The research management profession within universities in small island states

• Main Authors: Christian Bonnici, Vincent Cassar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Prince Edward Island 2016-11-01
• Series: Island Studies Journal
• Subjects: careers; Iceland; island studies; professions; research management profession; research managers and administrators; Singapore; small island states; smallness; universities
• Online Access: http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-11-2-MS348-Bonnici+Cassar.pdf

The past fifty years have witnessed a widespread increase in the study of small states, including island studies; and the rise of the research management profession and its associated literature. Within a small island state context, the profession cannot be taken for granted, owing to smallness and other inherent characteristics of small island states. These characteristics may potentially re-shape the profession in a unique fashion and may influence the manner in which the roles of university research managers and administrators evolve in a small island state. So far, studies investigating the profession in the context of islands and small states have been lacking. This paper aims to instigate a discussion that hopefully inspires further studies about how the research manager’s role and profession may be re-shaped within small island states.