Norm Rejection

Line-Up: Wil Pace – Vocals, Sean Vukovic – Guitar, Jo Kerr – Bass, Michael Briguglio - Drums

Norm Rejection was formed in 1993 by Michael Briguglio, Sean Vukovic, Wil Pace, and Jo Kerr. The band’s sound blends metal with elements of thrash, sludge, hardcore, doom, and punk, creating a distinctive crossover style.

They have released three albums — Deconform (1998), 0002 (2000), and The Radical Underground (2014) — along with two EPs, Subtly Mesmerized? (1994) and Belligerent (2011). The late Andrew Martin (R.I.P.) contributed keyboards on Deconform and 0002, while Rex Grech Santucci performed bass on Belligerent and The Radical Underground.

The original line-up — Pace, Vukovic, Kerr, and Briguglio — is currently working on new material.

One To One - Season 8 - Updated Weekly

One To One covers social, political, environmental, and cultural topics, and guests are experts in their respective fields. 

One to One is hosted by Prof Michael Briguglio and is broadcast on Campus 103.7.  The programmes are also available in on-demand format and are uploaded on the Open Access Repository, University of Malta .

Topics and guests for Season 8 (April-June 2026)

1. Min Huma l-Foqra? Noel Xerri

2. Ix-Xellug Illum - James Debono

3. Il-Populiżmu - Raylene Abdilla

4. Kif Inkejjlu t-Tniġġis? Mark Scerri

5. Mużika Mod Ieħor - Toni Sant 

6. Saħħa Mentali u Soċjeta' - Stephania Dimech Sant

7. Il-Wirt Marittimu - Stanley Farrugia Randon

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Għadna Għaddejjin - Peklektru's new album release

'Għadna Għaddejjin', Peklektru's new album, will be released on 5 February. Four lyric-videos from the album have already been released and the album will be available on Bandcamp and on major streaming services.

Recording the drums for this album with David Vella at Temple Studios was a blast, and it was an honour to feature on the songs with Patrick Galea himself and bassist Ivan Borg. The run-up to the album was particularly intriguing as I did my best to articulate a loyal interpretation to Patrick's compositions through my drumming. 

I also play the drums on Peklektru's recent singles 'Mandragreen' (2025) and 'Ejja Sibni' (2023), as well as on his album 'Reclaiming Space' (2007), under his previous moniker Peklectrick. Patrick was also a co-founder of my band Dripht, and we had recorded our first EP together in 2004.

You can read Peklektru's press release on Melodija.eu, here

My discography - here 

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Għadna Għaddejjin - Peklektru (2026)

Lyrics and music: Patrick Galea
Bass: Ivan Borg
Drums: Michael Briguglio

Production, mixing, and mastering: David Vella, Temple Studios

One To One - Season 7 - Updated Weekly

One To One covers social, political, environmental, and cultural topics, and guests are experts in their respective fields. 

One to One is hosted by Prof Michael Briguglio and is broadcast on Campus 103.7.  The programmes are also available in on-demand format and are uploaded on the Open Access Repository, University of Malta .

Topics and guests for Season 7 (January - March 2026)

1. L-Imdina saret theme park? Amy Galea

2. X'futur għandha l-agrikoltura? Malcolm Borg

3. Il-ħidma soċjali u l-fostering - John Role'

4. Il-Prodott Turistiku - Philip Fenech

5. L-ADPD fejn sejra? Sandra Gauci

6. L-AI ser tieħu postna? Alexiei Dingli

7. Drittijiet LGBTIQ - Wasalna? Robert Attard

8. L-Isfidi tal-Kunsilli Lokali - Mario Fava

9. L-Open Day tal-Junior College - Roberto Calleja

10. X'hemm differenti fil-Partit Momentum? - Mark Camilleri Gambin

11. X'inhu r-rwol tal-awtoritajiet? - Kevin Aquilina 

12. X'nafu dwar in-nawfraġju ta' San Pawl? Mark Gatt

13. Il-Governanza Ambjentali - Marguerite Camilleri

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The Real Estateisation of Marsascala?

