Cyprus: a Conflict at the Crossroads

Thomas Diez is Professor of International Relations at the University of Birmingham. Nathalie Tocci is Senior Fellow at the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome and Associate Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels

• 1. Introduction – Nathalie Tocci and Thomas DiezPart 1: The domestic determinants of conflict and resolution2. Rational agent or unthinking follower? A survey-based profile analysis of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot referendum voters – Alexandros Lordos3. Economics and the politicisation of civil society: the Turkish-Cypriot case – Canan Balkir and Galip L. Yalman4. Cypriot media and the production of conflict: newsworthiness versus the possibility of peace communication – Mashoed Bailie and Bekir Azgin 5. Intra-communal dynamics: EU discourses among Turkish-Cypriot political actors before and after the failed referenda – Erol Kaymak and Yücel VuralPart 2: The external factors in conflict and resolution6. UN peacemaking in Cyprus: from mediation to arbitration and beyond – James Ker-Lindsay7. From consensus to conflict: changing perceptions of the Cyprus issue in the European Parliament, 1995–2006 – Susannah Verney8. Re-imagining Cyprus: the rise of regionalism in Turkey’s security lexicon – Alper Kaliber Part 3: Cyprus in comparative perspective9. Compromising with facts, clashing with norms? Revisiting territoriality and sovereignty in Cyprus, Moldova and Bosnia – Eiki Berg10. The Cyprus conflict in a comparative perspective: assessing the impact of European integration – Elise Féron and Fatma Güven Lisaniler11. The EU’s competency in conflict resolution: the cases of Bosnia, Macedonia and Cyprus – Emel AkçaliPart 4: Cyprus beyond political science12. The refugee factor in two protracted conflicts: Cyprus and Palestine compared – Peter Loizos and Tobias Kelly13. Women of Cyprus at the crossroads between traditionalism, modernity and post modernity – Maria Hadjipavlou14. Growing together? Prospects for economic convergence and reunification in Cyprus – Max Watson15. The Cyprus problem at the European Court of Human Rights – Kudret Özersay and Ayla Gürel Conclusions16. Conclusion – Thomas Diez and Nathalie TocciIndex