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This Book Examines How Sovereignty Works In The Context Of European Integration And Postcolonialism. Focusing On A Group Of Micro-polities Associated With The European Union, It Offers A New Understanding Of International Relations In The Context Of Modern Sovereignty. This Book Offers A Systematic And Comparative Analysis Of The Overseas Countries And Territories (octs), The Eu And The Four Affected Member States: Uk, France, The Netherlands And Denmark. Contributors Explore How States And State-like Entities Play 'sovereignty Games' To Understand How A Group Of Postcolonial Entities May Strategically Use Their Ambiguous Status In Relation To Sovereignty. The Book Examines Why Former Colonies Are Seeking Greater Room To Manoeuvre On Their Own, Whilst Simultaneously Developing A Close Relationship To The Supranational Eu. Methodologically Sophisticated, This Interdisciplinary Volume Combines Interviews, Participant Observation, Textual, Legal And Institutional Analysis For A New Theoretical Approach To Understanding The Strategic Possibilities And Subjectivity Of Non-sovereign Entities In International Politics. Bringing Together Research On European Integration And Postcolonial Theory, European Integration And Postcolonial Sovereignty Games Will Be Of Interest To Students And Scholars Of International Relations, Eu Studies, Postcolonial Studies, International Law And Political Theory.--publisher's Website. Introduction: Postcolonial Sovereignty Games / Ulrik Pram Gad And Rebecca Adler-nissen -- Postcolonial Sovereignty: Experimentation With Statehood And Self-determination / Siba N. Grovogui -- Late Sovereignty Postintegration Europe: Continuity And Change In A Constitutive Concept Cormac / Mac Amhlaigh -- The Micropolity Sovereignty Experience: Decolonizing, But Not Disengaging / Godfrey Baldacchino -- European Union: Facilitating The Octs In Brussels / Ida Hannibal, Kristine Holst, Ulrik Pram Gad, And Rebecca Adler-nissen -- British Conceptions Of State, Identity, And Sovereignty: Shifting Global Contexts / Ulf Hedetoft -- Symbiotic Sovereignties: The Untold Story Of The British Overseas Territories / Ronen Palan -- Sovereignty Games And Global Finance: The Cayman Islands / William Vlcek -- Jurisdiction In Dialect: Sovereignty Games In The British Virgin Islands / Bill Maurer -- French Concepts Of State: Nation, 'country' (patrie), And The Overseas / Ulla Holm -- Will The Eu And The Euro Lead To More Sovereignty? French Polynesia / Bernard Poirine -- Negotiating Postcolonial Identities In The Shadow Of The Eu: New Caledonia / Peter Brown -- Between Europe And Africa: Mayotte / Karis Muller -- Postcolonial Sovereignty Games With Europe In The Margins: The Netherlands, The Antilles, And Europe / Gert Oostindie -- Greenland Projecting Sovereignty: Denmark Protecting Sovereignty Away / Ulrik Pram Gad -- Conclusion: When European And Postcolonial Studies Meet / Rebecca Adler-nissen And Ulrik Pram Gad. Edited By Rebecca Adler-nissen And Ulrik Pram Gad. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.