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dc.contributor.author | Russell, Suzana | - |
dc.contributor.author | Brinklow, Laurie | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kizos, Thanasis | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sentas, Stratis | - |
dc.contributor.author | Randall, James E. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-04T11:01:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-04T11:01:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021-11 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Russell, S., Brinklow, L., Kizos, T., Sentas, S., & Randall, J. E. (2021). Island identities? Comparing the perceptions of islanders towards governing institutions and quality of life. Small States & Territories, 4(2), 325-348. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/83369 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In this paper, we seek to shed light on issues related to satisfaction with government institutions and personal quality of life from living on an island, teasing out common themes to determine whether there is a shared identity among islanders, regardless of geography, level of development and size, as it relates to governance. We explore these qualities in six different groups of island residents across ten islands or archipelagos, ranging in size, location and governance features. Half are sovereign states and the rest are subnational island jurisdictions: Tobago (Trinidad & Tobago), Grenada, Prince Edward Island (Canada), St. Lucia, Lesvos (Greece), Cyprus, Newfoundland (Canada), Iceland, Reunion (France) and Mauritius. Using a Likert-type questionnaire, island participants were asked about the factors that constitute “quality of life” on their islands, with a particular focus on governance. The construction of composite indicators from survey questions and cluster analysis allows us to compare the attitudes within and between different groups of islands and stakeholder groups. Results suggest that, despite significant contextual variances among stakeholders and island locations and situations, some common threads run through all groups and all islands, related to the group the respondents were classified in. These threads comprise a rough basis for a deeper understanding of island identities. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | University of Malta. Islands and Small States Institute | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Islands -- Politics and government | en_GB |
dc.subject | Jurisdiction, Territorial | en_GB |
dc.subject | Jurisdiction -- States, Small | en_GB |
dc.subject | Subnational governments | en_GB |
dc.subject | National characteristics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Nationalism | en_GB |
dc.subject | Islands -- Social aspects | en_GB |
dc.subject | Quality of life | en_GB |
dc.title | Island identities? Comparing the perceptions of islanders towards governing institutions and quality of life | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.publication.title | Small States & Territories | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | SST Vol. 4, No. 2, November 2021 SST Vol. 4, No. 2, November 2021 |
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