democracy and Political Change
The countries of Southeast Asia continue to change, evolve and chart courses that sometimes leave outside observers puzzled. Politics in Contemporary Southeast Asia thoroughly assesses the political challenges and changes faced by the countries of Southeast Asia in the 21st century. Focusing on political processes throughout, Kingsbury introduces readers to the challenges of representation and accountability of the regional governments, degrees o…
S outheast A sia
Southeast Asia occupies the mainland area east of India and south of China, as well as the archipelago between the mainland and Australia, west of the Pacific Ocean. The region is self‐identified by its geographic proximity, although cultural commonalities across the region occur mostly at the level of consensus gentium rather than as an overarching mode of regional distinction. Its peoples derive from a broad East Asian racial grouping, dividing…
The role of resources in the resolution of the Western Sahara issue
The westernmost corner of Algeria, near the border with Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania, is a desolate and unforgiving place, where summer temperatures reach and sometimes exceed 50 degrees
Territorial Separatism in Global Politics: Causes, Outcomes and Resolution
This volume examines the various aspects of territorial separatism, focusing on how and why separatist movements arise. Featuring essays by leading scholars from different disciplinary perspectives, the book aims to situate the question of separatism within the broader socio-political context of the international system, arguing that a set of historical events as well as local, regional, and global dynamics have converged to provide the catalysts…
Autonomy and Disintegration in Indonesia
Fragmentation in Indonesia is by far the most critical issue now facing the state. This book analyses social unrest, autonomy and separatism in the wake of the Indonesian economic crisis, placing them in the context of state evolution, and looking at the competing aims of economic and political globalization with local agendas. Topics covered include Indonesian nationalism in historical perspective, identity and the nation-state, NGO activism, an…
Democratic Consolidation in Timor-Leste: Achievements, Problems and Prospects
Timor-Leste has had three rounds of major elections, all of which have been widely regarded as meeting international criteria for being free and fair. There has also been one change of government on the basis of these elections. On these grounds, some observers have suggested that Timor-Leste has met the benchmark for having consolidated its democracy. Timor-Leste can be said to meet the criteria for an expanded minimalist definition of democracy…
Political Transition in Myanmar: Prospects and Problems
Since 2011, Myanmar has been undergoing a political transition that, in keeping with the Myanmar government's own claims, has been hailed by many previously critical countries as the start of a process of democratization. Myanmar has become a substantially more liberal country, and in particular its economy has been increasingly liberalized, away from the tight restrictions of the past. However, Myanmar's economic liberalization primarily benefit…
Timor-Leste in 2012: The Harsh Reality of Independence
Southeast Asian Affairs is the only one of its kind: a comprehensive annual review devoted to the international relations, politics, and economies of the region and its nation-states. The collected volumes of Southeast Asian Affairs have become a compendium documenting the dynamic evolution of regional and national developments in Southeast Asia from the end of the ‘second’ Vietnam War to the alarms and struggles of today. Over the years, the edi…
Autonomy & Disintegration Indonesia
Autonomy and Disintegration Indonesia
Challenges of Constructing Postcolonial Unity: Timor‐Leste as a Case Study
Following Indonesia's removal from Timor‐Leste in 1999, there was a question as to whether the newly independent state and the institutions that manifested it could build their own legitimacy. In order to be successful, this process needed to be more than just an alternative to Indonesian occupation; it needed to work toward constructing a state representing the aspirations of its people in a way that reflected the maintenance of a bonded politic…
Historical Dictionary of East Timor
Post-colonial states, ethnic minorities and separatist conflicts: Case studies from Southeast and South Asia
Post-colonial states in the Asian region have frequently been subject to political tensions derived from their multi-ethnic make-up and, what some have argued to be, the failure of states to adequately represent the interests of their ethnic minorities. This article will look at examples of where states in Asia have failed to adequately represent or otherwise incorporate their ethnic minorities as full and equal citizens. It also considers the ra…
The Indonesia Reader: History, Culture, Politics
Tineke Hellwig and Eric Tagliacozzo (eds) (Durham: Duke University Press, 2009) A reader, distinct from other literary forms, is a survey of existing rather than new texts, ideally encompassing a b
Leader for Liberation
