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 …

Relational approaches are gaining strength in political geography and the field of island
studies but are often insufficiently reflexive of their own relational positioning. This paper …

This article seeks to explain variations in presidential activism in semi-presidential countries
in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa is one of the continents where semi-presidentialism is most …

During colonialism, African countries were exposed to severe living circumstances and
human rights abuses. African nations earned their independence and transitioned to …

Freedom House holds that small archipelago states such as Vanuatu, Kiribati and São Tomé
and Príncipe are high-ranking democracies. This article sets out to explore and analyse how …

West Africa has underperformed in a range of economic, human development and political
stability indicators. Several scholars have proposed political and economic geography …

This article explores political dynamics in Cabo Verde, a small island African state.
Interviews with members of parliament (MPs) from the two major parties in Cabo Verde …

This paper analyzes how the different regions and countries of the (conceptually
subjective)“Global South” mobilized resources for environmental projects, that were partially …

The journal Small States & Territories (SST) was launched in 2018. This article discusses
the contribution of the journal to the study of small states and territories. The main argument …

There are six African small island develo** states (SIDS): Cabo Verde, Comoros, Guinea-
Bissau, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Seychelles. As a grou**, they are an …