Beyond a Divided Cyprus A State and Society in Transformation

by Trimikliniotis, Nicos; Bozkurt, Umut

• ISBN13: 9780230338548
• ISBN10: 0230338542
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-11-27
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book presents a fresh perspective on the Cyprus problem by going beyond analyses that focus exclusively on the geopolitical or identity dimensions.Itmakes the complexity ofthe problem clearby assessing the role of class and other social forces as well as the changing regional and global context that shapes Cyprus.It examines the societal transformations taking place within the island: socio-economic development, population transitions and migration, and rapidly changing social and political institutions. The book provides a holistic and critical approach to the transformations in Cyprus from a comparative-historical methodological perspective.

Author Biography

Nicos Trimikliniotis is an interdisciplinary scholar working in the fields of sociology and law. He is an associate professor of Law and Sociology at the University of Nicosia and a senior research consultant at PRIO Cyprus Centre. He has researched widely on human rights, discrimination, migration, gender, reconciliation, ethnic conflict, racism, constitutional, education, and labor issues and has published several articles in books and journals. His latest works include ? ??a?e?t??? t?? ??????-???t??? ?a? t? ?a?est?? ??a??es??: ??????????????? ?a? S??ta?µat???? ?e??te? ??a t?? ????-??p??a?? S??????a [The Nation-State Dialectic and the State of Exception] (2010); Rethinking the Free Movement of Workers: The European Challenges Ahead (co-edited with Paul Minderhoud, 2009); and Racism, Migration and Trade Unions in a Post-Tourist Society: Towards a New Paradigm for Cyprus (in Greek, forthcoming).

Umut Bozkurt is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus. She completed her PhD in Politics at the University of York, UK. Her research interests are state theory, critical political economy, and the modern politics of Turkey and Cyprus. She worked as the co-country manager of the International Center for Transitional Justice's Cyprus program that aimed to help pave the way for the revision of the divisive historical narratives held by each side in Cyprus. Her latest works include "Rethinking Cypriot State Formations" (co-authored with Nicos Trimikliniotis, Cyprus Review) and a working paper titled "Cyprus: Learning from Others to Come to Terms with the Past " (co-authored with Christalla Yakinthou, Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) Cyprus, forthcoming).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Beyond a Divided Cyprus, a Society in a State of Transformation; N.Trimikliniotis & U.Bozkurt
The Cyprus Problem and Imperial Games in the Hydrocarbon Era: From a Place of Arms to an Energy Player?; N.Trimikliniotis
Rethinking the Postcolonial Cypriot Statehood: the Cyprus Problem, Class Struggle and Ethnic Conflict; U.Bozkurt & N.Trimikliniotis
Border Dialectics: Cypriot Social and Historical Movements in a World Systemic Context; A.Panayiotou
Cyprus and the West: a Critical Perspective on British and US Foreign Policy and Strategic Interests in Cyprus; E.Rooksby
Greek and Greek-Cypriot Political Strategies on Independence: Class, Nation and Statehood; J.Milios & T.Kyprianidis
The Turkish-Cypriot Nationalist Drive Toward State-building: Politics, Violence and Political Economy; H.Aslan
Making Sense of Turkey's Changing Cyprus Policy: The EU Factor and the Shifting Preferences of the Power Bloc; E.Tahsin
AKEL: A Socio-political Profile of Greek-Cypriot Communism; G.Charalambous
Turkish Cypriot Left: An Historical Overview; N.Kizilyurek
Transformations of the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot Right: Right-wing Peace-makers?; N.Loizides
The Potential for Reconciliation, Forgiveness and Social Transformation; D.Latif & A.Sitas
A Political Economy of Division, Development and Crisis: Envisioning Reunification beyond the Cyprus Economic Miracle; E.Ioakimoglou, N.Trimikliniotis & P.Pantelides