ISLAND STUDIES COLLECTIONS – edited by Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino

A World of Islands: An Island Studies Reader (2007)
A pan-disciplinary celebration of what island studies has to offer – intended as the first global reader on the study of islands.

Bridging Islands: The Impact of “Fixed Links” (2007)
This edited collection examines the impact of bridges and other fixed links on islands when islands are thus connected to mainlands.

Extreme Tourism in ‘Cold Water’ Islands (2006)
This edited collection discusses the character of tourism in the world’s most extreme island locations.

ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC RESOURCES

Island Studies Journal – Peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of islands. Hosted by the Institute of Island Studies @ UPEI from 2005–2021. The Island Studies Journal (ISJ) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of islands, archipelagos, and the waters that surround and connect them. Hosted by the Institute of Island Studies at UPEI from 2005–2021, ISJ is now based at the Fróðskaparsetur Føroya (University of the Faroe Islands).→islandstudiesjournal.org

Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies

Journal of Pacific Studies

Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures

Small States and Territories

New Literatures Review Special Issue: The Literature of Post-Colonial Islands (2011)
The whole collection of papers published in this special issue, which was guest edited by Elizabeth DeLoughrey, are available here in PDF format.

Island Literature – An Annotated Bibliography (2005)
Compiled by Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) students at the University of Prince Edward Island as part of their course requirements. (Course Professor: Brent MacLaine)

OTHER ISLAND-RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Pacific Islands Report

The Island Review

KEY PARTNERS

• International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) – Non-profit organization whose objectives are to study islands on their own terms and to encourage free scholarly discussion on small-island-related matters through a global island network.
• Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) – Charitable institution contributing to the revitalization and sustainability of rural Canada through collaborative research for rural leaders in the community, private sector, and in all levels of government.
• Island Innovation – Social enterprise and digital platform using its global network to engage rural and island communities around the world to develop solutions for sustainable development and prosperity.  
• Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI) – Established to facilitate communication and collaboration between researchers and cultural practitioners working with small island communities, with the principal aim of researching and assisting the maintenance and development of the language, literature, music, dance, folkloric, and media cultures of small island communities.
• Global Islands Network – A worldwide network and primary source of islands-related information.

OTHER RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND ISLAND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS

• Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
• Anthropocene Islands Initiative
• Centre for Small States – Queen Mary, University of London
• Centre for Small State Studies – University of Iceland
• Centre for Pacific Islands Studies – University of Hawai’i at Manoa
• Centre for Pacific Studies – University of St. Andrews, London
• Conservatoire du littoral (Coastal Conservatory)
• European Small Islands Federation (ESIN)
• Fonds francais pour l’environnement mondiale (FFEM)
• Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)
• Great Lakes Islands Alliance (GLIA)
• Icelandic Tourism Research Centre
• Institute for Northern Studies – University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
• Island Dynamics
• Islands and Small States Institute – University of Malta
• Initiative pour les Petites Iles de Méditerranée (PIM)
• L.M. Montgomery Institute – University of Prince Edward Island
• Network of the Insular Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the European Union (INSULEUR)
• North Atlantic Forum (NAF)
• Reseau d’Excellence des Territoires Insulaires (RETI)
• Small Islands Organisation (SMILO)

Note: Global Islands Network maintains the most comprehensive and up-to-date lists of organizations that relate directly to specific islands, conveniently categorized by region and by theme.