'Resolving Cyprus: New Approaches to Conflict Resolution'
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Speakers
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Emel Akcali, Robert Holland, Klearchos Kyriakides,
Neophytos Loizides, Robert McDonald, Mustafa Ergun Olgun, Zenon Stavrinides, Birte Vogel
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Chair
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Dr James Ker-Lindsay
Eurobank Senior Research Fellow, LSE
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Date
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Thursday, 27 November 2014
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Venue
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CLM.2.02 , 2nd Floor, Clement House , LSE
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Time
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18:30-20:00
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Event Poster
Abstract
Over the past fifty years the Cyprus Problem has come to be regarded as the archetype of an intractable ethnic conflict. Since 1964, the United Nations has been at the forefront of efforts to find a political solution to the dispute between the island's Greek and Turkish communities. And yet, despite the active involvement of six Secretaries-General (U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Boutros Boutros Ghali, Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-Moon), every attempt to reach a mutually acceptable solution has failed. Here, James Ker-Lindsay draws together new and original perspectives from the leading experts on Cyprus, including academics, policy-makers, politicians and activists. All have addressed one deceptively simple question: 'Can Cyprus be solved?' Resolving Cyprus presents a comprehensive overview of the Cyprus Problem from a variety of approaches and offers new and innovative ideas as to how to tackle one of the longest running ethnic conflicts on the world stage. This represents an essential contribution to the body of work on Cyprus, and will be required reading for all those following the debates surrounding the Cyprus problem.
Photos
The audience at Clement House before the start of the book launch
Dr James Ker-Lindsay opens introduces the panellists
Book Launch Panellists (from left to right): Dr Neophytos Loizides, Mr Robert McDonald, Dr Emel Akcali, Dr Zenon Stavrinides, Dr James Ker-Lindsay, Mr Mustafa Ergun Olgun, Ms Birte Vogel, Professor Robert Holland
Professor Robert Holland, University of Kent
Dr Neophytos Loizides, Senior Lecturer in International Conflict Analysis, University of Kent
Dr Zenon Stavrinides, University of Leeds
Mr Robert McDonald
Mr Mustafa Ergun Olgun, Turkish-Cypriot Negotiator
Birte Vogel, University of Manchester
Dr James Ker-Lindsay
The book launch was followed by a Q&A session
Dr Emel Akcali, Central European University
Dr Klearchos Kyriakides, University of Hertfordshire
Photography supplied courtesy of Antonios Fiala- A.Fiala@lse.ac.uk