Mark Harwood
Biographic Data
| ID | 4152190 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Harwood |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Harwood |
| SIGNATURE | HARWOOD M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malta |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0691-3807 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The continuing significance of the council of the EU presidency for small states
Brexit and Malta’s coping strategies
Malta is the EU’s smallest member state but also a close ally of the UK with which it shares many political, economic and social ties having been a British colony from 1800 to 1964. Malta joined the Union in 2004 and its membership has been a marked success with strong economic growth, but membership often involved close cooperation with the UK. This article will analyse how Malta has coped with the loss of one of its closest allies by focusing o…
Malta’s Political Conundrum
Malta has become the world’s leading country for LGBTIQ rights while also being one of the few places in the world where abortion remains illegal under any circumstance. Building on studies which focus on Latin America, this article analyses why this small EU country has become socially liberal in many aspects while abortion remains taboo with a majority of the population holding anti-abortion views. First, we outline the Maltese political system…
Europeanization and language
This article explores an area of Europeanization literature not studied before, namely the impact of EU language status on a state language. Using Maltese, the Union’s only Semitic language, as a case study, the article explores how that status, the resources allocated to EU languages as well as the EU’s language programmes have impacted the Maltese language, its domestic status, use, corpus and its relationship with Malta’s other official langua…
From Euroscepticism to Euro-enthusiasm
Unlike other South European member-states of the EU, Malta did not experience any negative ramifications from the 2008 financial crisis and its eurozone membership has been stable, with the country enjoying sustained and high growth rates. Not surprisingly, Malta did not see the emergence of austerity-related euroscepticism after the crisis though a heavy influx of foreign nationals, from Africa and the EU, saw immigration become a key concern of…
Democratisation without Coercion
In an attempt to decentre the debate of democracy promotion in the Mediterranean, this article applies social constructivism to an analysis of the work undertaken by two International Parliamentary Bodies in the Mediterranean. With a focus on the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, we analyse how effective their role can be without coercion and move on to discuss whether newly formed democratic parliaments, as…
How Euroscepticism was marginalised – Malta’s post-membership Euro-enthusiasm and the impact of BREXIT
Before joining the EU in 2004 Malta registered the starkest level of Euroscepticism amongst applicant states with a major party opposed to EU membership and a marked antipathy amongst half the population. A decade later, party-based Euroscepticism has been replaced by cross-party Euroenthusiasm in this two-party state. However, underlying Euroscepticism remains amongst the population and anti-EU, anti-immigrant parties have emerged since membersh…
Changing Capitalism in the Arab and Muslim World
As the ‘Arab Spring’ turns into winter, the literature on the causes of the revolts and \ntheir aftermath has grown steadily. The general thrust of most books is that the 2011 \nArab uprisings exposed the corrupt relations between state and economic elites and \nother underlying social dislocations in many of the affected states. After the initial \nhopes that these uprisings would generate a fourth wave of democratization, analysts \nsuch as Ade…
Adopting Same-Sex Unions in Catholic Malta
In 2013 the Maltese Labour Party returned to power after 15 years in opposition, securing the single largest majority in the island's post-independence history and on a platform promising civil unions for same-sex couples. Asking how LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights became mainstream in a country synonymous with Catholicism, the article examines whether the adoption of the Civil Union Act is the culmination of ten years of Eur…
Adopting Same-Sex Unions in Catholic Malta
In 2013 the Maltese Labour Party returned to power after 15 years in opposition, securing the single largest majority in the island's post-independence history and on a platform promising civil unions for same-sex couples. Asking how LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights became mainstream in a country synonymous with Catholicism, the article examines whether the adoption of the Civil Union Act is the culmination of ten years of Eur…
The continuing significance of the council of the EU presidency for small states
How Euroscepticism was marginalised – Malta’s post-membership Euro-enthusiasm and the impact of BREXIT
Before joining the EU in 2004 Malta registered the starkest level of Euroscepticism amongst applicant states with a major party opposed to EU membership and a marked antipathy amongst half the population. A decade later, party-based Euroscepticism has been replaced by cross-party Euroenthusiasm in this two-party state. However, underlying Euroscepticism remains amongst the population and anti-EU, anti-immigrant parties have emerged since membersh…
Brexit and Malta’s coping strategies
Malta is the EU’s smallest member state but also a close ally of the UK with which it shares many political, economic and social ties having been a British colony from 1800 to 1964. Malta joined the Union in 2004 and its membership has been a marked success with strong economic growth, but membership often involved close cooperation with the UK. This article will analyse how Malta has coped with the loss of one of its closest allies by focusing o…
