Everyday life, environmental change and small island states
This work explores how the day-to-day dimensions of people’s lives intersect with how their physical environment changes and the implications of these for diverse individuals and groups. By undertaking research with island and coastal communities, we aim to better understand how people support, accommodate, negotiate and resist such changes in their everyday lives.
Power of Partnership
In December 2019, Alex Arnall attended the ‘Power of Partnership: Research to Alleviate Poverty’ conference in New Delhi, India. The conference, which was organised and funded by the ESRC and DFID, brought together all of the project teams supported by the Joint Fund...
What do shifting sands mean for island life?
By Alex Arnall and Uma Kothari. Pristine white sand running into the azure blue sea is the stereotypical tourist image in the Maldives.But what processes, mobilities and decisions affect the shifting sands around the islands themselves? By exploring the diverse ways...
Everyday lives at sea and in port
In November 2018, the research team visited two inhabited islands in North Malé Atoll to learn more about people’s everyday lives, particularly in relation to tuna fishing. On many islands, although fishing is not a commonplaces as it once was, the...
Everyday Lives at the Royal Geography Society
Alex Arnall attended the Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference in Cardiff in August 2018. He presented the latest research from the project in a session that explored the visual images of seascapes. Alex’s presentation examined how managers of...
Development and Social Values: Maldives’ National Research Conference
Both Mizna and Afrah presented papers as part of the Maldives’ first National Research Conference which was held in Malé on the 30 June 2018. The conference, which was organised by ENDEVOR, was on the theme of 'Development and Social Values'. Mizna’s...
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