# What are the distinctive challenges faced by small non-sovereign islands?

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Podcast: [Small Islands Big Picture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/small-islands-big-picture-6476622)
Published: 2023-09-06T15:03:05+00:00
Episode link: https://odi.org/en/insights/small-islands-big-picture-episode-3-challenges-faced-by-small-non-sovereign-islands/
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## Resource

In this episode , Emily and Matt discuss a special group of small islands: non-independent territories or "sub-national island jurisdictions" (SNIJs). They explain the great diversity that exists amongst these non-sovereign islands in terms of levels of development and depth of integration with metropolitan powers like Britain, France, the Netherlands and the United States. Professor Jack Corbett, RESI Co-Director and Head of the School of Social Sciences at Monash University in Australia, talks about the trade-offs and tensions that typify life as a SNIJ. In "Island Voices", we hear from Dr Genève Phillip, Interim Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at the University College of the Cayman Islands. In "The Big Picture", we have two guests: Benito Wheatley, Special Envoy of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Government and Professor Peter Clegg, Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of the West of England. Finally, in No Stupid Questions, Emily and Matt ask 'Why are non-sovereign territories not becoming independent?'. Featuring: Emily Wilkinson (host) | RESI Director and Senior Research Fellow at ODI Matthew Bishop (host) | RESI Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield Jack Corbett | RESI Co-Director and Head of the School of Social Sciences at Monash University in Australia Genève Phillip | Interim Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at the University College of the Cayman Islands Benito Wheatley | Special Envoy of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Government Professor Peter Clegg | Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of the West of England Resources: Programme page | Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI) Peter's report | Global Britain, contested spaces,…

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