Internally displaced persons and the Cyprus peace process

Cakal, Huseyin

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.

Citation

Cakal, H. (2019). Internally displaced persons and the Cyprus peace process. International Political Science Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512119872057

• Acceptance Date: Oct 25, 2019
• Publication Date: Oct 25, 2019
• Journal: International Political Science Review
• Print ISSN: 0192-5121
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512119872057
• Keywords: Peace agreements, federalism, internally displaced persons (IDPs), consociationalism, political attitudes
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512119872057