{"product_id":"rethinking-greekturkish-relations-since-1999-9781498546966","title":"Rethinking GreekTurkish Relations Since 1999","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreekTurkish relations, despite some détente periods in their shared history, have been generally characterized by hostility and antagonism. But a significantbreakthroughin GreekTurkish relations wasachievedin 1999, although certain signs of rapprochement were already present in the pre-1999 period. This date initiated a new era between the two countries thanks to a series of important events, such as the Helsinki summit, the earthquakes that occurred in 1999 in Turkey and in Greece, and the common initiatives of the Greek and Turkish Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Since then, bilateral relations have changed direction toward the positive. In order to better understand contemporary GreekTurkish relations, this book covers a number of different aspects including the current state of minorities, the development of the contemporary Turkish national discourse, the narratives of friendship between the two nations, the influence of electronic media for the reconciliation process, and the role\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis overview of civil society and grassroots exchanges and initiatives is a major contribution in overcoming the dominant stereotypes about two identities perceived as separate and inherently antagonistic. Essential reading for all interested in penetrating behind the surface of the Greek-Turkish relationship during a period of geopolitical recompositions in the former ‘Eastern Question’ region. -- Georges Prevelakis, Sorbonne University\u003cbr\u003eFrom Neo-Ottomanism, minorities, and the Patriarchate to cyberspace, civic dialogue, and civil initiative, this book approaches recent Turkish-Greek relations  with a multidisciplinary perspective and shifts the helm to nongovernmental parts of the relations. -- Elçin Macar, Yildiz Technical University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   Chapter 1. National Discourses as Frozen Conflicts, Heraklis Millas  Chapter 2. The Lausanne minorities in Greece and Turkey after 1999: Signs of Changes and Fields of Resistance, Konstantinos Tsitselikis  Chapter 3. From excitement to boredom: Politics of Emotions and Turkish–Greek Friendship after 1999, Leonidas Karakatsanis  Chapter 4. The Impact of Tsipras Politics on Turkish–Greek Relations: A Media Analysis between January–August 2015, Işıl Zeynep Turkan İpek   Chapter 5. The Role of Press on the Greek–Turkish Detente Process: The Analysis of Three Turkish Newspapers, Hakan Sezgin Erkan  Chapter 6. The Outlook on Turkish–Greece Economic Relations with a Special Emphasis on Post-1990 Era, Çağrı Levent Uslu  Chapter 7. The Role of Greece and Turkey as Energy Hubs in the Region, Natalya Ketenci   Chapter 8. From ‘Imagined’ to ‘Virtual Communities’: Greek–Turkish Encounters in Cyberspace, Haris Theodorelis-Rigas  Chapter 9. Civil Actors of Greek–Turkish Rapprochement, Gökçe Bayındır Goularas   Conclusion","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040744833367,"sku":"9781498546966","price":72.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498546966.jpg?v=1750947702","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rethinking-greekturkish-relations-since-1999-9781498546966","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}