🇲🇹 actively participated at #SIDS4: as Vice-President (Amb. Vanessa Frazier 🧡), as one of the main donors of SIDS Global Children Youth Action Summit, and host of side-event on #Climate Vulnerability & Resilience Index with Affarijiet Barranin, UM | Islands & Small States and OACPS Secretariat 🤝

Over the last 30 years 🇸🇮 Slovenia saw an increase in civil society organisations. This is not reflected in number of employees or sectoral share in nat'l GDP. Limited civil dialogue makes CSOs feel they have low impact 👉t.ly/Mqbz Michael Briguglio Stefano Moncada

#SST There is minimal academic research and analysis on human trafficking in the Caribbean and almost none on 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago The continued challenges faced by #smallstates warrant in-depth research & restructuring of state response um.edu.mt/l/LPPa7 Stefano Moncada

🇲🇪Montenegro's EU accession process led to improvements in governance The Montenegrin approach outlined in this chapter can serve as a model for the inclusion of the whole of #civilsociety in a strengthened inst'l framework 👉🏽t.ly/Mqbz Michael Briguglio Stefano Moncada

#SST The so-called migration ‘crisis’ meets two concerns related to smallness and islandness - vulnerability & deficiency of resources Malta's contradictory & unsustainable securitisation of migration increased inequalities & exploitation 👉🏽um.edu.mt/l/pI7TK Stefano Moncada

What is the extent of CSO membership involvement & influence in🇲🇰 North Macedonia? How do CSOs link citizens w government? Small memberships are a double-edged sword, mostly making them resource-poor enjoying limited trust t.ly/Mqbz Michael Briguglio Stefano Moncada

#SST The study demonstrates how inadequate educational leadership practices at residential correctional institutions in 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda impact young male offenders’ educational performance and likelihood of reoffending #smallstates 👉🏽um.edu.mt/l/hQsKa Stefano Moncada

The brutal assassination of #DaphneCaruanaGalizia triggered an intensive series of protests by CSOs from across the political spectrum. A national crisis spilled onto the European level, testing EU response to rule of law 👉t.ly/Mqbz Michael Briguglio Stefano Moncada

#SST This article assesses virtual asset regulation for commercial activity re cryptocurrencies in small jurisdictions Malta formally complies with EU AML/CTF directives implementing a reliable flexible legislation marketed as competitive 👉🏽um.edu.mt/l/6gYCo Stefano Moncada

The historic protest of 29 August 2020 was the culmination of public discontent at a political system that hollows out democracy Risk of reprisals keeps many away, as do the outbreaks of violence and police 'crowd control' 👉t.ly/Mqbz Michael Briguglio Stefano Moncada

#SST This journal is a prism reflecting a pluralist & highly diverse body of research with a shared commitment to a nondogmatic social science recognizing the value of general propositions and context-embedded findings #smallstates 👉🏽um.edu.mt/l/999gK Stefano Moncada

Oceania is 'a sea of islands' (Hau'ofa) covering 33m km2 - 14 states & 8 territories sharing a common heritage They are also on the frontline of #climatechange impacts Today, ICT facilitates an inclusive regional approach 👉t.ly/Mqbz Michael Briguglio Stefano Moncada

#SST Aug 2019: US president Trump wants to purchase Greenland; he flirts with the idea; only to abandon it due to adverse reaction This article shows that small states & territories have highly limited power in such issue-attention cycles 👉🏽um.edu.mt/l/qXCvv Stefano Moncada

Contemporary student activism on the Caribbean Left makes strategic use of symbols & narratives of prior movements The Socialist Student Conference in Trinidad & Tobago🇹🇹 UWI SSC shows the potential for student empowerment 👉🏽t.ly/Mqbz Michael Briguglio Stefano Moncada

#SST Brexit has profoundly shaken up an already historically complex and fraught relationship between Gibraltar, Spain & the UK It might be a chance for the Gibraltarians (a people w very diverse origins) to deepen their European status 👉🏽 um.edu.mt/l/mQVIT Stefano Moncada

Civil society & social movements in 🇨🇾Cyprus have experienced growth, differentiation and dynamism. Although hampered by their small scale, oversized party-politics & the 'Cypriot problem', they have reframed local issues 👉🏽t.ly/Mqbz Michael Briguglio Stefano Moncada

#SST The 2003 changes put 🇱🇮Liechtenstein on a different trajectory from most European monarchies. It is the only state combining monarchy, representative democracy & direct democracy What is the monarchy's role within its constitution? 👉🏽um.edu.mt/l/tgL7J Stefano Moncada

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It was our honor and pleasure to be working with you Rebecca, and sharing so many memorable moments. We grew together, and we can do it again 😊

#SST 🇦🇩🇱🇮🇲🇨🇸🇲 These European microstates w longstanding, unique & stable political systems have institutions designed to prevent the concentration of power This article finds that all 4 use elements of the mixed constitution #smallstates um.edu.mt/l/Ta6hX Stefano Moncada