 Tourism, Real Estate, and Urban Pressures: The case of Marsascala, Malta -  

Paper by Agius Karl, Briguglio Michael and Bermúdez Pérez Jorge Luis -  published in Open Research Europe -  an open access publishing venue for European Commission-funded researchers.

This paper examines the urban transformation of Marsascala, a coastal town in Malta, through the lens of tourism development and its social repercussions. Engaging with Young’s (1983) model of touristization and landscape change, and drawing from qualitative interviews, field observations, orthophoto analysis, and secondary data, the study traces the town’s evolution from a fishing village to a site of intensive tourism consolidation. Findings reveal how population growth—driven by tourism and foreign labour—has led to overdevelopment, infrastructural strain, and a declining quality of life. Building on empirical insights, the authors propose a novel seventh stage in Young’s model: real estateisation, wherein real estate speculation and short-term rentals reconfigure coastal localities beyond tourism. Marsascala thus becomes a case study in understanding the entanglements between tourism, migration, housing, and urban change. The paper contributes to debates on sustainable tourism, the Blue Economy, and the need for integrated social impact assessments in coastal governance.This paper is linked to the EU Cost Action CA221222 Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities (RethinkBlue), in relation to the themes covered by Working Group 3 - Port cities & coastal communities.

Link to paper: https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/4-183/v2

Map prepared for the authors by Andrea Pace

New Publication: Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice

The following open access article has just been published in Nature journal NPJ Ocean Sustainability:

Penca, J., Ertör, I., Ballesteros, M., Briguglio, M., Kowalewski, M., Pauksztat, B.,Cepić, D., Piñeiro-Corbeira, C., Vaidianu, N.,  Villasante,S. & Pascual-Fernández, JJ. (2025) Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice. npj Ocean Sustain 4, 40. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00138-1

The article argues that to fulfill the Blue Economy’s promise of sustainable and just ocean use, its scientific foundation must more fully integrate the social sciences. Drawing on insights from real-world scientific networking initiatives, we identify three key contributions of the social sciences and propose a strategy to redefine the Blue Economy. This strategy anchors knowledge in societal challenges and emphasizes co-creation, the science-policy interface, knowledge integration, and the values of accountability and care.

This article is based upon work from COST Action CA22122 “Rethinking the Blue Economy: Socio-Ecological Impacts and Opportunities” (RethinkBlue), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).

One To One - Season 5 - Updated Weekly

One To One covers social, political, environmental, and cultural topics, and guests are experts in their respective fields. 

One to One is hosted by Prof Michael Briguglio and is broadcast on Campus 103.7.  The programmes are also available in on-demand format and are uploaded on the Open Access Repository, University of Malta .

Topics and guests for Season 5 (July - September 2025)

1. Il-Filosofija Utli? Claude Mangion

2. Kif nistgħu nifmhu l-Finanzi tal-Gvern? Silvan Mifsud

3. L-Arkivji x'jgħidulna dwarna? Joan Abela

4. L-Ambjentalisti, il-Kosta, u l-Baħar - Annalise Falzon

5. Biobanking - X'inhu? Nikolai Paul Pace

6. Il-Ġeografija x'użu għandha? Ritienne Gauci

7. Jista' jkollok ambjentaliżmu soċjali? Anna Zammit

8. Kemm hi prattika l-enerġija nadifa? Luciano Mule' Stagno

9. Il-Kitba qed tispiċċa? Mario Aquilina

10. X'inhu l-Malta Health Network? Gertrude Buttigieg

11. Malta fl-isfond ta' kulturi Mediterranji u Ewropej - Karsten Xuereb

12. It-tagħlim tal-Etika: X'impatt qed ikollu? Lucianne Zammit

13. L-attiviżmu tal-istudenti għandu impatt? Kris Bajada

(This list is updated every week)

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Open Access Publication about Protests in the Second Year of Covid-19 - the case of Malta

My latest peer-reviewed publication Protests in the Second Year of covid-19 – the Case of Malta has been published in the academic journal 'Protest' (Brill).

The paper is available here. 

