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Introduction
Dr Sam Carroll-Bell’s research focuses on framing and impact of international development activities in the Asia-Pacific. His doctorate examined the epistemologies of international development workers in Timor-Leste, exploring the intersection of knowledge production, cultural dynamics, and development practices. In addition to peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and conference proceedings, Sam has contributed to policy briefs and commissioned reports on regional development and sustainability.
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Development is a multifaceted human activity involving a wide variety of actors and interests. Underlying its practice is an equally complex collection of individual attitudes and impulses. Reflecting upon the broader shifts that have occurred within the so called Aidland literature since the early 2000s, and drawing on primary research data, this...
It’s a cool evening in the village of Lolotoe and I am sitting on a clay floor talking to a young woman as she prepares dinner for her elderly parents, brother and cousin. Located in the mountainous terrains of Timor-Leste’s western districts, Lolotoe has just endured several days of heavy rain. As my host moves back and forth from the stone campfi...
Despite investing significant resources, the practice of development has struggled to secure positive, long-term outcomes for the people of Timor-Leste. More than a decade on from formal independence, much of the nation’s population remains deeply impoverished and many human development challenges persist. This article attempts to answer two questi...
In April 2013, the Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development, Trinidad and Tobago, invited the United Nations Global Compact, Cities Programme, to review its draft National Spatial Development Strategy. Globe Consultants International Limited developed the draft Strategy in consultation with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Strateg...
In January 2012, the Commonwealth Department of Regional Australia, Regional
Development and Local Government commissioned the Centre for Sustainable
Organisations and Work (based out of RMIT University) to examine opportunities for
investment and job growth in the Latrobe Valley. Utilising existing data from key reports and research, this briefing...
Among the many challenges that confronted the newly liberated nation of Timor-Leste in 1999 was how it should begin to address the widespread human rights violations so inextricably intertwined with its recent past. Ultimately, the nation’s transitional justice system would forge a hybrid system of ‘complimentary’ mechanisms, comprising both retrib...
In January 2012, the Commonwealth Department of Regional Australia, Local
Government, Arts and Sports commissioned the Centre for Sustainable Organisations and Work (based within RMIT University) to examine opportunities for investment and job growth in the Latrobe Valley region. Utilising existing data from key reports and research, this briefing...
In January 2012, the Commonwealth Department of Regional Australia, Local
Government, Arts and Sports commissioned the Centre for Sustainable Organisations and Work (based within RMIT University) to examine opportunities for investment and job growth in the Latrobe Valley region. The economy of the Latrobe Valley region is significantly resource-ba...
In January 2012, the Commonwealth Department of Regional Australia, Local
Government, Arts and Sports commissioned the Centre for Sustainable Organisations and Work (based within RMIT University) to examine opportunities for investment and job growth in the Latrobe Valley region. This Briefing report outlines one of the methodological approaches ut...
In January 2012, the Commonwealth Department of Regional Australia, Local
Government, Arts and Sport (DRALGAS) commissioned the Centre for Sustainable
Organisations and Work (based at RMIT University) to examine opportunities for investment and job growth in the Latrobe Valley. This report outlines the key findings, priorities and considerations of...
