Social psychological perspectives on islandness: Identities, vulnerabilities and precarities (2024)
Journal Article
Matheson, K., Pawson, C., & Clegg, P. (in press). Social psychological perspectives on islandness: Identities, vulnerabilities and precarities. Island Studies Journal, https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.92155

Although there are many widely perceived attractions to living on a small island, island life is not without its challenges. The physical aspects of these are well rehearsed. The psychological ones, less so. Drawing on social psychological theories,... Read More about Social psychological perspectives on islandness: Identities, vulnerabilities and precarities.

Anonymity versus advocacy: Challenges and pitfalls of ethical island research (2020)
Journal Article
Matheson, K., Pawson, C., & Clegg, P. (2020). Anonymity versus advocacy: Challenges and pitfalls of ethical island research. Round Table, 109(6), 720-729. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2020.1849500

The purpose of much island research is to advocate for island communities, to encourage island scholarship by islanders themselves, and where that is not possible, to promote the voices of islanders ‘on their own terms’ (Baldacchino, 2008). However,... Read More about Anonymity versus advocacy: Challenges and pitfalls of ethical island research.

Establishing a pragmatic path to greater autonomy and decolonization (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clegg, P. (2019, May). Establishing a pragmatic path to greater autonomy and decolonization. Paper presented at United Nations Regional Seminar Caribbean 2019, St George's, Grenada, Caribbean

The British Overseas Territories, especially those in the Caribbean, are experiencing a period of significant uncertainty. There is the still unresolved issue of ‘Brexit’, and the likely impact on the territories in regard to trade, aid, and politica... Read More about Establishing a pragmatic path to greater autonomy and decolonization.

Pitcairn political review: Issues and events, 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 (2019)
Journal Article
Clegg, P. (2019). Pitcairn political review: Issues and events, 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Contemporary Pacific, 31(1), 219-224. https://doi.org/10.1353/cp.2019.0016

The islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno (commonly known as Pitcairn) make up a single territory, the last remaining United Kingdom Overseas Territory (UKOTs) in the Pacific Ocean. But much of the period under review (1 July 2017–30 June 2... Read More about Pitcairn political review: Issues and events, 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Caribbean Overseas Territories: Breaches, but not yet breaks, in the Frameworks of Governance (2019)
Book Chapter
Clegg, P. (2019). Caribbean Overseas Territories: Breaches, but not yet breaks, in the Frameworks of Governance. In Europa Regional Surveys of the World - South America, Central America and the Caribbean. (27th). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

The Blue Economy in the Caribbean (2019)
Book Chapter
Clegg, P., McConney, P., Mahon, R., & Oxenford, H. (2019). The Blue Economy in the Caribbean. In Europa Regional Surveys of the World - South America, Central America and the Caribbean. (27th). Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

The United Kingdom and its overseas territories: No longer a ‘benevolent patron’? (2018)
Journal Article
Clegg, P. (2018). The United Kingdom and its overseas territories: No longer a ‘benevolent patron’?. Small States & Territories, 1(2), 149-168

Over recent decades, the relationship between the United Kingdom (UK) and its Overseas Territories (OTs) has been a generally strong one, with political and economic safeguards in place, bolstered by increasing levels of support from the European Uni... Read More about The United Kingdom and its overseas territories: No longer a ‘benevolent patron’?.

Brexit: Challenges and opportunities for small countries and territories (2018)
Journal Article
Bishop, M., & Clegg, P. (2018). Brexit: Challenges and opportunities for small countries and territories. Round Table, 107(3), 329-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2018.1476093

This article is based on a round table discussion that was held at the Centre for Small States, Queen Mary University, London, on 18 September 2017. The article uses the presentations from the event, together with answers to questions that were posed... Read More about Brexit: Challenges and opportunities for small countries and territories.

Euro-Caribbean Societies in the 21st Century: Offshore finance, local élites and contentious politics (2018)
Book
Chauvin, S., Clegg, P., & Cousin, B. (2018). Euro-Caribbean Societies in the 21st Century: Offshore finance, local élites and contentious politics. Routledge

This edited collection examines the realities of the last remnants of the European colonial empires in the Caribbean, namely the British, Dutch and French overseas territories. Although known and perhaps infamous for their role as high-end touris... Read More about Euro-Caribbean Societies in the 21st Century: Offshore finance, local élites and contentious politics.

Pitcairn (2018)
Journal Article
Clegg, P. (2018). Pitcairn. Contemporary Pacific, 30(1), 191-195. https://doi.org/10.1353/cp.2018.0013

The islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno (commonly known as Pitcairn) make-up a single territory; the last remaining United Kingdom Overseas Territory (UKOT) in the Pacific Ocean. Pitcairn, the only inhabited island of the group, had a tota... Read More about Pitcairn.

The influence of small states on superpowers: Jamaica and U.S. foreign policy; Michael Manley and Jamaican Democracy, 1972—1980: The word is love; Michael Manley—The Biography (2017)
Journal Article
Clegg, P. (2017). The influence of small states on superpowers: Jamaica and U.S. foreign policy; Michael Manley and Jamaican Democracy, 1972—1980: The word is love; Michael Manley—The Biography. Round Table, 106(4), 488-491. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2017.1348023

Former Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley was a powerful and influential figure both at home and abroad. He was determined to improve the position of the Jamaican people by reconfiguring both political and economic orthodoxies, which he and many... Read More about The influence of small states on superpowers: Jamaica and U.S. foreign policy; Michael Manley and Jamaican Democracy, 1972—1980: The word is love; Michael Manley—The Biography.

