Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe) à l’épreuve des sargasses : approches anthropologique et géographique d’un risque vécu by Florence Ménez, Colette Ranély Vergé-Dépré, Dimitri Béchacq

“…Since 2011, as in other parts of the Caribbean sea, the island of Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe archipelago), and in particular the commune of Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante, has been impacted by the massive and discontinuous Sargassum strandings. …”
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Menanamkan Wawasan Islam Moderat Melalui Pendidikan Akidah Ahlussunnah Wal Jama’ah An-Nahdiyah: Belajar dari Pendidikan Pesantren by Segaf Baharun, Sodikin

“…The tradition of Islamic scholars' thought in the archipelago also contributes to strengthening moderate Islamic insights…”
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L'île d'Anjouan figure de la balkanisation de l'archipel des Comores by François Taglioni

“…It is embodied with the political affiliation of the fourth island of the Comoros archipelago, Mayotte, in the French Republic and with the separatist attempts of Anjouan and Moheli. …”
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Ilhas Comores, Visa Balladur e a tragédia a caminho de Mayotte: uma análise interdisciplinar da complexa questão da migração nas Comores by Tiziano Peccia, Rachele Meda

“…The analysis of this migratory flow makes it possible studying in a transdisciplinary way several issues related to the current situation of the country, but also the role played by the Comoros archipelago in geostrategical and international dynamics. …”
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Distribution of Cetaceans in the Canary Islands (Northeast Atlantic Ocean): Implications for the Natura 2000 Network and Future Conservation Measures by Inma Herrera, Inma Herrera, Manuel Carrillo, Marcial Cosme de Esteban, Ricardo Haroun

“…This study shows that the spatial distribution of cetaceans in the Canary archipelago generated from a large database of cetacean sightings, from 2007 to 2018. …”
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L’espace marin entre un pluralisme juridique et la sauvegarde du patrimoine à Henua ‘Enana / Fenua ‘Enata (îles Marquises) by Giacomo Nerici

“…In this contribution, the marine space in the Marquesas Islands (Henua ‘Enana / Fenua ‘Enata) is addressed by reflecting on the recent processes of heritage-making and “sustainable development” projects promoted in recent years by the political authorities and cultural elites of the archipelago. In short, an attempt will be made to highlight how the centrality of the sea is linked to a concern for island spaces and species and a need to preserve human activities and the cultural elements associated with them. …”
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The Question of Metropolitan Form: Introduction by Anne Vernez Moudon, François Claessens, David Prosperi

“…Soja’s six metaphors (post-Fordist industrial, cosmopolis, expolis, fractal city, carceral archipelago, simcities) are being indicative of the wide range of possible images.[2] The eight papers in this issue of Footprint take an opposite approach. …”
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Coral Reefs: Beyond Mortality? by Charles Sheppard

“…The Indian Ocean was the worst affected with a coral mortality over 75% in many areas such as the Chagos Archipelago (Sheppard, 1999), Seychelles (Spencer et al., 2000) and Maldives (McClanahan, 2000). …”
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Comparative studies of the mountain Kinnekulle vegetation by Marina Voinova, Benny Lönn

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Slaves and Captives Between Castile, Granada, and the Canary Islands: Frontier and Judicial Dynamics in the 15th and 16th Centuries by Mirko Suzarte Škarica

“… By analyzing the encounters at the borders between the Kingdom of Castile and Granada, and those on the Canary Islands, this paper delves into the dynamics of slavery and captivity practiced by Christians, Muslims, and the Indigenous inhabitants of the Canarias archipelago between the 15th and 16th centuries. Legal and judicial documents from this period show how common human trafficking was in the peripheries of the Spanish dominions even before the overseas expansion. …”
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Cosmopolitanism of the Sultanate of Banten: An Overview of Settlement and Social Structure of the 15th Century by Tubagus Umar Syarif Hadi Wibowo

“…Using the historical method, this study reveals the findings that geographical and economic factors that trade through maritime have brought the Sultanate of Banten to become a cosmopolitan city with various cultures from and outside the archipelago that interact with each other. In this study, identification on economic background, occupation, status, and religion of the community in the Sultanate Banten. …”
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Pomodori e pesticidi. (In)giustizia alimentare, sanitaria e ambientale nelle Regioni ultraperiferiche: il caso di Mayotte by Paola Schierano

“…Historically known as the “garden” of the Comoro Islands, Mayotte is the only island of the Comoro archipelago to have rejected independence, preferring to it a full – albeit turbulent – integration to France. …”
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Le site funéraire d’Antsiraka Boira (Acoua, Grande Terre) : Islamisation et syncrétisme culturel à Mayotte au XIIe siècle by Martial Pauly, Marine Ferrandis

“…They reveal connections to be found in the surrounding of the Comoros archipelago (Africa, Madagascar). They also set questions about the existence of a proto-malagasy cultural area.…”
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L’homme et la mer aux Yasawa (îles Fidji) by Émilie Nolet

“…The Yasawa archipelago has recently become a major tourist hotspot in Fiji and the international face of this small country of Oceania. …”
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Pêcheurs artisanaux en AMP : gardiens de la biodiversité ou des frontières maritimes ? (San Andrés, Colombie) by Justine Berthod

“…From a maritime anthropology perspective, this article analyzes how artisanal fishermen of the San Andrés Archipelago are propelled to the forefront of conflicts between commoning and sea grabbing. …”
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Du champ à l’archipel des études énergétiques : quelles frontières pour les recherches francophones et anglophones ? by Bastien Fond

“…Faced with plural and shifting representations of the "field", I will finally suggest the hypothesis of a multipolar articulation of energy studies, in the shape of an archipelago rather than a field. Given its approach, this paper can be considered both as an introduction to energy studies for students and as a reflection on its boundaries for specialists.…”
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La possibilité d’une île : la mythologie du Bronx, archipel enchanté, dans trois textes autobiographiques de Jerome Charyn by Sophie Vallas

“…The Bronx appears as an isolated, self-reliant archipelago reconstructed by distance, memory and mythopsychosis.…”
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The Explosive Growth of U.S. Military Power on Guam Confronts People Power: Experience of an island people under Spanish, Japanese and American colonial rule by LisaLinda S. Natividad, Victoria-Lola Leon Guerrero

“…Guahan, nestled at the southern-most tip of the Marianas Archipelago in the Micronesian region of Oceania, is a mere 212 square miles in area, barely bigger than a dot in most world maps. …”
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La création du CAPES de langues kanak et les problématiques qu’elle pose sur la gestion des langues dites régionales by Yann Bévant

“…This process has recently culminated in three referenda, which have in fact failed to clear the path for the future of the archipelago, in spite of the French government’s claims.Implements were created in order to acknowledge the specific identity of the territory. …”
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Comunidades de práctica de la lengua caboverdiana y de A Fala de Xálima. Estudio comparativo by Natalia Czopek, Bartosz Dondelewski

“…The aim of this paper is to analyse some aspects of the sociolinguistic situation of the Cape Verdean archipelago, applying the assumptions of the community of practice theory. …”
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