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Human rights in the overseas territories: In policy but not in practice? (2016)
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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?.

Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan (2015)
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Clegg, P. (2015). Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan

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.

Still lonely after all these years? Contemporary development in the ‘Three Guianas’ (2015)
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Hoefte, R., Bishop, M. L., & Clegg, P. (2015). Still lonely after all these years? Contemporary development in the ‘Three Guianas’. Caribbean Studies, 43(2), 83-113

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)
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Clegg, P. (2015). The Commonwealth Caribbean and Europe: The End of the Affair?. Round Table, 104(4), 429-440. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2015.1063841

© 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?.

Ebola, Chikungunya, and the Caribbean: Struggling to prepare and respond (2015)
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Clegg, P. (2015). Ebola, Chikungunya, and the Caribbean: Struggling to prepare and respond. Round Table, 104(1), 65-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2015.1005357

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)
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Clegg, P. (2014). Guyana, its Foreign Policy, and the Path to Development. Round Table, 103(4), 399-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2014.941193

© 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
Clegg, P. (2013). The United Kingdom and its caribbean overseas territories: Present relations and future prospects

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.

Independence movements in the Caribbean: Withering on the vine? (2012)
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Clegg, P. (2012). Independence movements in the Caribbean: Withering on the vine?. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 50(4), 422-438. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2012.729728

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 Turks and Caicos Islands: Why does the cloud still hang? (2012)
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Clegg, P. (2012). The Turks and Caicos Islands: Why does the cloud still hang?. Social and Economic Studies- Institute of Social and Economic Research University of the West Indies Jamaica, 61(1), 23-47

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)
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Clegg, P., & Gold, P. (2011). The UK overseas territories: A decade of progress and prosperity?. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 49(1), 115-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2011.541117

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 Turks and Caicos Islands: the cloud that still hangs (2009)
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Clegg, P. (2009). The Turks and Caicos Islands: the cloud that still hangs. Social and Economic Studies- Institute of Social and Economic Research University of the West Indies Jamaica, 58(3 & 4), 227-233

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.

The Commonwealth Caribbean and the challenges of institutional exclusion (2008)
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Clegg, P. (2008). The Commonwealth Caribbean and the challenges of institutional exclusion. Round Table, 97(395), 227-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358530801962022

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.

Britain and the Commonwealth Caribbean: Policy under New Labour (2006)
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Clegg, P. (2006). Britain and the Commonwealth Caribbean: Policy under New Labour. Round Table, 95(385), 411-423. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358530600748218

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)
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Clegg, P. (2004). Caribbean-european relations and 9/11: Continuity or change?. Journal of Transatlantic Studies, 2(2), 143-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794010408656832

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)
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Clegg, P. (2002). From insiders to outsiders: Caribbean banana interests in the new international trading framework

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)
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Clegg, P. (2002). The establishment of the Windward Islands banana industry: Commercial opportunity and colonial necessity

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.