"Not Your Climate Refugees": A Maldivian Perspective on Migration and Adaptation | Published in Island Studies Journal By Robert Stojanov, Ilan Kelman & 1 more. Islanders tend to express a preference for staying in their homes and adapting to climate change, as demonstrated by Maldives.

New paper:
“Not Your #ClimateRefugees”: A Maldivian Perspective on #Migration and #Adaptation
Free to access doi.org/10.24043/001...

#Climigration #ClimateMigrants #EnvironmentalRefugees #EnvironmentalMigrants #ClimateChange #ClimateMigration #Maldives #IslandStudies #Migration #Adaptation #Climate

Mythical Archipelagos 2026 · ULPGC

Cfp: Mythical Archipelagos: Islands, Narratives & Imaginaries Across Cultures and Media
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 14–15 May 2026
Abstract deadline: 30 March 2026

dfmti.ulpgc.es/app/pages/in...

#CFP #IslandStudies #MythStudies #ArchipelagicStudies #Humanities #CulturalStudies

Moving beyond the numbers? Uncovering the ‘ideal migrant’ to address Scotland’s rural demographic challenges - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Many of Scotland’s rural and island communities are experiencing long-term patterns of demographic decline. National policies and strategies, including the National Islands Plan and the Addressing Dep...

A great PhD opportunity with brilliant supervisors. I had excellent support from the James Hutton Institute throughout my PhD and can highly recommend!

www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...

#PhD #SocialScience #PostGraduate #RuralStudies #IslandStudies

Lost Potential or Unrealised Assets- Island Connections & Return Migration Join the SIF for a talk by Dr Kirsten Gow about her PhD research into island connections and return migration.

I am going to be giving an informal talk about my research into island connections & return migration in early March, discussing the idea of the diaspora as extended community and the realities of return. All welcome.

#ReturnMigration #Diaspora #IslandStudies

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lost-poten...

Climate change responses in the Pacific: just transformation or transforming justice? By Ilan Kelman, University College London and Simon Hollis, Swedish Defence University Climate change is affecting Pacific Islanders who are often advised from outside the Pacific to respond throug…

" #ClimateChange responses in the Pacific: just #transformation or transforming #justice? "
blog.geographydirections.com/2026/02/13/c...
Based on the free-to-download paper doi.org/10.1002/geo2...
@geoopenaccess.bsky.social

#Climate #Pacific #Oceania #IslandStudies #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

Climate Change Responses in the Pacific: Just Transformation or Transforming Justice? Through considering four types of ‘fatigue’, this article asks whether or not transformation and justice approaches for climate change account for on-the-ground circumstances of Pacific Islands and I...

New free-to-download paper:
"Climate Change Responses in the Pacific: Just Transformation or Transforming Justice?"
doi.org/10.1002/geo2...

#Climate #ClimateChange #Oceania #Pacific #IslandStudies #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #DRR #islands #Transformation #Justice

Four island poems by Ilan Kelman | Published by Blue Humanities A selection of four island poems by Ilan Keman.

"Four island poems".
www.bluehumanitiesjournal.org/post/3719-fo...
Published in "Blue Humanities" journal.

#islands #islands #islandstudies #poem #poems #poetry #IslandPhotography #IslandPhotos

Atolls and climate change Atolls are perceived as being most at risk from rising sea levels. Professor Ilan Kelman explores what the future could hold for these islands in the middle of the ocean

It was a privilege to write two #ScienceCommunication articles for the UK's Royal #Museums Greenwich:
1. #Atolls and #ClimateChange www.rmg.co.uk/stories/ocea...
2. Coastal #storms and #climate change www.rmg.co.uk/stories/ocea...

#oceans #islands #DRR #StormSurge #IslandStudies #maritime

Visualizing Disaster Risk Reduction to Inspire Positive Action Dealing with disasters is typically illustrated with photos of the aftermath of disasters, notably collapsed infrastructure and destitute, hurt, or grieving people. Those images present the reality...

More #PhotoEssays on avoiding #disasters:
1. doi.org/10.1080/0013...
2. doi.org/10.24564/000... (scroll down for the PDF).
3. doi.org/10.47818/DRA...
4. doi.org/10.1108/DPM-...

#Islanders #IslandStudies #resilience #vulnerability #resiliency #DRR #ScienceArt #GenderDisaster #DisasterGender

Tsunamis and atolls: why warnings must be locally meaningful The usual tsunami advice to move inland and to move to high ground might not be possible for many atolls. Generic, international, trans-oceanic warnings need to become locally meaningful. What advice ...

"Tsunamis & atolls: why warnings must be locally meaningful"
www.preventionweb.net/drr-communit...

#EWS #WarningSystems #Warning #DRR #EarlyWarning #EarlyWarningSystems #IslandStudies
@preventionweb.bsky.social
@undrr.bsky.social
@uclrdr.bsky.social
@uclglobalhealth.bsky.social
@uclwrc.bsky.social

Redirecting

Yes, #IslandStudies asks exactly this question: peninsulas, mountain towns, places with one or no land transport link, places surrounded by ice or by non-water fluids such as mud (or ethane off-Earth), places surrounded by water at some high tides... What is an island?
doi.org/10.1016/j.po...
(1/2)

Folk, Knowledge, Place A journal at the intersection of Folklore and Human Geography, exploring how people, knowing, and environments construct one another.

Presenters are also encouraged to later submit papers to a special section that will appear in the non-fee charging, open access journal Folk, Knowledge, Place (folkknowledgeplace.org).

#isisa2026 #ISISA #IslandStudies #religion #ethnography #spirituality #CFA #religiousstudies #SacredSites

Mandates and Missteps: Australian Government Scholarships to the Pacific – 1948 to 2018 Published in The Journal of Pacific History (Ahead of Print, 2025)

📚 June Wrap-Up: Book Reviews from The Journal of Pacific History online

🔥 Book reviews you won't want to miss:

🌊 Mandates and Missteps by Anna Kent> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#PacificHistory #BookReview #HistoryReads #IslandStudies #ColonialHistory

Data Management for Sustainable Development: Case Analyses of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Motivation Sustainable development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) faces persistent governance challenges stemming from institutional constraints, fragmented data systems, and limited stake...

New paper:
"Data Management for Sustainable Development: Case Analyses of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)"
doi.org/10.1111/dpr....

#island #islands #IslandStudies #SmallIslands #IslandStates #sustainable #development #Islandness #SustainableDevelopment #BigData #SmallData

Turning the Tide: Island Imaginaries & Interdisciplinaries in Climate Change | UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability

To learn more about our fourth keynote speaker, visit projects.upei.ca/unescochair/...

@upeicccca
@sophiauniversity
@universityofaruba
#UniversityofAruba
#SophiaUniversity
#UPEI
#IIS
#IslandStudies

Thesis defense season: Spring 2025 It's thesis defense season again at the University Centre of the Westfjords. The first defense starts on Tuesday April 22nd. During this defense season 16 students will defend their theses in the comi...

Want to watch my Masters student, Anna Gehlen, defend her thesis comparing engagement and satisfaction with Scotland and Ireland's National Island Plans on Tuesday?

Head to www.uw.is/en/events/va...

Open to all and of particular interest for those in #IslandPolicy and #IslandStudies.

#IslandsPlan

Today is the last day to take advantage of early bird discounts for Turning the Tide 2025! Get your tickets now at upei.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...

@upeicccca
@sophiauniversity
@universityofaruba
#UniversityofAruba
#SophiaUniversity
#UPEI
#IIS
#IslandStudies

Turning the Tide: Island Imaginaries & Interdisciplinaries in Climate Change | UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability

To learn more about Marlene and other presenters at Turning the Tide, visit our website: projects.upei.ca/unescochair/...

@upeicccca
@sophiauniversity
@universityofaruba
#UniversityofAruba
#SophiaUniversity
#UPEI
#IIS
#IslandStudies

@upeicccca
@sophiauniversity
@universityofaruba
#UniversityofAruba
#SophiaUniversity
#UPEI
#IIS
#IslandStudies

@upeicccca
@sophiauniversity
@universityofaruba
#UniversityofAruba
#SophiaUniversity
#UPEI
#IIS
#IslandStudies

The next New Voices in Island Studies meet up will focus on islands & environmental change, including a presentation from Eshetu Fekadu, PhD candidate in the Dept of Social Anthropology, Addis Ababa University.

Book at lnkd.in/d3w9JyaP

#NVIS #IslandStudies #Islands #EnvironmentalChange #Nissology

A photograph of a harbour with a small ferry travelling on calm water. The sky is blue and the houses on the shore are covered with snow. The text on the image reads: NVIS Coffee Catch-Up on Tuesday 4th of February - 8am UK, 9am Malta, 10am Greece, 4pm Philippines, 5pm Japan, 7pm Hobart, 9pm Aotearoa

Join us for the next NVIS Coffee Catch-Up for informal networking & info on upcoming opportunities.

Open to all practitioners, academics, and others interested in the field of #IslandStudies.

Booking: www.trybooking.com/uk/EIWV

#nissology #Islands

If you are interested in Scottish islands and research I highly recommend giving @islandsresearch.bsky.social a follow.

#Islands #ScottishIslands #Nissology #IslandStudies #IslandResearch

¡Hola nuevos y viejos seguidores! Tras despedirme de X, que ya no encaja con mi ethos, ahora publicaré aquí. Escribo sobre #antropología participativa, #IslandStudies, diáspora judeo-caribeña, #migraciones forzadas globales, #womeninscience y mi vida como #academicmom. Vea mis 2 últimos libros abajo

Hello new and old followers! After saying goodbye to X, which no longer fits my ethos, I’ll now be posting here. I post about engaged #anthropology, #IslandStudies, Jewish-Caribbean diaspora, global forced #migration, #womeninscience and my life as an #academicmom. See my two recent books below.

Image of a sailing boat on the water with land in the distance. Text on the image reads: New Voices in Island Studies: Origins and Journeys. Tuesday 10th December 9am Honolulu | 3pm PEI | 7pm UK | 8pm Stockholm | 9pm Athens Wednesday 11th December 6am Hobart | 8am Wellington

Join us for the next New Voices in Island Studies network meeting where we'll focus on exploring how the #IslandStudies has developed and asking what the future of the discipline may hold.

Session in January for those to suit other timezones.

www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

#Islands #ECR

Just joined. Interested in all things #islands and #islandstudies

A reminder that the deadline is the Friday for abstracts for the New Voices session at the #IslandStudies conference in Jersey next year.

Scottish Islands Typology: overview 2024 This report outlines the Scottish Islands Typology (2024). It classifies Scotland’s islands into ten categories based on combinations of population, access to local amenities, and access to mainland S...

2) I'm an islands geek. So much so that I spent an inordinate amount of time mapping amenities, populations, & ferry services in the islands to create Gow's Typology of Scotland's Islands, and then adapted it for official government use.

www.gov.scot/publications...

#IslandsTypology #IslandStudies

Hello #IslandStudies folk. Heads up that the deadline for submitting an abstract for the New Voices in Island Studies session at next year's conference is 1st November. We would love to hear from you on the future of Island Studies!

Info at: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#Nissology