Political Economy of Divided Islands

Godfrey Baldacchino, University of Prince Edward Island, CanadaRay Burnett, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, ScotlandSteven Hillebrink, Directorate for Constitutional Affairs and Legislation of the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in The Hague, The NetherlandsAkihiro Iwashita, Slavic Research Center (SRC), Hokkaido University, JapanMaciej J?drusik, University of Warsaw, PolandPatrick Matbob, Divine Word University in Madang, Papua New GuineaRonald James May, Australian National UniversityEvangelia Papoutsaki, UNITEC, New ZealandMarie Redon, University of Paris 13-Nord, FranceAnthony Soares, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Ahmet Sözen, Eastern Mediterranean University, North CyprusPhilip E. Steinberg, Florida State University, USA Taufiq Tanasaldy, University of Tasmania, AustraliaPeter van Aert, Dutch anthropologist resident in Argentina since 2005 Stewart Williams, University of Tasmania, Australia

• 1. Introduction: Only Ten: Islands as Uncomfortable Fragmented Polities; Godfrey Baldacchino 2. Islands as Paradoxical Spaces; Stewart Williams 3. New Guinea; Ron May, Evangelia Papoutsaki & Patrick Matbob 4. Borneo (and Sebatik); Taufiq Tanasaldy 5. Timor; Anthony Soares 6. Cyprus; Ahmet Sözen 7. Ireland; Stephen A. Royle 8. Usedom / Uznam; Maciej J?drusik 9. Hispaniola; Marie Redon 10. Sint Maarten / St Martin; Steven Hillebrink 11. Tierra del Fuego; Peter van Aert 12. Bolshoi Ussuriiski / Heixiazi; Akihiro Iwashita 13. Britain: the Fractured Island; Ray Burnett

"This is a very welcome book that contributes to extremely important and ongoing discussions. It will appeal to a broad readership including specialists in the fields of conflict studies, divided and contested states, border researchers, and island experts as well as curious neophytes. ... highly enjoyable source of information about divided islands and a vital first step towards a fuller understanding of the place of islands within wider (and more conventional) political geographies." (Giulia Carabelli, Urban Island Studies, Vol. 1, January, 2016) 'The contributions to this volume provide a valuable supplement to any university reading list involving questions of sovreignty, identity, regional politcal economy adn postcolonial politics.' The Round Table