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Peter Clegg's Outputs (65)

Roles and responsibilities of Governors in the UK Overseas Territories: Prerogative power and democratic accountability (2023)
Journal Article

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

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.

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’?.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.