This article seeks to advance the current debate on the ‘archipelagic turn’ described by island studies. It does so by answering the call for further analysis of island-to-island relations (Stratford et al., 2011) through applying existing historical methodology with the identification of island movements (Pugh, 2013) between archipelagic islands. Firstly, it proposes the application of an adapted method by combining Fernand Braudel’s historical durations (Longue Durée) (1972) with an original attempt of island movements’ classification; this is done to conceive a triple-level historical analysis (Long, Medium and Short Term) of islands belonging to archipelagos. Secondly, this article hints at the possibility for island territories inside the European Union to translate archipelagic visions into viable policies by means of European Territorial Cooperation strategies as provided by the European institutional framework. Such arguments are then supported by comparative analysis proving the existence of an archipelago between the islands of Sicily and Malta. In our case study, we both apply the triple-level methodology and suggest that the exploitation of European CrossBorder Cooperation instruments and strategies (such as the Euroregion) could be highly useful for the recovery of a Sicilian-Maltese Archipelago vision.

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设想西西里-马尔代夫群岛：灵感来自于Braudelian的欧洲跨境地区三级分析

本文旨在推进当前关于岛屿研究所描述的“群岛转折”的辩论。它通过应用现有的历史方法识别群岛之间的岛屿运动（Pugh，2013）来回答要求进一步分析岛屿与岛屿关系的呼吁（Stratford等，2011）。首先，通过结合费尔南德·布劳德尔（Fernand Braudel）的历史历时（LongueDurée）（1972）和对岛运动进行分类的原始尝试，提出了一种适应方法。这样做是为了对群岛群岛进行三级历史分析（长期，中期和短期）。其次，本文暗示了欧洲联盟内部的岛屿领土有可能通过欧洲机构框架提供的欧洲领土合作战略将群岛愿景转变为可行的政策。这样的论据得到比较分析的支持，证明了西西里岛和马耳他岛之间存在群岛。在我们的案例研究中，我们都采用了三层方法，并建议开发欧洲跨境合作工具和策略（例如欧元区）对于恢复西西里-马耳他群岛的远景可能非常有用。这样的论据得到比较分析的支持，证明了西西里岛和马耳他岛之间存在群岛。在我们的案例研究中，我们都采用了三层方法，并建议开发欧洲跨境合作工具和策略（例如欧元区）对于恢复西西里-马耳他群岛的远景可能非常有用。这样的论据得到比较分析的支持，证明了西西里岛和马耳他岛之间存在群岛。在我们的案例研究中，我们都采用了三层方法，并建议开发欧洲跨境合作工具和策略（例如欧元区）对于恢复西西里-马耳他群岛的远景可能非常有用。