Internally displaced persons and the Cyprus peace process

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Psaltis C., Cakal H., Loizides N., KUŞÇU BONNENFANT I.

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, cilt.41, sa.1, ss.138-154, 2020 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0192512119872057
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Public Administration Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.138-154
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Peace agreements, federalism, internally displaced persons (IDPs), consociationalism, political attitudes, CONFLICT, REFUGEES, TERRORISM
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The article focuses on Greek Cypriot internally displaced persons and their attitudes towards the island's reunification talks. We utilize quantitative data from two representative sample surveys, conducted in 2016-2017, which probed respondents on their views on territorial readjustments, property provisions and power-sharing. Contrary to the current findings in the literature, internally displaced persons status is associated with higher levels of support for a negotiated peace settlement. The article examines the impact of anticipated threats and economic opportunities accompanying a settlement and suggests a set of institutionalized mechanisms to incorporate the views of internally displaced persons and other disadvantaged groups in future reunification talks.