Sea level rise and extreme weather events threaten the livelihoods and possibly the long-
term existence of whole island nations. While the media, policy, and often scientific arenas …

Islandness is a contested concept, not just between disciplines but also cultures, entangled
with what islands, island studies, and island identity are understood to be. The purpose of …

Sustainable local development is central to debates on socioeconomic and environmental
change. Although the meaning of sustainable local development is disputed, the concept is …

The island has become arguably one of the most emblematic figures of the Anthropocene. It
is regularly invoked as exemplary of the changing stakes of our planet. This generates a …

Island studies has developed into an established, interdisciplinary research field. It is
important that island studies not only continue deepening its internal theoretical …

Postcolonial Studies is more often found looking back at the past, but in this brand new
book, Bill Ashcroft looks to the future and the irrepressible demands of utopia. The concept …

Many Anthropocene scholars provide us with the key take home message that they are
writing 'after the end of the world'. Not because they are writing about apocalypse, but …

Island studies are a growing field of research. A relational turn has recently taken place in
island studies alongside relational turns in associated fields of research, including oceanic …

A must read… a new analytical agenda for the Anthropocene, coherently drawing out the
power of thinking with islands.'–Elena Burgos Martinez, Leiden University 'This is an …

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme
and is available on www. bloomsburycollections. com. In the last decade there has been a …