Malta’s Political Conundrum
Malta has become the world’s leading country for LGBTIQ rights while also being one of the few places in the world where abortion remains illegal under any circumstance. Building on studies which focus on Latin America, this article analyses why this small EU country has become socially liberal in many aspects while abortion remains taboo with a majority of the population holding anti-abortion views. First, we outline the Maltese political system…
From Euroscepticism to Euro-enthusiasm
Unlike other South European member-states of the EU, Malta did not experience any negative ramifications from the 2008 financial crisis and its eurozone membership has been stable, with the country enjoying sustained and high growth rates. Not surprisingly, Malta did not see the emergence of austerity-related euroscepticism after the crisis though a heavy influx of foreign nationals, from Africa and the EU, saw immigration become a key concern of…
Democratisation without Coercion
In an attempt to decentre the debate of democracy promotion in the Mediterranean, this article applies social constructivism to an analysis of the work undertaken by two International Parliamentary Bodies in the Mediterranean. With a focus on the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, we analyse how effective their role can be without coercion and move on to discuss whether newly formed democratic parliaments, as…
Changing Capitalism in the Arab and Muslim World
As the ‘Arab Spring’ turns into winter, the literature on the causes of the revolts and \ntheir aftermath has grown steadily. The general thrust of most books is that the 2011 \nArab uprisings exposed the corrupt relations between state and economic elites and \nother underlying social dislocations in many of the affected states. After the initial \nhopes that these uprisings would generate a fourth wave of democratization, analysts \nsuch as Ade…
Adopting Same-Sex Unions in Catholic Malta
In 2013 the Maltese Labour Party returned to power after 15 years in opposition, securing the single largest majority in the island's post-independence history and on a platform promising civil unions for same-sex couples. Asking how LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights became mainstream in a country synonymous with Catholicism, the article examines whether the adoption of the Civil Union Act is the culmination of ten years of Eur…
How Euroscepticism was marginalised – Malta’s post-membership Euro-enthusiasm and the impact of BREXIT
Before joining the EU in 2004 Malta registered the starkest level of Euroscepticism amongst applicant states with a major party opposed to EU membership and a marked antipathy amongst half the population. A decade later, party-based Euroscepticism has been replaced by cross-party Euroenthusiasm in this two-party state. However, underlying Euroscepticism remains amongst the population and anti-EU, anti-immigrant parties have emerged since membersh…
From Euroscepticism to Euro-enthusiasm
Unlike other South European member-states of the EU, Malta did not experience any negative ramifications from the 2008 financial crisis and its eurozone membership has been stable, with the country enjoying sustained and high growth rates. Not surprisingly, Malta did not see the emergence of austerity-related euroscepticism after the crisis though a heavy influx of foreign nationals, from Africa and the EU, saw immigration become a key concern of…
Democratisation without Coercion
In an attempt to decentre the debate of democracy promotion in the Mediterranean, this article applies social constructivism to an analysis of the work undertaken by two International Parliamentary Bodies in the Mediterranean. With a focus on the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, we analyse how effective their role can be without coercion and move on to discuss whether newly formed democratic parliaments, as…
Europeanization and language
This article explores an area of Europeanization literature not studied before, namely the impact of EU language status on a state language. Using Maltese, the Union’s only Semitic language, as a case study, the article explores how that status, the resources allocated to EU languages as well as the EU’s language programmes have impacted the Maltese language, its domestic status, use, corpus and its relationship with Malta’s other official langua…
Brexit and Malta’s coping strategies
Malta is the EU’s smallest member state but also a close ally of the UK with which it shares many political, economic and social ties having been a British colony from 1800 to 1964. Malta joined the Union in 2004 and its membership has been a marked success with strong economic growth, but membership often involved close cooperation with the UK. This article will analyse how Malta has coped with the loss of one of its closest allies by focusing o…
Malta’s Political Conundrum
Malta has become the world’s leading country for LGBTIQ rights while also being one of the few places in the world where abortion remains illegal under any circumstance. Building on studies which focus on Latin America, this article analyses why this small EU country has become socially liberal in many aspects while abortion remains taboo with a majority of the population holding anti-abortion views. First, we outline the Maltese political system…
The continuing significance of the council of the EU presidency for small states
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · European union (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (4 works)