A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta

Does sovereignty make any significant difference to small island territories? In the case of Iceland, this question arises starkly when that country is compared to Newfoundland, especially given their sharp divergence as fisheries economies. Sovereignty raised its head again when fiery nationalist D...

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Main Author: Jonsson, Sigfus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Malta. Islands and Small States Institute 2022
Subjects:
Sovereignty
Malta > Economic policy
Iceland > Economic policy
Fisheries > Malta
Fisheries > Iceland
Malta > Foreign relations
Iceland > Foreign relations
Iceland
Newfoundland
Online Access:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103453
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spelling ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/103453 2023-05-15T16:42:15+02:00 A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta Jonsson, Sigfus 2022-11 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103453 en eng University of Malta. Islands and Small States Institute Jonsson, S. (2022). A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta. Small States & Territories, 5(2), 251-268. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103453 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Sovereignty Malta -- Economic policy Iceland -- Economic policy Fisheries -- Malta Fisheries -- Iceland Malta -- Foreign relations Iceland -- Foreign relations article 2022 ftunivmalta 2022-11-09T18:15:00Z Does sovereignty make any significant difference to small island territories? In the case of Iceland, this question arises starkly when that country is compared to Newfoundland, especially given their sharp divergence as fisheries economies. Sovereignty raised its head again when fiery nationalist Dom Mintoff made the case for Malta's economic success as a sovereign nation in the 1970s and shifted Malta's foreign policy from a western alliance to a more balanced or neutral position. This paper will examine how far sovereignty contributed to the economic success of Iceland and Malta during their early years of independence and its continuing relevance and resonance in these countries today. peer-reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Newfoundland University of Malta: OAR@UM
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topic Sovereignty
Malta -- Economic policy
Iceland -- Economic policy
Fisheries -- Malta
Fisheries -- Iceland
Malta -- Foreign relations
Iceland -- Foreign relations
spellingShingle Sovereignty
Malta -- Economic policy
Iceland -- Economic policy
Fisheries -- Malta
Fisheries -- Iceland
Malta -- Foreign relations
Iceland -- Foreign relations
Jonsson, Sigfus
A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta
topic_facet Sovereignty
Malta -- Economic policy
Iceland -- Economic policy
Fisheries -- Malta
Fisheries -- Iceland
Malta -- Foreign relations
Iceland -- Foreign relations
description Does sovereignty make any significant difference to small island territories? In the case of Iceland, this question arises starkly when that country is compared to Newfoundland, especially given their sharp divergence as fisheries economies. Sovereignty raised its head again when fiery nationalist Dom Mintoff made the case for Malta's economic success as a sovereign nation in the 1970s and shifted Malta's foreign policy from a western alliance to a more balanced or neutral position. This paper will examine how far sovereignty contributed to the economic success of Iceland and Malta during their early years of independence and its continuing relevance and resonance in these countries today. peer-reviewed
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Jonsson, Sigfus
author_facet Jonsson, Sigfus
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title A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta
title_short A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta
title_full A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta
title_fullStr A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta
title_full_unstemmed A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta
title_sort question of sovereignty? iceland and malta
publisher University of Malta. Islands and Small States Institute
publishDate 2022
url https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103453
genre Iceland
Newfoundland
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Newfoundland
op_relation Jonsson, S. (2022). A question of sovereignty? Iceland and Malta. Small States & Territories, 5(2), 251-268.
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103453
op_rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder.
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