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Understanding “Islandness”

Aideen Foley* Department of Geography, Birkbeck, University of London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3310-9622View further author information
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Laurie Brinklow† Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, CanadaView further author information
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Jack Corbett‡ School of Social Sciences, Monash University, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2005-7162View further author information
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Ilan Kelman§ Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction and Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom, and University of Agder, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4191-6969View further author information
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Carola Klöck‖ Centre for International Research, Sciences Po Paris, FranceView further author information
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Stefano Moncada# Islands and Small States Institute, University of Malta, MaltaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2235-6046View further author information
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Michelle Mycoo** Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and TobagoORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3587-9014View further author information
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Patrick Nunn†† School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9295-5741View further author information
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Jonathan Pugh‡‡ School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-6379View further author information
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Stacy-ann Robinson§§ Department of Environmental Studies, Colby College, USA, and Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3163-8771View further author information
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Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur‖‖ Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Mauritius, MauritiusORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8977-754XView further author information
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Rory Walshe## Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2337-8124View further author information
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Pages 1800-1817 | Received 12 May 2022, Accepted 16 Mar 2023, Published online: 08 May 2023

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