A coming ‘Magnesian’ age? Small states, the global system, and the international community

Henrikson, Alan K.

doi:10.1080/14650040108407729

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“…The term Small Island Developing States (SIDS) refers to insular, climate-vulnerable small countries with limited resources (in terms of human resources, land, funding, technology and know-how) (Guillaumont 2010 ), which have attained more freedom in recent decades through “decolonization, the end of bipolarity, democratization, trade liberalization and the digital revolution” (Henrikson 2001 , p. 1). However, in terms of their “Networked Readiness Index” 3 (Dutta and Jain 2004 ), it has become apparent that SIDS were not very prepared to exploit ICT innovations to their advantage at the turn of the millennium.…”

Section: Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Educational disruptions during the COVID-19 crisis in Small Island Developing States: Preparedness and efficacy of academics for online teaching

Seetal¹,

Gunness

Teeroovengadum

2021

Int Rev Educ

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COVID-19 has caused a global rush of universities to transfer their courses online to maintain continuity in student teaching and learning. The study presented in this article investigated the preparedness of academics in Small Island Developing State (SIDS) universities for shifting to emergency online teaching. To examine the impact of preparedness and other factors on the efficacy of academic staff in performing their work duties during the pandemic, the research team collected data from 75 respondents who filled in a questionnaire. In addition, they conducted semi-structured online interviews with a subsample of 5 respondents. They found that most academics had the necessary tools and infrastructure to teach online, including access to reasonably fast internet connections. However, many of them lacked adequate training in applying the use of technology to teaching, which limited their preparedness for developing e-learning activities. Thus, the study found that, insufficient competence in using educational technologies and inadequate university support impacted academics' work efficacy significantly. This impact was less pronounced for staff who had prior online teaching experience, which suggests that their pre-pandemic experiences lessened their dependence on support for online teaching when the sudden need arose. The authors' thematic analysis similarly found academics' uneven familiarity with technology and the need for more "at-the-elbow" technological support during crises to be significant, as well as a need for more leadership to deal with complex situations. Based on their findings, the authors conclude that greater preparedness for online teaching -and thus improved efficacy -might be achieved through a balanced mix of independent learning (by doing) on the part of academic staff and customised and targeted formal professional learning (through training provided by the university).

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Section: Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Educational disruptions during the COVID-19 crisis in Small Island Developing States: Preparedness and efficacy of academics for online teaching

Seetal¹,

Gunness

Teeroovengadum

2021

Int Rev Educ

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“…Given that their geographical isolation and lack of easy territorial expansion opportunities mean that their own economic determinants might not be subject to much change. 25 While islands have been legitimate candidates to small state studies, there is a understandable degree of variation in the literature on what small exactly means. But if one returns to the literature's genesis, that is to say during the 1960s and 1970s, small states were considered to have around 10-15 million inhabitants 26 and up to 20 or 30 million in the case of underdeveloped countries according to David Vital, one of the field's pioneers.…”

Section: Small State Literature In a North Korean Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This has been especially true in the field of non-proliferation and denuclearization: Mongolia for example has declared itself a nuclear-weapon-free zone in 1992, and New Zealand has actively campaigned to secure other nuclear-weapon-free zones around the world. 41 How one makes itself relevant when resources are limited has therefore been one of the areas that small state literature has focused on more recently. The tide has thus resolutely shifted from presenting states as weak and in need of protection to considering that small state status is actually 'survivable' especially because it is possible, under some conditions, for small states to adapt.…”

Section: Small State Literature In a North Korean Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Going it alone? North Korea’s adaptability as a small power in a changing world

Grzelczyk

2016

Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal

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Going at it alone? North Korea's adaptability as a small power in a changing world. This article uses small states scholarship to map North Korea's evolution from a post-colonial small state to a system-influencing state due to its nuclear weapons programme. The framework allows for contributions to: (1) The DPRK literature which in some parts has suggested the future collapse of the state, (2) The small states literature that suggests they can only survive if they integrate larger political and/or economic units, (3) The mainstream IR literature and its dominant Realist streak that considers great powers and their wills as the main drivers in contemporary world politics.

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“…22 This leads to the conclusion that there is no internationally established definition (or one agreed to by academia) for a small state. 23 The only existing measure is that a small state also must fulfill Customary International law from the 1933 Montevideo convention in that they must have a territory, permanent population, government in control and be willing to participate in international relations. 24 In international relations every state assesses the burden of the contribution in each and every relationship.…”

Section: Small Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mikuz¹

2012

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A coming ‘Magnesian’ age? Small states, the global system, and the international community

Cited by 21 publications

References 26 publications

Educational disruptions during the COVID-19 crisis in Small Island Developing States: Preparedness and efficacy of academics for online teaching

Educational disruptions during the COVID-19 crisis in Small Island Developing States: Preparedness and efficacy of academics for online teaching

Going it alone? North Korea’s adaptability as a small power in a changing world

Influence Small State Force Design

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