Stratis Andreas Efthymiou
Biographic Data
| ID | 296444 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stratis Andreas Efthymiou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stratis Andreas |
| FAMILY NAME | Efthymiou |
| SIGNATURE | EFTHYMIOU S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sussex |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5339-2891 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
EMDR for PTSD treatment in military context
Purpose The purpose of this study is to illustrate the relevance of EMDR to the treatment of PTSD in recently divided societies. The mental health of people in the military context can be significantly affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), both during and after a conflict or war. The authors decided to concentrate on the application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to the treatment of PTSD in the military context of C…
Beyond symbolism
Purpose This purpose of this article is to critically examine the 2025 policy introducing voluntary female enlistment in the Cyprus National Guard, arguing that without systemic reform, it risks functioning as a symbolic gesture. Situating Cyprus within broader post-conflict and patriarchal military contexts, the article explores how gender inclusion can either challenge or reinforce entrenched militarised masculinities. It assesses whether this …
Gaining ultra-nationalists trust in post-conflict research
This article addresses issues arising while conducting interviews that cross risky social and political boundaries. Drawing on the author's experiences interviewing representatives of the two major ultra-nationalist political parties in Cyprus for a case study, I discuss this type of research's intended and unintended implications and consequences by focusing on rapport, trust and risk. The case study illustrates how these factors became the most…
How changing discourses on borders and masculinity leads to the intensification of draft evasion
This study explores the vast intensification of 'draft-dodging' by looking at changes in attitudes towards the border and masculinity. Based on interviews conducted in 2011 and content analysis of newspaper coverage of military service and 'draft-dodging' in Cyprus between 2011 and 2019, this study shows that draft-dodging can intensify in the context of changing discourses on borders and masculinity. In particular, the opening of internal border…
Draft Evasion Policy in the Republic of Cyprus
This article views military service through the lenses of legal and gender approaches. With the reinstatement of compulsory military service being debated in many Western countries, the factors contributing to draft evasion are relevant. This article explores policy aiming to address draft evasion through a case study of post-EU-accession Cyprus. It shows that in Cyprus, policy attempts to reinvigorate military values are flawed. Draft evasion po…
Nationalism, Militarism and Masculinity in Post-Conflict Cyprus
Militarism in post-war Cyprus
This article provides a theorisation of militarism in post-war Cyprus. Based on qualitative empirical research conducted in Cyprus in 2011, the article explores the manifestation and steadfastness of Greek-Cypriot militarism, and the development of this militarism, which appeared after the partition of the island in 1974. In particular, it proposes the ideology of defence as a way to understand post-war Greek-Cypriot militarism. It shows the embe…
How changing discourses on borders and masculinity leads to the intensification of draft evasion
This study explores the vast intensification of 'draft-dodging' by looking at changes in attitudes towards the border and masculinity. Based on interviews conducted in 2011 and content analysis of newspaper coverage of military service and 'draft-dodging' in Cyprus between 2011 and 2019, this study shows that draft-dodging can intensify in the context of changing discourses on borders and masculinity. In particular, the opening of internal border…
Militarism in post-war Cyprus
This article provides a theorisation of militarism in post-war Cyprus. Based on qualitative empirical research conducted in Cyprus in 2011, the article explores the manifestation and steadfastness of Greek-Cypriot militarism, and the development of this militarism, which appeared after the partition of the island in 1974. In particular, it proposes the ideology of defence as a way to understand post-war Greek-Cypriot militarism. It shows the embe…
Militarism in post-war Cyprus
This article provides a theorisation of militarism in post-war Cyprus. Based on qualitative empirical research conducted in Cyprus in 2011, the article explores the manifestation and steadfastness of Greek-Cypriot militarism, and the development of this militarism, which appeared after the partition of the island in 1974. In particular, it proposes the ideology of defence as a way to understand post-war Greek-Cypriot militarism. It shows the embe…
Nationalism, Militarism and Masculinity in Post-Conflict Cyprus
Draft Evasion Policy in the Republic of Cyprus
This article views military service through the lenses of legal and gender approaches. With the reinstatement of compulsory military service being debated in many Western countries, the factors contributing to draft evasion are relevant. This article explores policy aiming to address draft evasion through a case study of post-EU-accession Cyprus. It shows that in Cyprus, policy attempts to reinvigorate military values are flawed. Draft evasion po…
How changing discourses on borders and masculinity leads to the intensification of draft evasion
This study explores the vast intensification of 'draft-dodging' by looking at changes in attitudes towards the border and masculinity. Based on interviews conducted in 2011 and content analysis of newspaper coverage of military service and 'draft-dodging' in Cyprus between 2011 and 2019, this study shows that draft-dodging can intensify in the context of changing discourses on borders and masculinity. In particular, the opening of internal border…
EMDR for PTSD treatment in military context
Purpose The purpose of this study is to illustrate the relevance of EMDR to the treatment of PTSD in recently divided societies. The mental health of people in the military context can be significantly affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), both during and after a conflict or war. The authors decided to concentrate on the application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to the treatment of PTSD in the military context of C…
Beyond symbolism
Purpose This purpose of this article is to critically examine the 2025 policy introducing voluntary female enlistment in the Cyprus National Guard, arguing that without systemic reform, it risks functioning as a symbolic gesture. Situating Cyprus within broader post-conflict and patriarchal military contexts, the article explores how gender inclusion can either challenge or reinforce entrenched militarised masculinities. It assesses whether this …
Gaining ultra-nationalists trust in post-conflict research
This article addresses issues arising while conducting interviews that cross risky social and political boundaries. Drawing on the author's experiences interviewing representatives of the two major ultra-nationalist political parties in Cyprus for a case study, I discuss this type of research's intended and unintended implications and consequences by focusing on rapport, trust and risk. The case study illustrates how these factors became the most…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Cyprus History, Politics, Society (4 works) · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (3 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (2 works)