Managing Conflict Through: Cross-Border Cooperation: A Study at the Indonesia-Timor Leste Border

Abstract

Since the separation of Timor Leste from Indonesia in 2002, disputes over the border area have existed and have occasionally escalated to be communal con?icts. Due to the involvement of people to people relations, government to government negotiation is not enough to resolve these con?icts. Hence, both countries established cross-border cooperation as an alternative. This research analyzed the role of cross-border cooperation in managing communal con?icts in the border area between the Timor Tengah Utara District of Indonesia and the Oecussi District of Timor Leste. The research was conducted in a qualitative approach, while the data was collected by interview, observation, and literature review. This study showed that crossborder cooperation played a signifcance role in managing the con?ict by reducing violence, building and maintaining social relations, as well as improving the economic development of the local people.

Cross Border Community Empowerment Through Selling Price Literacy: Evidence From Indonesia–timor Leste Cross Borders

“…The two countries adopted cross-border cooperation to stimulate the economic improvement of cross-border residents, promote stability, create attractiveness, and promote harmonization of kinship relations in border areas (Mais, Kleden, & Dhosa, 2020;Raharjo, 2016;Sarjono & Rudiatin, 2022;Yusliana et al, 2023).…”

“…Regarding economic aspects, Indonesia and Timor-Leste have bilateral cooperation, especially having agreed on cooperation and traditional market regulations (Raharjo, 2016). Of course, the economic dynamics in this border zone are driven by informal business, especially informal traditional markets economic transactions (Yusliana et al, 2023).…”

“…Among others, one of the efforts established is the creation of an informal market in the especially helping the Humusu Wini community to sell their products and the Oécusse community to shop and have family gatherings (Raharjo, 2016;Suwartiningsih et al, 2020).…”

“…However, border economic interaction areas have not had a significant impact on the welfare of border areas residents, where local people still live in a situation of poverty (Wiranta, 2008), have low education and income (Farid, Mujiyati, & Andari, 2017;Raharjo, 2016) and the poverty rate in TTU is almost 40% (Farid, Mujiyati, & Andari, 2017;Raharjo, 2016).…”

“…Palabras clave: Capacitación de la Comunidad, Precio de Venta, Mercado Transfronterizo, Indonesia, Timor Oriental. However, these differences do not affect much the sociocultural and economic relations between the people of the two countries (Raharjo, 2016;Suwartiningsih, Purnomo, & Lahade, 2020;Wiranta, 2008), where this common cultural identity brings benefits to facilitate socioeconomic interactions between them (Sarjono & Rudiatin, 2022).…”