Citizens and Peace Mediations in Divided Societies

Identifying Zones of Agreement through a Conjoint Survey Experiment

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6285597
AutoresNeophytos Loizides (0000-0002-0327-4643, University of Kent, autor de correspondencia), C Psaltis (0000-0001-8724-665X, University of Cyprus), Edward Morgan-Jones, Edward Morgan‐jone (0000-0003-0231-5156, University of Kent), Laura Sudulich (University of Essex), Raluca Popp (0000-0002-1509-7197, University of Kent), Tekin Baykiz (Department of International Relations, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey)
Año2022
Volumen66
Número9
Páginas1619-1649
Fecha de publicación2022-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00220027221108221
OpenAlexW4283165965
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas57

How can areas of potential agreement be identified and endorsed by citizens in protracted conflicts? In an effort to answer this question, the article introduces a conjoint experiment across the ethnically and territorially split communities of Cyprus and tests a range of hypotheses about the structure of public opinion with respect to a future settlement. We test hypotheses on security and credible commitments, the legacy of past negotiations, as well as transitional justice mechanisms following United Nations plans to mediate the conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we demonstrate that a zone of possible agreement (ZOPA) exists from a public opinion perspective. We specifically explore power-sharing in the context of security, provisions for the internally displaced, federal courts, and territorial readjustments and highlight their relative importance for public opinion interventions across conflict-ridden societies

Context (archaeology · Economic Justice · Economics · Geography · Negotiation · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Turkish · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration