This book explores the basic dynamics that shaped the Cyprus
problem, with a focus on recent decades. The author deals with the
periods, nodal points and fields that produced the conditions for
the normalisation of partition and also presents the Cyprus problem
as viewed from the outside. The chapters approach Cyprus' division
in light of power relations in society, the interaction between the
political elite and society, and discuss the political and
ideological dynamics as manifested in the public sphere. While
analysing primarily the Greek Cypriot community, the book also
refers to parallel developments in the Turkish Cypriot and
international communities, arguing that the normalisation of
Cyprus' partition is rooted in the political economy and political
culture of Greek Cypriots. At the same time, from the perspective
of the peace and reunification movement, this is an inherently
contradictory and potentially unstable process that can be
overturned. ' remarkably thorough study focusing on nationalist
narratives, political and media discourses and socio-economic
structures in Cyprus and their impact on the formation and
transformation of political identities since the 1950s. Unlike many
other books on the issue, Ioannou analyses social and political
developments in both the Greek-Cypriot and the Turkish-Cypriot
communities. This approach sheds light on the internal reasons of
the perpetuation of the island's division, which the geopolitical
and international relations approaches alone miss to grasp.
Combining the analytical skills of a political scientist and his
personal experience as an engaged citizen in favour of unification,
Ioannou offers significant insight on a complex and traumatic
conflict that remains one of Europe's black spots.' -Athena
Skoulariki, Assistant Professor in Sociology of Communication,
Discourse Analysis and Social Representations, University of Crete,
Greece 'The basic argument of the book is that the consolidation of
partition was neither automatic nor happened behind the backs of
Greek Cypriots. The very interesting and demythologising work of
Gregoris Ioannou brings to light a hidden, but common secret of the
Greek Cypriots.' -Alexis Heraklides, Emeritus Professor of
International Relations, Panteion University, Greece 'Ioannou
projects a multi-focal spotlight on the Cyprus problem, so as, at
least for the careful reader, this becomes not only an interesting
topic in itself, but, also a cognitive springboard from which to
understand broader pathogenies of our common social and political
life.' -Seraphim Seferiades, Associate Professor in Political
Science, Panteion University, Greece
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