Related Links

Global Islands Network (GIN)

International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA)

Institute for Island Studies

Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)

IGU Commission on Islands

European Small Islands Network

Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI)

Small Islands Voice (SIV)

Islands

An island is often defined as a body of land surrounded entirely by water and smaller than a continent. Over 550 million people live on 43 island nation states, and millions more live on sub-national islands of continental states. Many islands are archipelagos, comprising hundreds of other islands, islets and rocky outcrops. Island places are also highly varied - take Manhattan or Singapore, Macquarie Island or Tuvalu!

There are lots of island networks to explore; we have connections with many of them, and we have listed some on this page to encourage you to check out their special foci and offerings as well.