Since the decision of the UK to leave the EU, the UK Government has established and promoted the idea of ‘Global Britain’. Perhaps the clearest, but still largely unrecognised, manifestations of Global Britain are the UK’s Overseas Territories. The T... Read More about Global Britain, contested spaces, and the UK overseas territories: A report on the existing and future relationship between the UK and its overseas territories.
Peter Clegg's Outputs (60)
Parliamentary representation of overseas territories in the metropolis: A comparative analysis (2022)
Journal Article
The consequences of ‘Brexit’ are many, and one that is little discussed is the reigniting of the debate as to whether Britain’s Overseas Territories (BOTs) should have direct representation within the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament; presently th... Read More about Parliamentary representation of overseas territories in the metropolis: A comparative analysis.
Guest editorial introduction: Overseas territories & crown dependencies: What future in ‘Global Britain’? (2022)
Journal Article
Brexit has caused a big shift in the geo-political outlook of the United Kingdom (UK). An early statement of intent is the 'Global Britain' agenda. Within this context the UK's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are often overlooked. However... Read More about Guest editorial introduction: Overseas territories & crown dependencies: What future in ‘Global Britain’?.
Reflections on the status of the Free Territory of Trieste (2022)
Journal Article
The Free Territory of Trieste was established in 1947 through United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 16 and a Treaty of Peace with Italy and the victorious powers. However, over 70-years on, the final arrangements agreed at the time have n... Read More about Reflections on the status of the Free Territory of Trieste.
Political and constitutional issues for the contemporary Falkland Islands (2022)
Journal Article
Understandably much of the academic literature on the Falkland Islands relates to its relationship with Argentina and the allied territorial dispute, but that can ignore broader and equally important aspects of the Falklands’ political and constituti... Read More about Political and constitutional issues for the contemporary Falkland Islands.
Les territoires britanniques d'outre-mer : un parcours différent (2021)
Book Chapter
Falkland Islands: 40 years on (2021)
Digital Artefact
2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War, an event which still shapes many people’s view of the islands. However, the Falkland Islands has, over the past 40 years, looked outward to assume a role of strategic significance as the ‘gateway... Read More about Falkland Islands: 40 years on.
COVID-19 and the British Overseas Territories: A comparative view (2021)
Journal Article
The British Overseas Territories are part of the ‘Commonwealth family’, and have characteristics such as isolation, economic vulnerability, and small populations, which have influenced how the territories have tackled COVID-19. Their direct relations... Read More about COVID-19 and the British Overseas Territories: A comparative view.
Parties, elections, and political maturation in the UK overseas territories (2020)
Book Chapter
Anonymity versus advocacy: Challenges and pitfalls of ethical island research (2020)
Journal Article
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.
Tourism in the Caribbean and the Blue Economy: Can the two be aligned? (2020)
Book Chapter
The tourism industry is a vital component for Caribbean economies. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, travel and tourism accounted for over 15% of the Caribbean economy in 2018, equating to US$62.1 billion. This means tourism is more... Read More about Tourism in the Caribbean and the Blue Economy: Can the two be aligned?.
The Caribbean Blue Economy (2020)
Book
Constitutional dissonance and the rule of law in the Turks and Caicos Islands (2020)
Book Chapter
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is one of 14 Overseas Territories (OTs) still overseen by the United Kingdom (UK) (as described by Susan Dickson in Chapter xx). The TCI, as well as the other OTs, is a remnant of the British Empire. The territory,... Read More about Constitutional dissonance and the rule of law in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Pitcairn: Year in Review (1 July 2018–30 June 2019) (2020)
Journal Article
The islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno (commonly known as Pitcairn) make up a single territory, the last remaining United Kingdom Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. Much of the period under review (1 July 2018–30 June 2019) followe... Read More about Pitcairn: Year in Review (1 July 2018–30 June 2019).
Establishing a pragmatic path to greater autonomy and decolonization (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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
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.
The Blue Economy in the Caribbean (2019)
Book Chapter
The United Kingdom and its overseas territories: No longer a ‘benevolent patron’? (2018)
Journal Article
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
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)
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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
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.
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
© 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
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
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)
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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
© 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
© 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
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?.
Pitcairn (2016)
Book Chapter
This chapter provides a brief history of the Pitcairn Islands, before examining the constitutional system, and the challenges threatening the islands' sustainability.
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.
Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan (2015)
Journal Article
Reflections on a Revolution: In Conversation with Selwyn Strachan was organised by the University of the West of England’s Social Science in the City strand, and took place in Bristol, UK on 22nd May 2014. What follows is an edited transcript of the... Read More about Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan.
Grenada: Revolution and Invasion (2015)
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Grenada: Revolution and Invasion is a wide-ranging collection of essays by academics in the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the United States, each with a unique perspective on the revolution and its effects. The Grenada events of 1979–1983, especi... Read More about Grenada: Revolution and Invasion.
Still lonely after all these years? Contemporary development in the ‘Three Guianas’ (2015)
Journal Article
Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana have traditionally been seen as isolated: from each other; from the Caribbean with which they are socially and culturally contiguous; and also from the South American continent in which they are geographically situa... Read More about Still lonely after all these years? Contemporary development in the ‘Three Guianas’.
The Commonwealth Caribbean and Europe: The End of the Affair? (2015)
Journal Article
© 2015 The Round Table Ltd. Abstract: The institutional relationship between the Commonwealth Caribbean and the European Union (EU) dates back to the mid-1970s, when the Lomé Convention was signed. The agreement was seen as a high water mark in First... Read More about The Commonwealth Caribbean and Europe: The End of the Affair?.
Ramphal on Record/The Record on Ramphal: A Review Article (2015)
Journal Article
Non-self-governing territories of the Caribbean and debates over autonomy (2015)
Book Chapter
Nineteen countries in the Caribbean region (from the Cayman Islands in the west to Martinique in the east, and from the Turks and Caicos Islands in the north to French Guiana in the south, plus Bermuda, located in the West Atlantic but often grouped... Read More about Non-self-governing territories of the Caribbean and debates over autonomy.
Ebola, Chikungunya, and the Caribbean: Struggling to prepare and respond (2015)
Journal Article
In recent months the Caribbean has faced an epidemic of the Chikungunya virus, which the region has found difficult to control. In May 2014 the Caribbean Health Agency (CARPHA) declared the virus had reached epidemic levels, and since then the number... Read More about Ebola, Chikungunya, and the Caribbean: Struggling to prepare and respond.
Guyana, its Foreign Policy, and the Path to Development (2014)
Journal Article
© 2014, The Round Table Ltd. Guyana is potentially on the threshold of great change. The growing importance of gold-mining and logging, and the rising hope that sizeable quantities of oil will soon be found should act as a catalyst for a dramatic imp... Read More about Guyana, its Foreign Policy, and the Path to Development.
The United Kingdom and its caribbean overseas territories: Present relations and future prospects (2013)
Journal Article
This paper considers the relationship between the UK and its Caribbean Overseas Territories (OTs) since the Conservative-led coalition government won power in May 2010. There is discussion of the UK government’s recent White Paper on the OTs; the bal... Read More about The United Kingdom and its caribbean overseas territories: Present relations and future prospects.
Editorial: The Invasion of Grenada 30 Years on-A Retrospective (2013)
Journal Article
Independence movements in the Caribbean: Withering on the vine? (2012)
Journal Article
Several countries in the Caribbean are not yet independent. However, none wish to become so, despite politicians in several of them initiating moves towards that end. This contribution evaluates these attempts and explains why they failed. The key fa... Read More about Independence movements in the Caribbean: Withering on the vine?.
The non-independent territories of the Caribbean and Pacific: Continuity or change? (2012)
Book
By the end of the 20th century the once great modern European empires had gone - well, almost! Today, scattered around the world, there are small territories, remnants of empire that for one reason and another have eschewed independence and retain li... Read More about The non-independent territories of the Caribbean and Pacific: Continuity or change?.
The Turks and Caicos Islands: Why does the cloud still hang? (2012)
Journal Article
This paper considers the report of the 2009 UK government-appointed Commission of Inquiry into corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), and draws comparisons with a similar Commission of Inquiry undertaken in 1986. The paper evaluates the ch... Read More about The Turks and Caicos Islands: Why does the cloud still hang?.