This study analyses protests in Malta during 2021 (N = 94) and compares them to those in 2020 (N = 74). Malta’s protest dynamics are analysed within the theoretical frameworks of political opportunity structures and small-state studies, while also drawing on scholarship on protest and social movements during the covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, the environment was the most prominent issue, followed by Daphne Caruana Galizia and covid-scepticism, respectively. During 2021 there was a spike in protests (mostly sceptical) dealing directly with the Pandemic and its policy ramifications. The most prominent organizers of protest events were Repubblika and their affiliates, especially in relation to Daphne Caruana Galizia, and Moviment Graffitti, primarily on the environment. The demonstration was the most popular type of protest repertoire, but other repertoires were also used. Valletta was the most popular venue for protest events.

Citation: Briguglio, M. (2025). Protests in the Second Year of covid-19 – the Case of Malta. Protest, 5(1), 27-55. https://doi.org/10.1163/2667372X-bja10076

Image: The Malta Independent

One To One - Season 4 - Updated Weekly

 

One To One covers social, political, environmental, and cultural topics, and guests are experts in their respective fields. 

One to One is hosted by Prof Michael Briguglio and is broadcast on Campus 103.7.  The programmes are also available in on-demand format and are uploaded on the Open Access Repository, University of Malta .

Topics and guests for Season 4 (April - June 2025)

1. Inizjattivi ambjentali u Manoel Island - Astrid Vella

2. Il-lingwa Maltija kemm hi relevanti? - Adrian Grima

3. Il-każ tal-El Hiblu 3 u lil hinn minnu - Daniela DeBono

4. Il-kolonjaliżmu f'Malta: Kollox negattiv? - Charles Xuereb

5. X'inhuma l-esperjenzi tal-vittimi tat-thalidomide? Anatole Baldacchino

6. Iż-Żgħażagħ kif sejrin fl-edukazzjoni terzjarja? - Carmen Mangion

7. It-trasport marittimu nużawh biżżejjed? - Therese Bajada

8. L-Edukazzjoni kemm hi relevanti għad-dinja tax-xogħol? - Joseph Gravina

9. Kemm hi relevanti l-politika DemoKristjana llum? - Andre P. Debattista

10. Kemm aħna konxi tal-psikoloġija? - Yaser Teebi

11. Integrazzjoni soċjali xi tkun? - Omar Rababah

12. Xi tfisser li tkun Mediterranju? - Norbert Bugeja

13. Aphroconfuso - X'inhu? - Omar NShea

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My tribute to my mother, Marie Lucia Briguglio, during the launch of the Women's Archive at the University of Malta

Yesterday, the Women's Archive at the University of Malta was launched.

It was a honour and a pleasure to donate the archives of the Muviment Emanċipazzjoni tal-Mara (1974-78 - Women's Emancipation Movement) which my dear and beloved mother Marie Lucia Briguglio had entrusted to me a few months before her passing away. Speaking about my mother during this event was an incredibly moving experience. Gratitude to the organisers of this wonderful initiative.  

The following is my tribute to my mother during the event (translated here in English, with the Maltese version reproduced below it)

My mother, Marie Lucia—later Briguglio—was born in 1946. She was from St Julian’s, and music was deeply woven into her family’s life. They were actively involved in both the import and sale of musical instruments, as well as in live performance.

In the 1960s, she attended College, where she trained as a teacher. It was there that she met my father, Lino. Both were young artists, sharing a passion for creativity. They married in 1969, and soon after, my sister Marie was born in 1970, followed by me in 1975.

By then, my mother co-founded the Muviment Emanċipazzjoni tal-Mara. In the 1970s, being involved in feminism and advocating for women's rights was groundbreaking. I was too young to remember these moments firsthand, but their significance was immense.

In 2021, just a few months before her untimely passing due to an aggressive illness, my mother entrusted me with the archives of the Muviment Emanċipazzjoni tal-Mara. Knowing my own interest in social movements, she asked me to ensure these records were passed on to the University so that researchers in the field could study them. She had meticulously organised the archives herself, with the help of my niece, Lilli.

