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The epoch of Queen Elizabeth II: Continuity and rupture in small states and territories (2023)
Journal Article
Gray, S., & Clegg, P. (2023). The epoch of Queen Elizabeth II: Continuity and rupture in small states and territories. Small States & Territories, 6(2), 99-104

The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 after 70 years on the throne and the ascent of King Charles III precipitated much discussion about the role and relevancy of the British Monarch across the Commonwealth and more particularly whether i... Read More about The epoch of Queen Elizabeth II: Continuity and rupture in small states and territories.

Roles and responsibilities of Governors in the UK Overseas Territories: Prerogative power and democratic accountability (2023)
Journal Article
O'Brien, D., & Clegg, P. (2023). Roles and responsibilities of Governors in the UK Overseas Territories: Prerogative power and democratic accountability. Small States & Territories, 6(2), 135-150

Relations between the United Kingdom (UK) and its 14 Overseas Territories (OTs) are long-standing and multifaceted. Each of the ten inhabited OTs has its own parliament or council, and in most cases, a Cabinet; yet, their governance remains based on... Read More about Roles and responsibilities of Governors in the UK Overseas Territories: Prerogative power and democratic accountability.

Global Britain, contested spaces, and the UK overseas territories: A report on the existing and future relationship between the UK and its overseas territories (2023)
Report
Clegg, P., Matheson, K., & Mut Bosque, M. (2023). Global Britain, contested spaces, and the UK overseas territories: A report on the existing and future relationship between the UK and its overseas territories. UWE Bristol

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.

Political clientelism and democracy in Belize: From my hand to yours (2023)
Journal Article
Clegg, P. (2023). Political clientelism and democracy in Belize: From my hand to yours. Round Table, 112(1), 94-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2166221

On many measures the standards of democracy, elections, accountability, transparency, and economic performance in the Commonwealth Caribbean appear to be relatively high. Since independence, democracy has remained well-entrenched, bar one or two nota... Read More about Political clientelism and democracy in Belize: From my hand to yours.