Local Memories and Nation-building in Timor-Leste and Bougainville

众所周知，在冲突后社会中，政治精英描绘和纪念过去是为了国家建设。地方记忆实践与国家建设之间的关系受到的关注要少得多。通过研究东帝汶和布干维尔的社区成员如何纪念过去、建造纪念碑、开展和解活动以及举行仪式性的重新埋葬死者，该项目旨在揭示公民的集体记忆如何塑造国家。本研究旨在为记忆与国家建设之间的关系提供新的理论理解，同时也影响冲突后和平建设和过渡司法的政策辩论。

It is well known that, in post-conflict societies, political elites portray and memorialise the past in the service of nation-building. Far less attention has been paid to the relationship between local memory practices and nation-building. By examining how community members in Timor-Leste and Bougainville commemorate the past, construct monuments, undertake reconciliation practices and ritually rebury the dead, this project aims to reveal how citizens' collective memories are shaping nations. This research aims to contribute new theoretical understandings of the relationship between memory and nation-building, while also influencing policy debates on peace-building and transitional justice after conflict.