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<span style="color: black;" class=""><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">New Research on Timor-Leste<br class="">
A TLSA Research Conference<o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></h2>
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<span style="color: black;" class=""><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">Liceu Campus, National University of Timor-Lorosa’e (UNTL),<o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></h2>
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<span style="color: black;" class=""><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">Avenida Cidade de Lisboa, Dili, Timor-Leste 29-30 June 2017<o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">This two-day conference for researchers is organised by the Timor-Leste Studies Association (TLSA). The TLSA is an interdisciplinary, international
research network focussed on all aspects of research into East Timorese society, including politics and history, economics, communications, health, language, agriculture and science. <b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">During this year's conference there will be two special streams, the first on the theme of 'Elections' co-convened by Clinton Fernandes and Mica Barreto
Soares, and the second on the theme of 'Gender Research in Timor-Leste' co-convened by Sara Niner and Therese Tam. <b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">Papers examining Timor-Leste's regional and international relationships, and East Timorese perspectives on regional and global issues, are also encouraged.
The ‘New Research on Timor-Leste’ conference will be co-hosted by the National University of Timor-Lorosa’e, Swinburne University of Technology, and the University of Lisbon. <b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">The organisers now call for papers addressing any aspect of social science/ humanities/ scientific research related to Timor-Leste, with a particular
emphasis on the place of Timor-Leste within the region and internationally. The conference organisers welcome papers from academics, researchers, activists, community groups and policy makers. A refereed conference proceedings publication may be published.
Conference sub-themes will include, but are not limited to, the following:<o:p class=""></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Regional Studies<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Peace-building<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Politics and International Relations<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>History and Heritage<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Culture and Society<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Anthropology and Archaeology<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Economics, Business and Trade<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Development Policy<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>International Development Assistance<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Agriculture<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Health Policy<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Gender Issues<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Education<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Anti-corruption<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Timor-Leste's regional and international relationships<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>East Timorese perspectives on regional and global issues<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Elections<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">·<span style="line-height: normal;" class=""> </span>Gender research in Timor-Leste</font></p>
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Papers may be presented in Tetum, Portuguese, English or Indonesian.<a name="AbSub" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></a></font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">Please send all proposals for 20 minute papers, with a 150-word abstract by <b class=""><u class="">Friday 14<sup class="">th</sup> April 2017 </u></b>to: <span style="color: black;" class=""><a href="mailto:tlsa2017@tlstudies.org" class="">tlsa2017@tlstudies.org</a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">Tetum language papers should also be sent cc Antero da Silva (National University of Timor Lorosae) <span style="color: black;" class=""><font color="#800080" class=""><a href="mailto:anterob@gmail.com" class="">anterob@gmail.com</a></font> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">Portuguese language papers should also be sent cc Prof Nuno Canas Mendes (University of Lisbon) <span style="color: black;" class=""><a href="mailto:ncm@iscsp.ulisboa.pt" class="">ncm@iscsp.ulisboa.pt</a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">Bahasa Indonesia language papers should also be sent cc Alarico da Costa Ximenes (National University Timor-Lorosa'e) <span style="color: black;" class=""><font color="#800080" class=""><a href="mailto:alaricodacosta@rocketmail.com" class="">alaricodacosta@rocketmail.com</a></font> </span> <o:p class=""></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">Papers on the Elections should also be sent to cc: Clinton Fernandes (University of New South Wales) <span style="color: black;" class=""><font color="#800080" class=""><a href="mailto:C.Fernandes@adfa.edu.au" class="">C.Fernandes@adfa.edu.au</a></font> and </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" class="">Mica
Barreto Soares (Swinburne University of Technology)</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);" class=""> </span><a href="mailto:barreto_mica@hotmail.com" class="">barreto_mica@hotmail.com</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri" size="3" class="">Papers on Gender research in Timor Leste should also be sent cc: Sara Niner (Monash University) <span style="color: black;" class=""><a href="mailto:sara.niner@monash.edu" class="">sara.niner@monash.edu </a></span>and
Theresa Tam (UNTL) <span style="color: black;" class=""><font color="#800080" class=""><a href="mailto:atam320@gmail.com" class="">atam320@gmail.com</a></font> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></font></p>
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to be held in Dili on 3-4 July 2017. For further information about this conference, please contact Helen Hill: <span style="color: black;" class=""><font color="#800080" class=""><a href="mailto:helen.hill@email.com" class="">helen.hill@email.com</a></font> </span><br class="">
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These are linked conferences and discounted co-registration is available for those who attend both.<br class="">
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</b>On the weekend between these two conference (Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 July), a number of expos and special events will take place in Dili. More details will be available soon.<b class=""><br class="">
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