As I mentioned earlier, I have no personal memory of my mother’s activism within the Movement. However, with profound gratitude and love, I can say that her influence shaped both my sister’s and my everyday life. The values she embodied—the ethics of care, kindness, and justice—are deeply embedded in my own identity. And perhaps the greatest legacy she left me is this: as a father, husband, and citizen, I strive to live by these same principles every day.

 

Ommi, Marie Lucia—aktar tard Briguglio—twieldet fl-1946. Kienet minn San Ġiljan, u l-mużika kienet parti essenzjali mill-ħajja tal-familja tagħha. Kienu involuti b’mod attiv kemm fl-importazzjoni u l-bejgħ ta’ strumenti mużikali kif ukoll fil-qasam tal-prestazzjoni diretta.

Fis-sittinijiet, marret il-Kulleġġ, fejn studjat biex issir għalliema. Kien hemm fejn iltaqgħet ma’ missieri, Lino. It-tnejn kienu artisti żgħażagħ, u kienu jħaddnu l-istess passjoni għall-arti. Żżewġu fl-1969, u ftit wara twieldet oħti Marie fl-1970, segwita minni fl-1975.

Sa dak iż-żmien, ommi kienet waħda mill-fundaturi tal-Muviment Emanċipazzjoni tal-Mara. Fis-snin sebgħin, li tkun involuta fil-feminiżmu u fil-ġlieda għad-drittijiet tan-nisa kienet ħaġa innovattiva u kuraġġuża. Jien kont għadni żgħir wisq biex niftakar dawk il-mumenti, iżda l-impatt tagħhom kien enormi.

Fl-2021, ftit xhur biss qabel ħallietna b’mod traġiku minħabba marda aggressiva, ommi fdatni bl-arkivji tal-Muviment Emanċipazzjoni tal-Mara. Hija kienet taf bl-interess tiegħi fil-movimenti soċjali, u għalhekk talbitni nieħu ħsieb li dawn id-dokumenti jgħaddu għand l-Università, sabiex ikunu jistgħu jiġu studjati mir-riċerkaturi fil-qasam. L-arkivji kienu organizzati b’mod metikoluż minnha stess, bl-għajnuna tan-neputija tiegħi, Lilli.

Kif għedt qabel, jien ma niftakarx personalment l-attiviżmu ta’ ommi fil-Moviment. Madankollu, b’sens profond ta’ gratitudni u mħabba, nista’ ngħid li l-influwenza tagħha ħalliet impatt qawwi fuq ħajti u fuq dik ta’ oħti. Il-valuri li ħaddnet—l-etika tal-kura, il-ġentilezza, u l-ġustizzja—huma mnaqqxa fil-qalba tal-identità tiegħi. U forsi l-akbar wirt li ħallietli hu dan: bħala missier, raġel, u ċittadin, nipprova ngħix dawn il-prinċipji kuljum.

 

Open Access Publication on Civil Society and Social Movements in Small States

With reference to the Handbook of Civil Society and Social Movements in Small States  (Routledge, 2023) edited by  Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree and Claire Slatter, the following chapter is now available in Open Access Format:

Introduction - Civil society and social movements in small states, by Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree and Claire Slatter. 

The chapter may be downloaded from here. 

One To One - Season 3 - Updated Weekly

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One to One is hosted by Prof Michael Briguglio and is broadcast on Campus 103.7. The programmes are also available in on-demand format.

Topics and guests for Season 3 (January-March 2025)

1. Il-bilingwiżmu x'jgħidilna dwarna? Lydia Sciriha

2. Għandna wisq turisti f'Malta? Marie Avellino

3. Is-Soċjaliżmu spiċċa? Michael Grech

4. Kapital Soċjali - X'ikun? Maria C Borg

5. Għalfejn nagħżlu partit jew ieħor meta nivvutaw? Dominic Fenech

6. In-nisa jaqilgħu paga inqas mill-irġiel? Anna Borg
7. Iż-Żgħażagħ Imdejqin? Matthew Pulis

8. Id-droga: X'inhi d-differenza bejn l-għażla u l-abbuż? Marilyn Clark

9. Sottokultura xi tkun? Albert Bell

10. Fejn kienu n-nisa fl-istorja ta' Malta? Yosanne Vella

11. L-intrapriża soċjali xi tkun? Victor Fiorini

12. Il-ħajja fil-baħar mhedda? - Adriana Vella

13. Malta: Gżira jew Belt? - Godfrey Baldacchino

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Discography - Michael Briguglio

Discography – Michael Briguglio (Drums)

Peklektru – Għadna Għaddejjin (Album – 2026)

Peklektru – Mandragreen (Single – 2023)

Peklektru – Ejja Sibni (Single – 2023)

Norm Rejection – The Radical Underground (Album – 2014)

Dripht – Paċifista (EP – 2014)

Norm Rejection – Belligerent (EP – 2011)

NV – Envy (Album – 2009)

Peklectrick – Reclaiming Space (Album – 2007)

Dripht – Global Warning (EP – 2005)

Dripht (EP – 2004)

Filletti & Friends (Album – 2001)

Norm Rejection – 0002 (Album – 2000)

Norm Rejection – Deconform (Album – 1998)

Norm Rejection – Subtly Mesmerized? (EP – 1994)

Publications/Scholarly Writings - Michael Briguglio

Agius, Karl & Briguglio, Michael (2026): Protests against Overtourism across Europe and EU Policy Response, in Briguglio L., Avellino M., and Butcher, J. (Eds) Overtourism in Cities and Small Islands, pp. 120-134 (Routledge) https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003609940-11

Messina, B.C., Briguglio, M., Freire, D., Gard, R., Ocakli, B.O., Schermer, J.A. and Qiu, S. (2025), Social Well-Being in an Unsettled World: 75 Years of the International Social Science Journal. Int Soc Sci.. https://doi-org.ejournals.um.edu.mt/10.1111/issj.70031

Agius K, Briguglio M and Bermúdez Pérez JL. Tourism, Real Estate, and Urban Pressures: The case of Marsascala, Malta  Open Research Europe 2025, 4:183

Penca, J., Ertör, I., Ballesteros, M., Briguglio, M., Kowalewski, M., Pauksztat, B.,Cepić, D., Piñeiro-Corbeira, C., Vaidianu, N.,  Villasante,S. & Pascual-Fernández, JJ. (2025) Rethinking the Blue Economy: Integrating social science for sustainability and justice. npj Ocean Sustainability 4, 40. 

Briguglio, Michael (2025). Protests in the Second Year of covid-19- The Case of Malta. Protest 5(1), 27-55.

Briguglio, Michael (2024): Ekonomija, Soċjeta u Impatti Rispettivi. In L-Istat Tan-Nazzjon 2024, edited by Vince Marmara' and Lou Bondi. Malta: Klabb Kotba Maltin

Briguglio Marie & Briguglio, Michael (2024). Lino Briguglio – No Man Is An Island. Malta: Kite

Michael Briguglio (2024). Twenty years of Malta’s EU membership : the impact on Maltese environmental NGOs. 20 Years of EU Membership Paper Series, 3-16.

Michael Briguglio (2024) Turkish Politics and ‘the People’ – Mass Mobilisation and Populism, written by Spyros A. Sofos. Protest, 4(1), 103-106

Michael Briguglio interviewed by Timothy Alden (2023): Beyond Labels: Rethinking Identity Politics, Equity, and Democracy – . Think Magazine – July 2023

Briguglio, M., Cayli Messina, B., Gard, R., Gatto, A., Schermer, J.A., Shahzad, U., Webster, L. and Zhao, J. (2023), A new team and vision of the international social science journal. International Social Science Journal, 73: 255-259.

Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree, Claire Slatter (Eds.) (2023): Handbook of Civil Society and Social Movements in Small States (Routledge – Taylor & Francis)

Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree, Claire Slatter (Eds.) (2023): Introduction: Civil society and social movements in small states – in Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree, Claire

Slatter (Eds.) (2023): Handbook of Civil Society and Social Movements in Small States (Routledge – Taylor & Francis)

Michael Briguglio (2023): Environmental protest in Malta during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Lino Briguglio, Michael Briguglio, Sheila Bunwaree, Claire Slatter (Eds.) (2023): Handbook of Civil Society

Briguglio, Michael (2022). Protests in a Small Island State during the Year of covid-19: The Case of Malta, Protest, 1(2), 299-328.

Briguglio, Michael & Brown, Maria (2022): Repoliticising Movements: The Case of Pro-LGBTIQ Rights in Malta in Herausgegeben von Meike Schmidt-Gleim, Ruzha Smilova & Claudia Wiesner (Eds): Democratic Crisis Revisited The Dialectics of Politicisation and Depoliticisation. Nomos

Brown, Maria & Briguglio Michael (eds.) 2022. Social Welfare Issues in Southern Europe. (Routledge)

Briguglio, Michael & Brown, Maria (2022): Introducing Social Welfare Issues in Southern Europe, in Brown, Maria & Briguglio Michael (eds.) 2022. Social Welfare Issues in Southern Europe. (Routledge)

Briguglio, Michael & Brown, Maria (2022): Saving Migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, in Brown, Maria & Briguglio Michael (eds.) 2022. Social Welfare Issues in Southern Europe. (Routledge)

Mayo, Peter, Brown, Maria & Briguglio, Michael (2022): An analysis of pertinent issues in education in Southern Europe in Brown, Maria & Briguglio Michael (eds.) 2022. Social Welfare Issues in Southern Europe. (Routledge)

Agius, Karl & Briguglio, Michael (2021) Mitigating seasonality patterns in an archipelago: the role of ecotourism. Maritime Studies.

Briguglio, Michael (2020): The Daphne Protests at the end of 2019 – A Chronology. In: Social Conflict Year Book. Observatory of Social Conflict: Barcelona

 Briguglio Michael (2019).Checking Malta’s Powerful Prime Minster through Constitutional Reforms In: ConstitutionNet

Briguglio, Michael (2019): WASP (Write a Scientific Paper): Discourse Analysis. In: Early Human Development. 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2019.03.014

Briguglio Michael and Caruana Christabelle (2018): Why do men join the men’s rights movement in Malta? Interface: a journal for and about social movements. Volume 10 (1-2): 279 – 296

Briguglio Michael and Brown Maria (2018): Civil society perspectives on green jobs in sustainable energy: The case of European Malta: Energy & Environment

Briguglio Michael (2018): Digital Activism, Physical Activism – Malta’s Front Harsien ODZ. In: Contention - The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest. Vol 6, 1: pp. 49-67.

Briguglio, Michael (2017): Panama Papers and Malta. In M. Hodun (Ed.): European Atlas of Democratic Deficit. (Poland: European Liberal Forum), pp.64-67.

Briguglio Michael (2017). Eddie r-Rikonciljatur. In Grech, S. (Ed.) L-Avukat Eddie Fenech Adami – Bejn Storja u Miti, pp.105-8. Malta: Horizons.

Briguglio Michael (2017). Reforming Malta’s constitution to enhance the independence of ‘fourth’ branch institutions. In: ConstitutionNet

Briguglio, Michael (2017): ENGO Impacts on Climate Change Policy in European Malta. Sociology and Anthropology 5(4): 269-278

Briguglio, Michael (2016): Environment, in Briguglio M. & Brown, M. (Editors) 2016: Sociology of the Maltese Islands, Malta: Miller, pp. 309-322

Briguglio, Michael (2016): Political Parties and Social Movements, in Briguglio M. & Brown, M. (Editors) 2016: Sociology of the Maltese Islands, Malta: Miller, pp. 309-322

Briguglio, M; Bugeja, I. and Vella, M.G. (2016): Social Policy, Poverty and Social Exclusion, in Briguglio, Michael (2016): Environment, in Briguglio M. & Brown, M. (Editors) 2016: Sociology of the Maltese Islands, Malta: Miller, pp. 309-322

Briguglio, M. (2016): Institutionalization: A one-way process? The case of Birdlife Malta. Bretterblog series: Movements and Institutions.

