National Identity and Consciousness in Everyday Life

Towards a Sociology of Knowledge of Greek‐Cypriot Nationalism

Bibliographic Data

ID7338074
AuthorsCaesar V Mavratsas (University of Cyprus, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume5
Issue1
Pages91-104
Publication date1999-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNations and Nationalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1345-5078 • E-ISSN: 1469-8129
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1354-5078.1999.00091.x
OpenAlexW2109099759
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited12

The concomitants of nationalism and ethnic separation upon Greek‐Cypriot consciousness are examined from the perspective of the sociology of knowledge and phenomenological analysis. The focus is upon the perception of Self and the social construction of Greek‐Cypriot identity. The issue is examined in light of the ideological contest between Greek nationalism and Cypriotism. Whereas Greek nationalism sets the parameters of ideological orthodoxy and is the dominant force on the level of political consciousness, Cypriotism predominates on the level of everyday consciousness. One key consequence of the ideological class between Greek‐Cypriot nationalism and Cypriotism is a structural ambivalence that characterises Greek‐Cypriot perceptions of Self and Other. This ambivalence has been one of the main obstacles to the legitimation of an independent Cypriot polity and continues to impede the functional coexistence of the Greek‐Cypriot and Turkish‐Cypriot people on the island

Aesthetics · Ambivalence · Consciousness · Epistemology · Identity (music · Ideology · Legitimation · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Polity · Social science · Sociology · Turkish · Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · Gender Studies · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology