Searching for a Cyprus Settlement

Considering Options for Creating a Federation, a Confederation, or Two Independent States

Bibliographic Data

ID6375463
AuthorsTozun Bahcheli (corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume30
Issue1
Pages203-216
Publication date2000-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a030061
OpenAlexW2017300308
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Greek and Turkish Cypriote have had a poor record in managing their political differences. The bicommunal government established at independence in 1960 at the behest of Greece and Turkey proved a failure after three years. Its collapse triggered communal violence. No Cypriot government has represented both communities since then, and the partition on the island has hardened. Considerable third-party mediation, spanning a few decades, has failed to find a compromise settlement. Neither a federation nor a confederation appears to have reasonable prospects of success in view of the deep mistrust between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Moreover, it is doubtful whether European Union membership of Cyprus could provide a sufficient framework for resolving the island's enduring communal dispute. Consequently, the merits of a two-state solution deserve serious consideration

Federalism · Geography · Library science · Political science · Politics · Regional science · Russian federation · Settlement (finance · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics · Public Administration

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub