Island studies

The International Small Island Studies Association hosted the first Island Studies Conference in 1986 at Vancouver Island.^[7] Small Islands Information Network became one of the first places for researchers of island studies to connect.^[7] Nissologists examine the relationship between islands and geographic isolation and climate change.^[8] In the mid-1980s, island studies started developing as an independent academic field.^[1] In 1992, nissologists met at the University of Prince Edward Island at the newly established Institute of Island Studies to discuss islands.^[1] Island studies includes sociology, geology, history, political science, and philosophy.^[1] This subject looks at the diversity and dynamic nature of islands and islanders.^[3]

• Master of Arts in Island Studies is offered at the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada.^[9] The program has three streams, International Relations (Island Studies) and Island Public Policy, Island Tourism, and Sustainable Island Communities.^[9] Island Studies is also a minor at the University of Prince Edward Island.^[2]
• Master of Literature in Island Studies is a program at the University of the Highlands and Islands.^[10] The program is managed by the Institute for Northern Studies at the university.^[11]

• The Institute of Island Studies and the Island Studies Press located at the University of Prince Edward Island.^[12][13] Dr. Laurie Brinklow is the chair of the Institute of Island Studies.^[14]
• UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability is located at the University of Prince Edward Island.^[15] It is a partnership between the University of Prince Edward Island, the University of Malta, and UNESCO.^[15] Dr. Jean Mitchell is the current chair of the UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability.^[16][17] The chair was launched in 2016 with Dr. James Randall, and Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino as co-chairs.^[18][19]
• Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi is a center for island studies with a specialization in Pacific Islands.^[20] It publishes a journal called The Contemporary Pacific.^[20][21]
• Island Institute was established in 1983 by Peter Ralston and Philip Conkling in Maine to study the islands in the state.^[22]
• The International Scientific Council for Island Development was established in 1989 with support from UNESCO.^[23] It is based and registered in France.^[23]
• The OPRI Centre for Island Studies is managed by the Ocean Policy Research Institute in Japan.^[24]
• The Scottish Centre for Island Studies based in the University of the West of Scotland.^[25]

• The Island Studies Press has been publishing the Island Studies Journal since 2006.^[26]
• Shima is a journal published by the Southern Cross University.^[27][7] It was established by Phil Hayward.^[7]
• International Journal of Island Affairs was a journal that was published from 1992 to 2012 by the International Scientific Council for Island Development.^[28]
• World Environment and Island Studies is a journal published by the World Association for Island Studies and World Environment and Island Institute, Jeju National University in South Korea.^[29]

• The International Small Island Studies Association holds conferences on topics related to Island Studies around the world.^[30]
• Small Island Cultures Research Initiative was established in 2004 to develop research ties between researchers working on small island based communities.^[31] It was founded by Danny Long and Philip Hayward.^[31]