Youth Perspectives on Community, Trust, and Conflict

Abstract

This briefing note examines
 intergenerational aspects of community involvement, trust,
 and authority, and dispute participation/resolution in
 Timor-Leste, using findings from the justice module included
 in an extension of the 2007 Timor-Leste Survey of Living
 Standards (TLSLS2) and a review of relevant social-science
 literature. It is hoped that this report will be a valuable
 resource for civil servants, civil society organizations,
 and donor agencies working with youth in Timor-Leste. The
 extension survey (TLSLSx) revisited a nationally
 representative subsample of the TLSLS2 between April and
 October 2008. The respondent for the justice module was
 randomly selected to be the household head or his/her
 spouse, and topics included: (1) access to information and
 decision making; (2) opinions and knowledge of the law; (3)
 trust and local institutions; and (4) dispute resolution.
 Findings from this survey have been summarized in three
 short briefing papers focusing on youth perspectives, land
 and conflict, and community trust and decision making.