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Book SynopsisThe UN-led Cyprus peace process is in desperate need of radical transformation. This book makes a notable contribution towards changing the current discourse by empowering the main parties to better value their relationship. By altering goals and perceptions, the authors explore alternative visions for the future of Cyprus, suggesting both realistically feasible and politically challenging ideas.
Using an exciting, innovative and multifocal approach, the authors discuss the practical application of resolutions and explore the radical disagreements of the conflict at both social and political levels. Reflecting on the idea of a ?'post-settlement?' situation and the prospect of such a reality, chapters illustrate the problems, challenges and political dynamics of Cyprus. The book explores the conceptual approaches to dialogue; a review of Greek, Turkish and Cypriot policies; the challenging roles of the UN and EU; Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot perspectives on the conflict, and finally dialogical reflections and debates on past and future problems.
Allowing open and expressive dialogue, this book will interest those in academic and practitioner roles focused on international politics, conflict resolution and peace studies. It allows for further understanding of the complex perspectives presented in Cyprus that have great relevance in other international settings.
Contributors include: C. Adamides, A.B. Akter, D. Christofias, G. Christou, B. Ekenoglu, D. Eroglu, A. Günal, M. Hadjipavlou, A. Heraclides, E.Içener, M. Kontos, N. Loizides, M.S. Michael, N. Moudouros, Y. Omerou, I. Özejder, S. Sonan, A. Sözen, M.A. Talat, G. Vassilou, Y. Vural
Trade Review'Rare are the books in conflict resolution that truly engage theory to improve practice and learn from practice to improve theory. This book is a very welcome exception. This book is organized around a sense of possibility, commitment to the indefatigable work of peace, and a careful analysis of progress and set-backs over the decades. It provides all of these and from a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds. I predict it will become a handbook for the next, and hopefully this time successful, push for peace.' --Jay Rothman, The ARIA Group, Jerusalem, Israel and Yellow Springs, Ohio US
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Herbert C. Kelman Preface PART I CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO DIALOGUE 1. A new approach to an old conflict – identifying the problem and imagining a solution Michális S. Michael and Yücel Vural 2. Locating the Cyprus problem within conflict resolution Michális S. Michael and Maria Hadjipavlou PART II REVIEW OF GREEK, TURKISH AND CYPRIOT POLICIES AND POLITICS 3. What does Turkey want from Cyprus? Altuğ Günal 4. Turkey’s geopolitical vision of Cyprus Nikos Moudouros 5. The Turkish Cypriot dilemma: between Ankara and Lefkosia Yücel Vural, Sertaç Sonan and Michális S. Michael 6. Greece and the Cyprus peace process: perceptions and misperceptions Alexis Heraclides PART III NEW ROLES AND ENGAGEMENTS 7. Refugees, settlers and diasporas in the Cyprus conflict Başak Ekenoğlu and Neophytos Loizides 8. Re-engaging the United Nations in Cyprus Ahmet Sözen 9. Greek Cypriot perceptions of the United Nations Constantinos Adamides and Michalis Kontos 10. The limits of the EU in the Cyprus conflict: the Greek Cypriot perspective George Christou 11. The EU’s role in the Cyprus conflict: a Turkish perspective Erhan İçener PART IV CONSTRUCTING TWO BINARY STRATEGY POSITIONS 12. Greek Cypriot approaches to the Cyprus problem Michális S. Michael 13. Turkish Cypriot approaches to key aspects of the Cyprus problem Yücel Vural and İbrahim Özejder PART V MOVING FORWARD DIALOGICALLY: CROSSOVER REFLECTIONS AND DEBATES 14. Reflections on the Cyprus peace process George Vassiliou 15. Reflections on the Greek Cypriot approaches: ‘virgin birth’ solution Mehmet Ali Talat 16. Between the ‘feasible’ and the ‘desirable’ Dimitris Christofias 17. ‘Zero risk’ solution Derviş Eroğlu 18. Reflections on the Turkish Cypriot approaches Yiannakis Omerou 19. Reflections on the Greek Cypriots’ basic approach to the Cyprus problem Aysu Basri Akter Index
