Palmer, L., Niner, S. and Kent, L. (Eds) 2007. Exploring the Tensions of Nation Building in Timor Leste. 'Proceedings from the Forum', 15 September 2006, SSEE Research Paper No 1. 

At the University of Melbourne on the 15 the September 2006, around 40 Timorese and Australian academics, representatives of civil society organizations and others, came together for a one-day forum aimed at exploring the underlying causes of the 2006 crisis and the tensions of nation building in Timor-Leste. Central to our discussions and deliberations were themes of governance, social and political processes, development, land and natural resource management and environmental, human security, justice and legal frameworks.