Paradiplomacia en tiempos de desastre en el Caribe: Un análisis de las islas no-soberanas

In the Caribbean region multiple political configurations of non-sovereign territories coexist which link to the metropolises of France, the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In 2017, several of these territories were devastated by the Hurricanes María and Irma. These events pu...

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Main Author: Vélez Serrano, Mayra
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Paradiplomacy
Caribbean international relations
natural disasters
hurricane Maria
hurricane Irma
Paradiplomacia
relaciones internacionales del Caribe
desastres naturales
huracán María
huracán Irma
Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8066009
Source:OASIS: Observatorio de Análisis de los Sistemas Internacionales, ISSN 1657-7558, Nº. 34, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Julio-Diciembre), pags. 61-85
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Paradiplomacia en tiempos de desastre en el Caribe: Un análisis de las islas no-soberanas
Summary: In the Caribbean region multiple political configurations of non-sovereign territories coexist which link to the metropolises of France, the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In 2017, several of these territories were devastated by the Hurricanes María and Irma. These events put their relations with the metropolises to the test and showed that paradiplomacy has a fundamental role in responding to natural disasters. Using the critical incident method this research analyzes primary documents published months after the hurricanes to analyze the variations in the use of paradiplomacy. It shows that while the American territories did not use paradiplomatic networks, the British territories, such as the Virgin Islands, achieved greater international participation. This allowed them to secure funds and technical assistance from various regional and international organizations. These differences between paradiplomatic experiences require further theorizing, in which the impact of structures versus the agency of the leaders of each territory is analyzed as a possible explanation. This work then discovers the need for a historical-institutional analysis of the evolution of Caribbean paradiplomacy in particular and paradiplomacy in general.

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