†The earliest version of this paper was presented at the Seventh Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting organised by European University Institute-Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies (Montecatini Terme-Italy, March 22–26 2006). We would like to thank the Workshop Directors, Dr Eiki Berg and Dr Guy Ben-Porat, for inviting us to submit the paper to Nations and Nationalism. We also wish to thank the two anonymous referees whose constructive criticisms and extensive comments helped us to revise the earlier drafts.
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Beyond ethno-nationalism: emerging trends in Cypriot politics after the Annan Plan†
Article first published online: 21 JAN 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2008.00325.x
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VURAL, Y. and PERISTIANIS, N. (2008), Beyond ethno-nationalism: emerging trends in Cypriot politics after the Annan Plan. Nations and Nationalism, 14: 39–60. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2008.00325.x
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Keywords:
- centrist integration;
- counter-centrism;
- federalist integration;
- Greek-Cypriots;
- sovereignty;
- Turkish-Cypriots
ABSTRACT. Historically, conflict between the two communities in Cyprus has been characterised by the diverging demands of ethno-nationalists. The introduction of the Annan Plan for the solution of the Cyprus problem has fostered new trends in Cypriot politics and a new alignment of the political forces on the island. This paper argues that the conventional ethno-nationalist division and the left–right divide are no longer sufficient in understanding the conflict in Cyprus. The new dividing and unifying elements in Cypriot politics can be best understood through analysing the views of political actors on such issues as sovereignty, territoriality, identity and power-sharing.