Internally displaced persons and the Cyprus peace process. Issue 1 (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Psaltis, Charis; Cakal, Huseyin; Loizides, Neophytos; Kuşçu Bonnenfant, Işık
• Other Names: Agarin Timofey guest-editor.; McCulloch Allison guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: International political science review. Volume 41:Issue 1(2020:Jan.)
• Page Start: 138
• Page End: 154
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: Peace agreements -- federalism -- internally displaced persons (IDPs) -- consociationalism -- political attitudes; Political science -- Periodicals; 320.05
• DOI: 10.1177/0192512119872057
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0192-5121

Abstract

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.