#SST Preview of Vol 7(1) which brings you:

✨a Special Section on Security Challenges of Small States
⭐ 5 other papers 📃
⭐ 9 book reviews 📖

Plenty of super interesting reads on various small states, territories & islands issues

📑 um.edu.mt/l/ndxzl
Stefano Moncada

Ch14 looks at how #ICTs revived bottom-up regionalism that goes back to the anti-nuclear movement
Pacific Islanders are better informed and better connected, deepening participation on regional issues with a shared identity
👉🏽t.ly/Mqbz
Michael Briguglio
Stefano Moncada

‼️RIDT Conference Grants for Doctoral Researchers‼️
May 2024 call for applications is now open for doctoral researchers who have transferred their studies
ℹ️ More info: um.edu.mt/l/sAlUE or📧[email protected]
🗓️Deadline: 31 May 2024

#FundingOpportunity

Our Director Stefano Moncada received Hon EP Chet Greene, Foreign Affairs Minister of Antigua and Barbuda during his official visit to Malta on 22 April
During the #SIDS 4 Int'l Conference, ISSI will contribute to Malta's support of #SIDS on climate issues
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Ch13 shows that churches in the #Caribbean have a people-centred, bottom-up approach to regional cooperation. Their contribution to how people work together for the regional common good, strengthens Caribbean identity

👉🏽t.ly/Mqbz
Michael Briguglio
Stefano Moncada

📢Join a #MSCA Doctoral Network Training & Research Program focusing on Ocean Literacy and Marine Biodiversity Conservation

Through the MEDiverSEAty project, ISSI has 2 Full-time RSO Posts (PhD)
#climatechange #islands

Apply by 31 MAY um.edu.mt/l/v9BZJ

Stefano Moncada

🇲🇹 As of Oct2024 the UM | Islands & Small States at University of Malta is offering blended Master by research in #Islands and #SmallStates studies (full-time or part-time) as well as a Ph.D. programme 👩‍🎓 👨‍🎓

Get in touch!

➡️ Find out more about these courses here:
um.edu.mt/l/7zSDq

Stefano Moncada

📢‼️2 Posts of Full-time Research Support Officer (PhD student) with ISSI ‼️

MEDiverSEAty is an MSCA-funded doctoral network investigating human dimensions of Mediterranean Marine Biodiversity
#climatechange #islands
🗓️Apply by 31 MAY

👉🏽um.edu.mt/l/v9BZJ
Stefano Moncada

Estos valientes niñxs isleñxs han demandado al gobierno estadounidense por contaminar el planeta.

UM | Islands & Small States Pacific Islands Forum
UN Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu & Vanuatu Island Innovation 🏝️ Local2030 Islands Network

#islas #islands
#CambioClimático
#ClimateActionNow
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Sincerest of thanks to The Fulbright Program for the opportunity to be here, working with & learning from the incredible inter-disciplinary team UM | Islands & Small States

Ch12 explores civil society space for #migrant support CSOs in 🇲🇹MT 🇨🇾CY & 🇸🇮SI
Public & political attitude toward their work worsened since 2015; social protection of migrants decreased; thus highlighting CSO resilience
👉🏽t.ly/Mqbz
Michael Briguglio
Stefano Moncada

📣 Are you interested in Master by research or PhD in #islands & #smallstates studies?
We at UM | Islands & Small States offer blended courses. Get in touch with us now! 👩‍🎓 👨‍🎓

Int'l students can check eligibility for a University of Malta full #scholarship

👉🏽 um.edu.mt/l/7zSDq

Stefano Moncada

Ch11 ~ CSOs in #smallstates operate irrespectively of plans like the Caribbean Refugee & Migrant Response Plan
Agency, representation and accountability are contested aspects of the role of CSOs in global migration governance
t.ly/Mqbz
Stefano Moncada
Michael Briguglio

🇲🇹 As of Oct2024 the UM | Islands & Small States at University of Malta is offering blended Master by research in #Islands and #SmallStates studies (full-time or part-time) as well as a Ph.D. programme 👩‍🎓 👨‍🎓
Get in touch!
➡️Find out more about these courses here: um.edu.mt/l/7zSDq
Stefano Moncada

📢
‼️ATTN‼️ Int'l students interested in Master by research or PhD in #islands & #smallstates studies
Blended courses starting OCT 2024
Get in touch with us now! 👩‍🎓 👨‍🎓
Check eligibility for a University of Malta full #scholarship
🔎 More info ➡️um.edu.mt/l/7zSDq

Stefano Moncada

Ch10 ~ GBV in Seychelles 🇸🇨
CSOs are performing very useful work with survivors & in raising awareness. However, funding shortages, low public understanding of the concept and volunteer-based services are all key challenges
👉🏽t.ly/Mqbz
Michael Briguglio
Stefano Moncada

For a one-stop summary of int'l litigation upcoming in the climate space we suggest this article by our resident Fulbright U.S. Scholar bechamilton

All the cases overlap on the question of int'l legal obligations of states on climate

👉🏽t.ly/Wfjhq
Stefano Moncada

Ch9 ~ How did Samoa Fa'afafine Assoc. negotiate complex social positioning of the nation's '3rd gender' in local communities? 🏳️‍🌈
Visibility & cultural legitimacy were hard-won victories that should not be taken for granted
👉🏽t.ly/Mqbz
Michael Briguglio
Stefano Moncada

🙏 Thank you Island Innovation 🏝️

We 💓 #islands and #smallstates studies!

Join us! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓
All info here: um.edu.mt/l/7zSDq

Get in touch if you're interested: [email protected]
Stefano Moncada

Ch8 ~ LGBTQIA+ CSO movements in 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago and 🇲🇺 Mauritius are still in their nascent stages of development, mainly challenged by common realities of #SIDS
Polarizing societal values require delicate balancing

👉🏽t.ly/Mqbz
@brigugliomike
Stefano Moncada