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.
| Autor: | Reiterer, Albert F. |
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| ISBN: | 9783631503607 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften |
| Veröffentlicht: | 10.02.2003 |
| Untertitel: | Case Study about a Failure of Ethno-national Understanding |
| Schlagworte: | Geschichte Zypern /Gesellschaft, Sozialwissenschaften Zypernfrage |
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.