Abstract
This paper explores how comparative, quantitative approaches to explaining post-conflict violence
can be used alongside interpretative, qualitative analysis to construct a layered explanation of the
violent crisis of May-June 2006 in Timor-Leste. The paper will first apply political risk analysis to
explaining Timor-Leste’s recent experience of political violence and then consider explanations
that draw on qualitative and interpretative social science approaches.
can be used alongside interpretative, qualitative analysis to construct a layered explanation of the
violent crisis of May-June 2006 in Timor-Leste. The paper will first apply political risk analysis to
explaining Timor-Leste’s recent experience of political violence and then consider explanations
that draw on qualitative and interpretative social science approaches.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Crisis in Timor-Leste |
| Subtitle of host publication | Understanding the Past, Imagining the Future |
| Editors | DR Sheosmith |
| Place of Publication | Darwin |
| Publisher | Charles Darwin University Press |
| Pages | 23-33 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780980384628 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |