https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104259 2026-04-11T11:25:33Z 2026-04-11T11:25:33Z Baldacchino, Godfrey Milne, David https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103455 2022-11-07T14:55:26Z 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Guest editorial : a conference anniversary : unlocking the power of jurisdiction Authors: Baldacchino, Godfrey; Milne, David Abstract: This editorial introduction commemorates the 30th anniversary of An Island Living, an international conference convened by the Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada, in September 1992. This event can be seen as the catalyst to a wide range of scholarly and policy initiatives – including this journal – that speak to the specific opportunities and strengths of small island states and territories in the contemporary world.

2022-11-01T00:00:00Z Jonsson, Sigfus https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103453 2022-11-07T14:48:28Z 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z

Title: A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta Authors: Jonsson, Sigfus Abstract: Does sovereignty make any significant difference to small island territories? In the case of Iceland, this question arises starkly when that country is compared to Newfoundland, especially given their sharp divergence as fisheries economies. Sovereignty raised its head again when fiery nationalist Dom Mintoff made the case for Malta's economic success as a sovereign nation in the 1970s and shifted Malta's foreign policy from a western alliance to a more balanced or neutral position. This paper will examine how far sovereignty contributed to the economic success of Iceland and Malta during their early years of independence and its continuing relevance and resonance in these countries today.

2022-11-01T00:00:00Z Adams, Michael Pawiński, Michał https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103451 2022-11-07T14:42:45Z 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z

Title: ‘Caribbean Jihad’ : radical social networks and ISIS foreign fighters from Trinidad and Tobago Authors: Adams, Michael; Pawiński, Michał Abstract: The cataclysmic rise to prominence of the Radical Islamic Network (RIN) in Trinidad and Tobago afforded this small twin island developing state, the unenviable title of Highest Exporter of ISIS foreign terrorist fighters (FTF) per capita in the Western Hemisphere. Such notoriety jolted the nation to re-examine and revise its strategies to treat with radicalisation and religious extremism, with special emphasis on transnational militancy. As such, this research effort explores the FTF issue through the lens of the radical social network and the Radical Milieu from which these fighters emerged. This network centric approach to Islamic militancy in Trinidad and Tobago is a novel one that illuminates on the intersection of people, places and events, that integrated ideas and mobilized resources into the complex geoclustered network of FTFs. The application of Social Network Analysis (SNA) has provided an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the defining relationships within the RIN and how the structural properties of the network protected some members whilst it progressed others to Jihad and Martyrdom. Description: The article is accompanied by a Supplementary Data Code Book and 4 tables.

2022-11-01T00:00:00Z Ramessur, Taruna Shalini Bundhun, Saivrata https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103450 2022-11-07T14:40:21Z 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Responsiveness of food security to macroeconomic variables : the cases of Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles Authors: Ramessur, Taruna Shalini; Bundhun, Saivrata Abstract: This paper investigates into the major macroeconomic variables influencing food security at national level in three Indian Ocean Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles. Food stability – a measure of food security responsiveness – is estimated within the framework of cointegration and error correction model (ECM) to differentiate the short run and long run elasticities. There is evidence that food security comoves with the explanatory variables in our model in the long run. The results unveil the importance of trade openness, investment in the agriculture sector, domestic food production (measured in terms of quantity, quality and variety) and structural transformation in enhancing food stability. In contrast, economic growth measured by GDP per capita worsens food security in Maldives and Mauritius in the long run. The ECM results suggest that changes in food security brought about by its determinants are cancelled out fastest in the Maldives; suggesting serious difficulties in securing a more sustainable food security strategy. The results of this study generate policy recommendations, which can also be adapted to the context of other SIDS.

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