Showcasing the sovereignty of non‐self‐governing islands: New Caledonia

Prinsen, Gerard; Lafoy, Y.; Migozzi, Julien

doi:10.1111/apv.12151

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“…Aside from the common denominator that most of the remaining non-sovereign territories are islands, these non-sovereign island territories tend to have sui generis territorial arrangements with their respective metropoles (Ferdinand et al, 2020;Grydehøj, 2020;Rezvani, 2014). Yet, despite their sui generis status, territorial elites as well as their constituents often seek to modify their status to keep pace with current economic times (Prinsen et al, 2017). As a result, these jurisdictions have engaged in negotiations with their respective metropoles, so as to modify their political status (Veenendaal, 2015;Prinsen et al, 2017;Ferdinand et al, 2020;Korson et al, 2020).…”

Section: Non-sovereign Island Territories the Metropolitan State And ...mentioning

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Elite settlements in island territories: The road to a binding political status referendum in New Caledonia and Puerto Rico

Burgos-Rivera¹

2023

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New Caledonia and Puerto Rico are two non-sovereign island territories of France and the United States respectively. Both territories have historically centered their political debate on the definition of their political status and have done so by implementing numerous referendums. Of the two territories, however, only New Caledonia has managed to establish a binding referendum on political status. This raises the following question: How has New Caledonia managed to obtain a binding referendum on its political status while Puerto Rico has failed to do so? One variable present in New Caledonia, but not in Puerto Rico, was the convening of both the metropolitan and territorial political elite with regards to the territory’s change in political status as well as the definition of each status option. While elite theory has been used as a theoretical framework to explain democratization, this article discusses the role of elite settlements with regards to changes in political status among non-sovereign island jurisdictions. I focus on two key events in both case studies. In New Caledonia, I focus on the signing of the Matignon and Nouméa Accords, 1988 and 1998 respectively, while in Puerto Rico I focus on the Plebiscitary Process of 1989-1991.

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Section: Non-sovereign Island Territories the Metropolitan State And ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Elite settlements in island territories: The road to a binding political status referendum in New Caledonia and Puerto Rico

Burgos-Rivera¹

2023

ISJ

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“…It quickly becomes clear that an executive body is needed on site for effective government in such locations. This executive experience of self-determination benefits from "extantism" (Bartmann, 2002): it is often (but not always) sticky and irreversible, and paves the way to claims and requests for even greater autonomy by the island from its mainland (though often stopping short of sovereignty) (Baldacchino, 2010;Prinsen et al, 2017;Rezvani, 2014).…”

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How far can one go? How distance matters in island development

Baldacchino¹

2020

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Island development trajectories are heavily impacted by their relevance, similarity, complementarity and value in relation to continental development pathways. I would argue that this is so, also because of the physical proximity of islands to their respective metropolis, making the former island units in and of their respective mainland. This paper proposes a politics of distance. It examines how physical detachment from the mainland (and from central government) impacts on an island's ability to determine its own destiny and developmental course. This paper does so by reviewing how near islands and remote islands have: (a) nurtured different levels of jurisdictional status and autonomy; and (b) used that jurisdictional resource, where available, to chart their own development trajectory, in ways that may be similar, complementary, different and outright in opposition to mainland ambitions and plans. In such liaisons, remote islands are more likely to avoid the clutches, overtures and demands of (more distant) powers-and thus depart from mainland agendas-than near islands.

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“…As highlighted by Prinsen et al (2017, p.5), "a diplomatic representation in one or more of the UN's specialised organs without being a member of the UN is arguably the last step before acquiring full Westphalian sovereignty." There are many striking examples of this phenomenon: the Faroe Islands and Tokelau are members of the FAO without being members of the UN, and UNESCO has nine associate members which are not members of the UN, of which eight are islands (Prinsen et al, 2017). In this paper, we use information on membership of the eighteen UN specialised agencies (UN, n.d.).…”

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A composite index of formal sovereignty for small islands and coastal territories

Alberti¹,

Goujon

2019

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We build a composite index of formal sovereignty as an alternative to the binary classification 'Sovereign vs Affiliated' for the purpose of a comparative, quantitative analysis on a large sample of small islands. This index takes into account different degrees of sovereignty through the different attributes of sovereignty (diplomacy, executive, legislative, judicial, defence, and monetary). We use a conservative method to code the components and to aggregate them, trying to stay as simple and objective as possible, while remaining transparent and laying the foundations for future improvements. The index is calculated for a sample of 104 small islands and coastal territories. The results show that the binary classification based on United Nations (UN) membership is significantly limited, if not mistaken, because according to our index some territories which are not UN members have a higher sovereignty score than some UN members.

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Showcasing the sovereignty of non‐self‐governing islands: New Caledonia

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Cited by 10 publications

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Elite settlements in island territories: The road to a binding political status referendum in New Caledonia and Puerto Rico

Elite settlements in island territories: The road to a binding political status referendum in New Caledonia and Puerto Rico

How far can one go? How distance matters in island development

A composite index of formal sovereignty for small islands and coastal territories

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