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This digital document is an article from The Australian Journal of Politics and History, published by University of Queensland Press on March 1, 2004. The length of the article is 4968 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the author: The political history of Cyprus illustrates the difficulty of instituting political power-sharing and cultural autonomy in states where multiple ethnic groups are present, particularly where they are territorially intermixed. Contemporary political realities relating to the accession of the island to the European Union demonstrate that old and new approaches to these issues are still in need of evaluation. This article seeks to explore an "old" method for reconciling the needs of Cyprus' two ethnic groups--"non-territorial autonomy" as embodied in the island's failed 1960 Constitution. It also examines the potential relevance of this concept for a fully European Cyprus, in which the right to free movement of Greeks and Turks throughout the island may recreate an environment of intermixed heterogeneity, and thus stimulate the need for appropriate political institutions.Citation Details
Title: Cyprus from 1960 to EU accession: the case for non-territorial autonomy.
Author: Guy Dundas
Publication: The Australian Journal of Politics and History (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2004
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Page: 86(9)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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In this article I do not intend to give a comprehensive treatment of the complex and significant political issues surrounding the accession of Cyprus to the European Union, but to utilise these issues to provide a context for exploring some broader conceptual issues concerning the granting of cultural and political autonomy to territorially intermixed national groups. The agendas and processes involved in Cyprus' EU accession bring a useful perspective to bear upon both past and future attempts to address the island's multi-ethnic character, and suggest a practical relevance for my conceptual analysis.
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