Abstract
In 1999, Timor-Leste voted for its independence from Indonesia. Following that, a great exodus of East Timorese took place as many entered the neighboring East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, Indonesia. Fifteen years later, despite the numerous aid programs directed at the housing of former East Timorese refugees, many are still living in refugee camps, mostly in Kupang and Belu regencies of NTT. A question then arises: How have the resettlements of former East Timorese refugees been conducted in Kupang and Belu, NTT?
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Some international organizations and local English newspaper translated the term warga baru as “new citizens” (IDMC 2010 p. 1; International Crisis Group 2011; Jakarta Post 2014). As Timor-Leste was formerly a province of Indonesia, former East Timorese refugees have always been the citizens of Indonesia. As such, the more appropriate term would be “new residents”. The terms “new residents”, “former refugees and “former East Timorese refugees” are used interchangeably in this paper.
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The story of Manusak village is also discussed in the policy paper by Kuswardono (2014, pp. 23–25). Kuswardono notes that local politics played a key role in the acceptance of former East Timorese refugees by the villagers (p. 24), though he emphasizes the good relationship built naturally by the former refugees and the villagers as the foundation of the smooth resettlement into the village.
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Sianipar, K.D. (2017). Resettlement of Former East Timorese Refugees in East Nusa Tenggara. In: Friedberg, E., Hilderbrand, M. (eds) Observing Policy-Making in Indonesia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2242-5_5
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