Social and Economic Mobility in the Indonesia-Timor Leste Border Area (Case Study in Motaain Region Belu Regency)

Authors

  • Handrianus Nino Universitas Timor, Indonesia
  • Remigius Seran Universitas Timor, Indonesia
  • Heribertus Binsasi Universitas Timor, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35335/legal.v14i2.1279

Keywords:

Socio-Economic Mobility, Local Wisdom, Indonesia-Timor Leste border

Abstract

This aims to study dynamic mobility social and economic communities in the Indonesia-East Timor border region with approach locality, which focuses on practices and relations daily public border in responding to national borders. With method qualitative and approach ethnographic, research This describes How identity, network social, and economic strategies constructed in room fluid and interactive borders. Research results show that the state borders are not only as entity administrative, but rather room negotiated social repetition in a way continuously by actor locals through activity cross border.

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Published

2025-05-22

How to Cite

Nino, H., Seran, R., & Binsasi, H. (2025). Social and Economic Mobility in the Indonesia-Timor Leste Border Area (Case Study in Motaain Region Belu Regency). LEGAL BRIEF, 14(2), 195–204. https://doi.org/10.35335/legal.v14i2.1279

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