Briguglio, M. & Tedesco, C. (2016): Social Interaction of Cancer Survivors in Malta. A sociological analysis. Malta Medical Journal Vol 28(3), pp. 21-27

Briguglio M. & Brown, M. (Editors) 2016: Sociology of the Maltese Islands, Malta: Miller

Briguglio, M. (2016). The Zonqor Conflict in Malta, in M. Trinidad Bretones, C. Andrés Charry, J. Pastor, J. Quesada (Eds). ‘2015: Social Conflict Yearbook, pp. 210-219. Observatori del Conflicto Social: Universitat de Barcelona.

Briguglio, Michael (2015). ‘Ten Years of Malta’s EU Membership – The Impact on Maltese Environmental NGOs.’ Reflections of a Decade of EU Membership: Expectations, Achievements, Disappointments and the Future Occasional Papers, No. 7, Institute for European Studies (Malta).

Briguglio, Michael (2015). ‘Malta’s EU accession, environmental sustainability and ENGO activism’. In, Condie, J., & Cooper, A. M. (2015). Dialogues of Sustainable Urbanisation: Social Science Research and Transitions to Urban Contexts. Penrith, N.S.W.: University of Western Sydney.

Briguglio, Michael (2015), The Bird Hunting Referendum in Malta. Environmental Politics, Vol 24/5 (835- 839)

Briguglio, Michael (2014), Bird Hunting in European Malta: A Case of ENGO Empowerment?, in Liam Leonard, Sya Buryn Kedzior (ed.) Occupy the Earth: Global Environmental Movements (Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Volume 15) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.295 – 324

Kennet, Miriam; Amaral, Sofia; Tezza, Enrico; Briguglio, Michael; Gale de Oliveira, Michelle S.; (2014): The European Economy: Crisis an Recovery (Reading: The Green Economics Institute Publishing House).

Gale de Oliveira, Michelle S.; Kennet, Miriam; Amaral, Sofia; Tezza, Enrico; Briguglio, Michael; Salman, Doaa (2014): The Greening of the Mediterranean – Crisis and Recovery (Reading: The Green Economics Institute Publishing House).

Briguglio, Michael; Brown, Maria; Bugeja, Ian (2014): ENGO Activism in the EU: The G10, Climate Change and Social Policy. In: Tony Fitzpatrick (ed) International Handbook On Social Policy And The Environment, pp.176-204. UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Briguglio, Michael (2013): The Politics of Bluefin Tuna in Malta. Roczniki Socjologii Morskiej. Annuals of Marine Sociology (2013), VOL. XXII. p51-61.

Briguglio, Michael and Pace, Roderick (2013): ‘Malta’ [The Labour Party], in The Palgrave Handbook of Social Democracy in the European Union (Eds: Jean-Michel de Waele, Fabien Escalona and Mathieu Vieira). Palgrave Macmillan.

Briguglio, Michael (2013): EU Accession and Civil Society Empowerment – The Case of Maltese ENGOs. Unpublished Doctoral Thesis: University of Malta.

Briguglio, Michael (2013): Climate Change and ENGOs in Malta and the EU, in Kennet, M, Blackett-Ord, R., Lewis, P., Gale de Oliveira, M.S. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Green Economics Institute, Green Economics Conference at Oxford University: Fixing Global Finance. Green Economics: The Economics of Survivability, Sustainability and Resilience, pp.98-101. Series Editor

Briguglio, Michael (2012): ‘Nature, Society and Social Change’, Societies Without Borders 7:4 (2012) 470- 477.

Briguglio, Michael (2012). ‘ENGOs, EU accession and empowerment: the case of land rationalisation in Malta’, International Journal of Green Economics, 6: 3, 279-297

Briguglio, Michael (2012), ‘The Enabling of Civil Society’, in Carmel Borg and Raphael Vella (eds), Shooting Society – Documenting Contemporary Life in Malta, pp.244-248 (Malta: Midsea Books).

Briguglio, Michael (2012). Land rationalization in Malta in an EU context, in Kennet, M, Göke, J. , Jociute, K. and Heinemann V. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Green Economics Institute, Green Economics Conference: Green Economy: Reform and Renaissance of economics and its methodology – Solutions for the 21st Century Green Economy: Rethinking Growth: RIO +20, pp.42-43. Series Editor Heinemann V. A Green Economics Institute Publication.