The UK overseas territories: A decade of progress and prosperity? (2011)
Journal Article
This article analyses the relationship between the UK and its Overseas Territories since the publication of the 1999 White Paper Partnership for Progress and Prosperity. The article considers the efforts by the UK government to improve links with the... Read More about The UK overseas territories: A decade of progress and prosperity?.
The Caribbean, the EU, and the WTO: The political economy of marginalization (2010)
Book Chapter
The paper evaluates the changes that have taken place in the political economy of global trade, particularly the growing influence of international organisations (such as the European Union and World Trade Organisation) and their rules and norms, and... Read More about The Caribbean, the EU, and the WTO: The political economy of marginalization.
Governance in the non-independent Caribbean: challenges and opportunities in the 21st century (2009)
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This edited volume brings together the perspectives of scholars and officials from Europe and the Caribbean to provide a much-needed international, comparative and interdisciplinary perspective on the status and performance of the non-independent ter... Read More about Governance in the non-independent Caribbean: challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.
The Turks and Caicos Islands: the cloud that still hangs (2009)
Journal Article
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) is one of 14 Overseas Territories still overseen by the UK. Under the Constitution there is an allocation of responsibilities between the British Crown, acting through the Governor, and the locally elected TCI gover... Read More about The Turks and Caicos Islands: the cloud that still hangs.
Special journal issue, ‘Competitiveness and Caribbean economies: emerging issues and future directions' (2008)
Book
This special issue of The Round Table focusing on competitiveness in Caribbean economies aims to provide the intellectual driving force from within the region to develop competitiveness policy frameworks that can strengthen the private sector, which... Read More about Special journal issue, ‘Competitiveness and Caribbean economies: emerging issues and future directions'.
The Commonwealth Caribbean and the challenges of institutional exclusion (2008)
Journal Article
The paper evaluates the changes that have taken place in the political economy of global trade, particularly the growing influence of international organizations and their rules and norms, and the institutional exclusion of the Commonwealth Caribbean... Read More about The Commonwealth Caribbean and the challenges of institutional exclusion.
Alleviating the consequences of marginalisation? EU aid policy towards the Caribbean ACPs (2008)
Journal Article
The article reviews the EU's development policy in relation to the Caribbean members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group. It considers the particular challenges faced by these small economies before assessing their trade and aid relatio... Read More about Alleviating the consequences of marginalisation? EU aid policy towards the Caribbean ACPs.
Britain and the Commonwealth Caribbean: Policy under New Labour (2006)
Journal Article
The relationship between Britain and the countries of the Commonwealth Caribbean has been defined largely by declining interest and disengagement since the process of decolonization began in 1962. Occasionally Britain was obliged to re-engage with th... Read More about Britain and the Commonwealth Caribbean: Policy under New Labour.
Caribbean-european relations and 9/11: Continuity or change? (2004)
Journal Article
The ramifications of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States (US) have been profound for the Caribbean and Europe. Caribbean states have been adversely affected by the decline in international economic confidence, particularly i... Read More about Caribbean-european relations and 9/11: Continuity or change?.
From insiders to outsiders: Caribbean banana interests in the new international trading framework (2002)
Journal Article
The paper considers the role of the Caribbean banana interests in the defence of the European Union’s banana regime, within the context of the dispute between the EU and the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The paper examines how... Read More about From insiders to outsiders: Caribbean banana interests in the new international trading framework.
The establishment of the Windward Islands banana industry: Commercial opportunity and colonial necessity (2002)
Journal Article
With the future of a large scale Windward Islands banana export trade now in serious doubt as a consequence of the recent rulings by the World Trade Organisation the origins of the trade in the immediate post-war period are considered. The article ex... Read More about The establishment of the Windward Islands banana industry: Commercial opportunity and colonial necessity.
Taking stock of the decolonization agenda – The UK overseas territories (Caribbean, Bermuda, and St Helena): Current positions and future options
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This paper analyses the current state of relations between the United Kingdom (UK) government and its Overseas Territories, with a particular focus on the Caribbean territories, Bermuda and St Helena. Over the last two decades the general approach of... Read More about Taking stock of the decolonization agenda – The UK overseas territories (Caribbean, Bermuda, and St Helena): Current positions and future options.