OAR@UM Collection:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1042592024-03-28T23:36:33Z2024-03-28T23:36:33ZGuest editorial : a conference anniversary : unlocking the power of jurisdictionBaldacchino, GodfreyMilne, Davidhttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1034552022-11-07T14:55:26Z2022-11-01T00:00:00ZTitle: 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.2022-11-01T00:00:00ZA question of sovereignty? Iceland and MaltaJonsson, Sigfushttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1034532022-11-07T14:48:28Z2022-11-01T00:00:00ZTitle: 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‘Caribbean Jihad’ : radical social networks and ISIS foreign fighters from Trinidad and TobagoAdams, MichaelPawiński, Michałhttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1034512022-11-07T14:42:45Z2022-11-01T00:00:00ZTitle: ‘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.2022-11-01T00:00:00ZResponsiveness of food security to macroeconomic variables : the cases of Maldives, Mauritius and SeychellesRamessur, Taruna ShaliniBundhun, Saivratahttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/1034502022-11-07T14:40:21Z2022-11-01T00:00:00ZTitle: 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.2022-11-01T00:00:00Z