Briguglio Michael, Brown, Maria, and Aquilina Diana (2011). ‘A Civil Society Perspective of Sustainable Energy Policy and Green Jobs in Malta as a Small EU State’, in Saviour Rizzo (ed), Green Jobs from a Small Scale Perspective – Case Studies from Malta, pp.10-19 (Belgium: Green European Foundation).

Briguglio, Michael, and Bugeja, Ian (2011). ‘Exploring Malta’s Welfare Model’, Bank of Valletta Review, 43, 12-27.

Briguglio, Michael (2010). ‘Are ENGOs empowered through EU accession? The case of Maltese ENGOs’, International Journal of Green Economics, 4: 3, 262-274

Briguglio, Michael and Aquilina, Diana (2010). ‘The Social Impact of Liberalisation of Plastic Bottles in Malta’, International Journal of Green Economics, 4: 3, 275-291

Brown, Maria and Briguglio, Michael (2010). ‘Milani aktar minn erbghin sena wara: Edukazzjoni, zghazagh qeghda u nuqqas ta’ xoghol f’Malta’ (‘Milani, more than forty years later: Education, unemployed youth and lack of employment in Malta’), in Carmel Borg, (ed.), Lorenzo Milani – Bejn Ilbierah u Llum (Lorenzo Milani – Between Past and Present), pp. 447-470, Malta: Horizons Publications.

Briguglio, Michael (2010). ‘Malta’s Labour Party and the Politics of Hegemony’, Socialism and Democracy, 24: 2, 213 — 226

Briguglio, Michael (2010). ‘EU Accession and Civil Society Lobbying: The case of Maltese ENGOs’, in, Jociute, K. and Kennet, M. (2010), Proceedings of the Green Economics Institute Annual Green Economics Conference: Green Economics and Green Jobs. 29-31 July 2010 at Mansfield College, Oxford University, UK. Series Editor Heinemann V.A., pp.40-43. A Green Economics Institute Publication.

Briguglio, Michael (2009). ‘Politics, the State and Civil Society – A Theoretical Framework’, in Josann Cutajar and George Cassar, (eds), Social Transitions in Maltese Society, Malta: Agenda.

Briguglio, Michael and Brown, Maria, (2009). Global and European Institutional Perspectives of the Green Economy, and Civil Society NGOs perspective, in Kennet, Miriam and Baster, Naomi (2009), Proceedings: Preparing for Copenhagen COP15, Climate change and economics, the battleground of the growth/development paradox. Green Economics Conference 28 November 2009 at Oxford University Club, pp.52-66. A Green Economics Institute Publication.

Brown, Maria and Briguglio, Michael (2009). ‘Discouragement Amongst Ageing Workers in Malta within an EU Context’, Societies Without Borders, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.45-60.

Briguglio, Michael (2009): ‘Iż-Żerriegħa ta’ Soċjetà Aħjar’, in Adrian Grima, (ed.), Kieku l-ikel jitkellem, pp.131-133, Malta: Inizjamed.

Briguglio, Michael and Brown, Maria (2008). ‘Lobbying in Malta: Environmental NGOs and Social Capital’. Paper presented at the TSCF 2008 Malta Conference, Malta, September 19-22 2008.

Brown, Maria and Briguglio, Michael (2007): ‘The Unemployed Labour Force aged 40 years and over in Malta’. Paper presented at the Social Policy Association Postgraduate Workshop at the University of Oxford, December 12, 2007.

Briguglio, Michael (2003): ‘Global Dominance / Global Resistance’, in Carmel Vassallo and Clare Thake Vassallo, (eds), The Communist Manifesto – Karl Marx’s Legacy to Humanity, pp. 23-39, Malta: Malta University Press

Briguglio, Michael (2001): Ideological and Strategic Shifts from Old Labour to New Labour in Malta. Unpublished dissertation: University of Malta

Briguglio, Michael (1998): State/Power: Hiltonopoly. Unpublished dissertation: University of Malta.

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Scholarly Publications list:  https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/michaelbriguglio

Michael Briguglio also writes regularly in the Maltese press