Xanana: Leader of the Struggle for an Independent Timor-Leste , by Sara Niner (North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2009, 296pp, $39.95pb). Publisher’s websites: www.scholarly.info/book/9781921509087
National Identity in Timor-Leste: Challenges and Opportunities
Following a long independence struggle and international intervention, in 2006 the tiny impoverished state of Timor-Leste almost imploded in civil chaos and institutional collapse. The events of the time were quickly defined in terms of an east–west geographical and, broadly, linguistic and political divide, corresponding to pro- and anti-government groupings. International intervention quelled the worst of the violence, although elections in 200…
East Timor: The Price of Liberty
This book traces the themes within the East Timor independence movement and notes how these have contibuted to post-independence issues, in particular the political tensions that almost saw East Timor
East Timor in 2008: Year of Reconstruction
n\t\t\t\t\tThe article discusses reconstruction of East Timor in 2008 after the near-fatal shooting of President Jose Ramos-Horta and the death of his rival Major Alfredo Reinado. It notes near state collapse following the desertion of soldiers in 2006 and returning displaced persons to their homes in the aftermath. \n\t\t\t\t
The Free Aceh Movement: Islam and democratisation 1
The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has been characterised by some observers and the Indonesian government as being a radical Islamic organisation intent on establishing an Islamic state in northern Sumatra. This article explores GAM's relationship with Islam and shows that while GAM members are devout Muslims and that Islam pervades their political thinking, the organisation and its members are explicitly opposed to the creation of an Islamic state or …
Political Transition in Myanmar: Prospects and Problems
Since 2011, Myanmar has been undergoing a political transition that, in keeping with the Myanmar government's own claims, has been hailed by many previously critical countries as the start of a process of democratization. Myanmar has become a substantially more liberal country, and in particular its economy has been increasingly liberalized, away from the tight restrictions of the past. However, Myanmar's economic liberalization primarily benefit…
Human Rights in Asia: A Reassessment of the Asian Values Debate
This book offers a critical reassessment of the 'Asian values' debate, which dominated the human rights discourse in the late 1990s, and a reappraisal of the human rights situation in Asia since then
The role of resources in the resolution of the Western Sahara issue
The westernmost corner of Algeria, near the border with Morocco, Western Sahara and Mauritania, is a desolate and unforgiving place, where summer temperatures reach and sometimes exceed 50 degrees
Democratic Consolidation in Timor-Leste: Achievements, Problems and Prospects
Timor-Leste has had three rounds of major elections, all of which have been widely regarded as meeting international criteria for being free and fair. There has also been one change of government on the basis of these elections. On these grounds, some observers have suggested that Timor-Leste has met the benchmark for having consolidated its democracy. Timor-Leste can be said to meet the criteria for an expanded minimalist definition of democracy…
Challenges of Constructing Postcolonial Unity: Timor‐Leste as a Case Study
Following Indonesia's removal from Timor‐Leste in 1999, there was a question as to whether the newly independent state and the institutions that manifested it could build their own legitimacy. In order to be successful, this process needed to be more than just an alternative to Indonesian occupation; it needed to work toward constructing a state representing the aspirations of its people in a way that reflected the maintenance of a bonded politic…
Historical Dictionary of East Timor
National Identity in Timor-Leste: Challenges and Opportunities
Following a long independence struggle and international intervention, in 2006 the tiny impoverished state of Timor-Leste almost imploded in civil chaos and institutional collapse. The events of the time were quickly defined in terms of an east–west geographical and, broadly, linguistic and political divide, corresponding to pro- and anti-government groupings. International intervention quelled the worst of the violence, although elections in 200…
Timor-Leste’s Challenged Political Process: 2016–17
As 2017 unfolded, Timor-Leste appeared to be consolidating its democratic embrace, with peaceful, locally organized democratic elections. Medium- to longer-term prospects for the recently independent country, however, were more ambiguous, with the country’s reliance on oil receipts being tested against still low levels of development. This article proposes that, despite a decade of stability, material improvement has been limited for many of Timo…
Post-colonial states, ethnic minorities and separatist conflicts: Case studies from Southeast and South Asia
Post-colonial states in the Asian region have frequently been subject to political tensions derived from their multi-ethnic make-up and, what some have argued to be, the failure of states to adequately represent the interests of their ethnic minorities. This article will look at examples of where states in Asia have failed to adequately represent or otherwise incorporate their ethnic minorities as full and equal citizens. It also considers the ra…
Southeast Asia: A Community of Diversity
The region known as the Southeast provides the basis for a broad political community characterized by cultural and ethnic diversity, disparities in economic performance, and differences in regime and constitutional foundations. In recent years, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) group of nations has made strides toward building a community based on respect for these differences. Despite a growing acceptance for democratic processe…
The Political Economy of Cross-Border Relations: The TNI and East Timor
Within a framework of formally increasingly cordial bilateral relations, the Indonesian military, the TNI, was engaging in and allowing extensive cross-border trade and smuggling while pursuing a policy of limited cross-border destabilization of East Timor. This seemingly contradictory policy, run from the TNI's ‘strategic command centre’ in Atambua, West Timor, met the TNI's continuing need to fund its own activities (and those of its proxies) t…
Political Development and the Re‐emergence of Civil Society in Cambodia
Since the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia organized multi-party elections in 1993, there had been a gradual shift away from various authoritarian forms of government towards limited political development. Setbacks in this political development included the Cambodian People's Party asserting itself in government between 1993 and 1998 despite holding fewer seats than FUNCINPEC. Secondly, the government demonstrated it had not sepa…
Publications briefly noted
ONG JIN HUI, TONG CHEE KIONG and TAN ERN SER (eds). Understanding Singapore Society . Singapore: Times Academic Press, 1997. xxiv, 608 pp. US$29.00, paper. MARIA MIES. Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: women in the International Division of Labour . New Edition. Melbourne: Spinifex, 1999. xix, 272 pp. A$29.95, paper. V. R. SAVAGE, L. KONG and W. NEVILLE. The Naga Awakens: growth and Change in Southeast Asia . Singapore: Times Academic…
The Reform of the Indonesian Armed Forces
The Reform of the Indonesian Armed Forces
Indonesia's armed forces have played a dominant role in domestic politics from 1957 under their so-called dual function. While the armed forces consolidated in the early Soeharto period, a significant faction later came to challenge his authority, contributing to his resignation from the presidency. This marked the beginning of the armed forces' reform movement, and its transition away from the political arena. Despite its reform orientation, und…
Political Development and the Re‐emergence of Civil Society in Cambodia
Since the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia organized multi-party elections in 1993, there had been a gradual shift away from various authoritarian forms of government towards limited political development. Setbacks in this political development included the Cambodian People's Party asserting itself in government between 1993 and 1998 despite holding fewer seats than FUNCINPEC. Secondly, the government demonstrated it had not sepa…
Political Development and the Re‐emergence of Civil Society in Cambodia
Succession Politics in Indonesia: The 1998 Presidential Elections and the Fall of Suharto
Preface Introduction The 'Succession Debates' and Scenarios in Indonesia, March 1993 - March 1998 The May 1997 Indonesian General Elections and Changes in ABRI Leadership in the Context of the Presidential Elections Political Manoeuvres Prior to the Presidential Elections and the March 1998 MPR Session Post-MPR Politics and the Fall of Suharto Contending Explanations of Suharto's Fall: A People's Power Revolution or a Political Conspiracy? Post-S…
The Political Economy of Cross-Border Relations: The TNI and East Timor
Within a framework of formally increasingly cordial bilateral relations, the Indonesian military, the TNI, was engaging in and allowing extensive cross-border trade and smuggling while pursuing a policy of limited cross-border destabilization of East Timor. This seemingly contradictory policy, run from the TNI's ‘strategic command centre’ in Atambua, West Timor, met the TNI's continuing need to fund its own activities (and those of its proxies) t…
Power Politics and the Indonesian Military
This book, based on extensive original research, examines the role of the military in Indonesian politics. It looks at the role of the military historically, examines the different ways it is involved in politics, and considers how the role of the military might develop in what is still an uncertain future."--BOOK JACKET
Power Politics and the Indonesian Military
Throughout the postwar history of Indonesia, the military have played a key role in the politics of the country and in imposing unity on a fragmentary state. The collapse of the authoritarian New Order government of President Suharto weakened the state and the armed forces briefly lost their grip on control of the archipelago. However, under President Megawati, the military has again begun to assert itself, and re-impose its heavy hand on control…
Timor-Leste: The Harsh Reality After Independence
Even set against its long history of misery, 2006 was one of Timor-Leste's worst years.While there have been other years in which more people have died and in which its physical infrastructure has been more destroyed, 2006 saw, if not the ending of a dream, then the harsh realization that the value of independence was only as good as its political community made it.In 2006, Timor-Leste's political community tore itself apart, setting in train an …
Southeast Asia: A Community of Diversity
The region known as the Southeast provides the basis for a broad political community characterized by cultural and ethnic diversity, disparities in economic performance, and differences in regime and constitutional foundations. In recent years, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) group of nations has made strides toward building a community based on respect for these differences. Despite a growing acceptance for democratic processe…
Indonesia in 2006: Cautious Reform
Indonesia in 2006 appeared to be stabilizing after several years of political and economic upheaval. Cautious reforms continued, but official corruption remained problematic. It appeared that the Aceh conflict was over. At year's end, Indonesia still faced many daunting problems but appeared to be charting a steadier course
The Free Aceh Movement: Islam and democratisation 1
The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has been characterised by some observers and the Indonesian government as being a radical Islamic organisation intent on establishing an Islamic state in northern Sumatra. This article explores GAM's relationship with Islam and shows that while GAM members are devout Muslims and that Islam pervades their political thinking, the organisation and its members are explicitly opposed to the creation of an Islamic state or …
Indonesia in 2007: Unmet Expectations, Despite Improvement
In 2007, expectations since the election of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2004 have exceeded the capacity of the state to deliver. Economic indicators remained steady or improved slightly, but there was a growing sense of disappointment with Yudhoyono's presidency as well as signs of challenge to his tenure beyond the current term
Human Rights in Asia: A Reassessment of the Asian Values Debate
This book offers a critical reassessment of the 'Asian values' debate, which dominated the human rights discourse in the late 1990s, and a reappraisal of the human rights situation in Asia since then
East Timor: The Price of Liberty
This book traces the themes within the East Timor independence movement and notes how these have contibuted to post-independence issues, in particular the political tensions that almost saw East Timor
East Timor in 2008: Year of Reconstruction
n\t\t\t\t\tThe article discusses reconstruction of East Timor in 2008 after the near-fatal shooting of President Jose Ramos-Horta and the death of his rival Major Alfredo Reinado. It notes near state collapse following the desertion of soldiers in 2006 and returning displaced persons to their homes in the aftermath. \n\t\t\t\t
Leader for Liberation
Xanana: Leader of the Struggle for an Independent Timor-Leste , by Sara Niner (North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2009, 296pp, $39.95pb). Publisher’s websites: www.scholarly.info/book/9781921509087
National Identity in Timor-Leste: Challenges and Opportunities
Following a long independence struggle and international intervention, in 2006 the tiny impoverished state of Timor-Leste almost imploded in civil chaos and institutional collapse. The events of the time were quickly defined in terms of an east–west geographical and, broadly, linguistic and political divide, corresponding to pro- and anti-government groupings. International intervention quelled the worst of the violence, although elections in 200…
Post-colonial states, ethnic minorities and separatist conflicts: Case studies from Southeast and South Asia
Post-colonial states in the Asian region have frequently been subject to political tensions derived from their multi-ethnic make-up and, what some have argued to be, the failure of states to adequately represent the interests of their ethnic minorities. This article will look at examples of where states in Asia have failed to adequately represent or otherwise incorporate their ethnic minorities as full and equal citizens. It also considers the ra…
The Indonesia Reader: History, Culture, Politics
Tineke Hellwig and Eric Tagliacozzo (eds) (Durham: Duke University Press, 2009) A reader, distinct from other literary forms, is a survey of existing rather than new texts, ideally encompassing a b
Autonomy & Disintegration Indonesia
Autonomy and Disintegration Indonesia
Challenges of Constructing Postcolonial Unity: Timor‐Leste as a Case Study
Following Indonesia's removal from Timor‐Leste in 1999, there was a question as to whether the newly independent state and the institutions that manifested it could build their own legitimacy. In order to be successful, this process needed to be more than just an alternative to Indonesian occupation; it needed to work toward constructing a state representing the aspirations of its people in a way that reflected the maintenance of a bonded politic…
Historical Dictionary of East Timor
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