Policy implementation and the socio-political geography of small island contexts: challenges and opportunities for creating an enabling environment in Small Island Developing States

Abstract

The success of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) agenda rests on effective policy implementation. We look to the literatures in public administration and development studies for key insights on implementation. Translating these insights for the socio-political geography of small island contexts, we identify the trade-offs that SIDS encounter in managing coordination and capacity for implementation. We study examples of success and failure in navigating these trade-offs in practice to draw lessons for policy-makers in SIDS. We advocate ‘working with the grain’ to improve implementation by: leveraging social networks; collaborating with external actors; and working with existing institutional structures.

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ORCID for John Boswell: orcid.org/0000-0002-3018-8791

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