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The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) was established by the UN Security Council on 25 October 1999 to administer the territory of East Timor towards independence in the wake of its violent separation from Indonesia. UNTAET largely fulfilled the elements of the security and governance mandate conferred on it by the Security Council, but this was not sufficient to create the conditions for lasting stability in the territory in the absence of a positive internal political settlement. In the process of constructing the machinery for the new state, UNTAET influenced the character of the political settlement that was taking shape across Timor's elites and the wider society in unintended ways. To demonstrate this, this article considers three areas: the political space that opened up under UNTAET; the organization of the transitional government; and constitution-making for the future state of Timor-Leste. The article concludes that UNTAET misread the local context, leading it to pay insufficient attention to the complex political dynamic playing out around it and to the profound institutional consequences of its policy choices.

The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) was established by the UN Security Council on 25 October 1999 to administer the territory of East Timor towards independence in the wake of its violent separation from Indonesia. UNTAET largely fulfilled the elements of the security and governance mandate conferred on it by the Security Council, but this was not sufficient to create the conditions for lasting stability in the territory in the absence of a positive internal political settlement. In the process of constructing the machinery for the new state, UNTAET influenced the character of the political settlement that was taking shape across Timor's elites and the wider society in unintended ways. To demonstrate this, this article considers three areas: the political space that opened up under UNTAET; the organization of the transitional government; and constitution-making for the future state of Timor-Leste. The article concludes that UNTAET misread the local context, leading it to pay insufficient attention to the complex political dynamic playing out around it and to the profound institutional consequences of its policy choices.

Over the past five years, several major international development policy statements and declarations have adopted 'political settlement' as a framing concept to guide statebuilding practice in fragile and conflict-affected states, and encouraged efforts towards achieving an inclusive, or inclusive enough, political settlement in order to underpin stability. Despite the policy enthusiasm, the concept itself remains elusive.1 This discussion paper explores how the concept 'political settlement' arose and where it came from, identifies its essential elements and the level of consensus around them and tests out some of its normative content. Finally it considers where the concept might go from here.

Over the past five years, several major international development policy statements and declarations have adopted 'political settlement' as a framing concept to guide statebuilding practice in fragile and conflict-affected states, and encouraged efforts towards achieving an inclusive, or inclusive enough, political settlement in order to underpin stability. Despite the policy enthusiasm, the concept itself remains elusive.1 This discussion paper explores how the concept 'political settlement' arose and where it came from, identifies its essential elements and the level of consensus around them and tests out some of its normative content. Finally it considers where the concept might go from here.

"This paper uses a political settlement lens to argue that the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), which administered the territory from October 1999 through to its independence on 20 May 2002, largely fulfilled the elements of the security and governance mandate conferred on it by the United Nations Security Council but that this was not sufficient to create the conditions for lasting stability in East Timor. UNTAET succeeded in supporting the political and structural separation of the territory from Indonesia, in the process putting in place many of the elements of the machinery for the new state. However, it did not pay sufficient heed to the consequences of its decisions for the internal political settlement that was taking shape across Timor's elites and the wider society. In order to examine the evolving political settlement over the life of UNTAET, this paper looks at three areas: the political space that opened up under UNTAET; the organisation of the transitional government; and the making of the Constitution for the future state of Timor-Leste ." - page 1 ; AusAID

"This paper uses a political settlement lens to argue that the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), which administered the territory from October 1999 through to its independence on 20 May 2002, largely fulfilled the elements of the security and governance mandate conferred on it by the United Nations Security Council but that this was not sufficient to create the conditions for lasting stability in East Timor. UNTAET succeeded in supporting the political and structural separation of the territory from Indonesia, in the process putting in place many of the elements of the machinery for the new state. However, it did not pay sufficient heed to the consequences of its decisions for the internal political settlement that was taking shape across Timor's elites and the wider society. In order to examine the evolving political settlement over the life of UNTAET, this paper looks at three areas: the political space that opened up under UNTAET; the organisation of the transitional government; and the making of the Constitution for the future state of Timor-Leste ." - page 1 ; AusAID

Technical approaches to institutional reform and development following liberal-democratic and market economy blueprints have generally had disappointing outcomes. Recent years have seen a growing acknowledgement among development actors of the need for a much better understanding of how power, structure and agency combine to shape, constrain and compromise the workings of (formal and informal) institutions, with a view to facilitating more successful development outcomes in recipient countries. The new catch-cry of "thinking and working politically" has been accompanied by growing investment in political economy analyses and other analytical tools. As a concept, "political settlements" provides a potentially valuable instrument for enhancing understanding of the organisation and exercise of power in particular local contexts and for enabling the crafting of more appropriate and effective development interventions. In this session, we will examine the concept in the specific contexts of Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands with a view to considering its broader value to development theory and practice.