Cyprus : Case Study about a Failure of Ethno-national Understanding

Albert F. Reiterer

ISBN 10: 3631503601 / ISBN 13: 9783631503607

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang, 2003

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Cyprus conflict has got new prominence since the EU decided in 1997 to accept the Republic's application for full membership as a (legally) unified state at the Luxembourg summit. This analysis demonstrates that today, the core of the issue is not re-unification. It is a problem of security of those concerned, that is, the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. However, to achieve this target, a process of de-securitisation of the political debate is needed, especially in Turkey. The Greek Cypriots could contribute to such a process by renouncing the fictitious aim of unification. They would gain greatly by concentrating on achieving objectives like indemnisation and de-militarisation of the island, leaving the Turkish Cypriots to aims and objectives which are determined by their own needs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cyprus : Case Study about a Failure of Ethno-national Understanding
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631503601
• ISBN 13: 9783631503607
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 12D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 266 grams

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Synopsis

The Cyprus conflict has got new prominence since the EU decided in 1997 to accept the Republic’s application for full membership as a (legally) unified state at the Luxembourg summit. This analysis demonstrates that today, the core of the issue is not re-unification. It is a problem of security of those concerned, that is, the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. However, to achieve this target, a process of de-securitisation of the political debate is needed, especially in Turkey. The Greek Cypriots could contribute to such a process by renouncing the fictitious aim of unification. They would gain greatly by concentrating on achieving objectives like indemnisation and de-militarisation of the island, leaving the Turkish Cypriots to aims and objectives which are determined by their own needs.

About the Author

The Author: Albert F. Reiterer, Scientific director of CIFEM – Carinthian Institute for Ethnic Minorities; lecturer of social sciences at the University of Vienna and Graz, published more than a dozen books dealing with ethnicity, nation-building, and comprehensive social analysis.