Resolving the Cyprus Conflict: Negotiating History

While there are no shortages of books about the Cyprus Conflict, this book offers the best summary of the negotiations around. The book comes at a critical time for the partitioned island-state of Cyprus and for those associated with the conflict and attempts to resolve it. By placing the conflict in its historical, ideological, ethno-political and geostrategic context, the book extends beyond conventional realist approaches and lays bare those less visible dimensions that are often ignored by analysts and policy-makers alike. The book is of direct interest not only to experts and students but to all those engaged in the practice of conflict resolution.

Michalis S. Michael is Research Fellow in the Centre for Dialogue at La Trobe University. His research interest involves the multidisciplinary interfacing of conflict resolution, intercultural/inter-religious dialogue, international relations and political sociology. Currently he heads two major projects, “Developing an Interfaith/Intercultural Network for Melbourne’s Northern Region” and “Dialogue Diaspora: Locating Diaspora in Conflict in Australia.” Recent publications include the co-edited books: Asia-Pacific Geopolitics: Cyprus in the Modern World (2005), Asia-Pacific Geopolitics: Hegemony versus Human Security (2007), Europe between Islam and the United States (2008), Civilizational Dialogue and World Order: The Other Politics of Cultures, Religions and Civilizations in International Relations (2009).