Annex III - In-depth analysis evaluating the legal, political and institutional framework concerning offshore practices related to tax evasion, money laundering and tax transparency in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) of the United Kingdom, as defined in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and the relations of the United Kingdom with those OCTs (2017)
Report
Clegg, P. (2017). Annex III - In-depth analysis evaluating the legal, political and institutional framework concerning offshore practices related to tax evasion, money laundering and tax transparency in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) of the United Kingdom, as defined in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and the relations of the United Kingdom with those OCTs

This report focuses on the OCTs of the UK; and especially those located within the Caribbean and West Atlantic. Relations between the UK and its so-called Overseas Territories have been shaped by many centuries of history. More contemporary relations... Read More about Annex III - In-depth analysis evaluating the legal, political and institutional framework concerning offshore practices related to tax evasion, money laundering and tax transparency in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) of the United Kingdom, as defined in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and the relations of the United Kingdom with those OCTs.

The global financial crisis and its aftermath: Economic and political recalibration in the non-sovereign Caribbean (2017)
Journal Article
Clegg, P., Daniel, J., Pantojas-García, E., & Veenendaal, W. (2017). The global financial crisis and its aftermath: Economic and political recalibration in the non-sovereign Caribbean. Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 42(1), 84-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/08263663.2017.1281942

© 2017, © 2017 CALACS. The small non-sovereign island jurisdictions (SNIJs) of the Caribbean have a privileged position in the global political economy, with significant political and economic autonomy on the one hand, and useful protections and supp... Read More about The global financial crisis and its aftermath: Economic and political recalibration in the non-sovereign Caribbean.

Pitcairn - Political review (2017)
Journal Article
Clegg, P. (2017). Pitcairn - Political review. Contemporary Pacific, 29(1), 166-172

This article provides a review of the key political events in Pitcairn from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. It considers the continuing development challenges for this very small territory; the ongoing concerns around child-safeguarding; and the future... Read More about Pitcairn - Political review.

Transformative agendas and educational demands in the British and Dutch overseas territories of the Caribbean (2017)
Book Chapter
Thomas, E., & Clegg, P. (2017). Transformative agendas and educational demands in the British and Dutch overseas territories of the Caribbean. In T. Jules (Ed.), The Global Educational Policy Environment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Gated, Regulated and Governed (241-264). Emerald Group Publishing Limited

There are several small territories in the Caribbean that have not yet gained their independence and remain under the control of a metropolitan power. These include the territories governed by the United Kingdom (UK) and the Netherlands. This chapter... Read More about Transformative agendas and educational demands in the British and Dutch overseas territories of the Caribbean.

Post-colonial trajectories in the Caribbean: The three Guianas (2016)
Book
Hoefte, R., Bishop, M. L., & Clegg, P. (2016). Post-colonial trajectories in the Caribbean: The three Guianas. Routledge

This book compares and contrasts the contemporary development experience of neighbouring, geographically similar countries with an analogous history of exploitation but by three different European colonisers. Studying the so-called ‘Three Guianas’ (G... Read More about Post-colonial trajectories in the Caribbean: The three Guianas.

Brexit and the Overseas Territories: Repercussions for the Periphery (2016)
Journal Article
Clegg, P. (2016). Brexit and the Overseas Territories: Repercussions for the Periphery. Round Table, 105(5), 543-555. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2016.1229420

© 2016 The Round Table Ltd. There are 14 United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), of which nine are associated with the European Union (EU) via the Overseas Association Decision adopted by the EU in 2013. Gibraltar, meanwhile, is part of the EU u... Read More about Brexit and the Overseas Territories: Repercussions for the Periphery.

Hemispheric reconfigurations in Northern Amazonia: The ‘Three Guianas’ amid regional change and Brazilian hegemony (2016)
Journal Article
Bishop, M. L., Clegg, P., & Hoefte, R. (2017). Hemispheric reconfigurations in Northern Amazonia: The ‘Three Guianas’ amid regional change and Brazilian hegemony. Third World Quarterly, 38(2), 356-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2015.1135397

© 2016 Southseries Inc., www.thirdworldquarterly.com. Regional and hemispheric reconfigurations in Latin America and the Caribbean are increasingly mediated by Brazilian power, and the engagement of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana with this emergi... Read More about Hemispheric reconfigurations in Northern Amazonia: The ‘Three Guianas’ amid regional change and Brazilian hegemony.

Human rights in the overseas territories: In policy but not in practice? (2016)
Journal Article
Clegg, P., Dunwoodie-Stirton, F., & Cole, P. (2016). Human rights in the overseas territories: In policy but not in practice?. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 54(1), 46-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2015.1126886

Since the late 1990s emphasis has been placed by the UK government on enhancing human rights in its Overseas Territories. Some early changes were enforced, but more recently persuasion and capacity building have been prioritised. However, due to the... Read More about Human rights in the overseas territories: In policy but not in practice?.

The United Kingdom Overseas Territories and the European Union: Benefits and prospects. Part I – EU benefits to the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (2016)
Report
Clegg, P. (2016). The United Kingdom Overseas Territories and the European Union: Benefits and prospects. Part I – EU benefits to the United Kingdom Overseas Territories

There are 14 United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) spread across the globe, of which nine are directly associated with the European Union (EU) via the Overseas Association Decision (OAD) adopted by the EU in 2013. These are Anguilla, Bermuda, B... Read More about The United Kingdom Overseas Territories and the European Union: Benefits and prospects. Part I – EU benefits to the United Kingdom Overseas Territories.