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Christou, George, 1973-. (2010) The European Union, borders and conflict transformation: the case of Cyprus. Cooperation and Conflict, Vol.45 (No.1). pp. 55-79. ISSN 0010-8367

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0010836709347213

Abstract

Much of the existing literature on the European Union (EU), conflict transformation and border dynamics has been premised on the assumption that the nature of the border determines EU intervention and the consequences that flow from this in terms of EU impact. The article aims to transcend this literature through assessing how domestic interpretations influence EU border transformation in conflict situations, taking Cyprus as a case study. Moreover, the objective is to fuse the literature on EU bordering impact and perceptions of the EU’s normative projection in conflict resolution. Pursuing this line of inquiry is an attempt to depart from the notion of borders being constructed solely by unidirectional EU logics of engagement or bordering practices to a conceptualization of the border as co-constituted space, where the interpretations of the EU’s normative projections by conflict parties, and the strategies that they pursue, can determine the relative openness of the EU border.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations D History General and Old World > DS Asia
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Conflict management -- Cyprus, Cyprus -- Boundaries, Cyprus -- Economic integration, Cyprus -- Ethnic relations, European Union -- Foreign relations -- Cyprus, Cyprus -- History -- Cyprus Crisis, 1974-
Journal or Publication Title:	Cooperation and Conflict
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0010-8367
Date:	March 2010
Volume:	Vol.45
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 55-79
Identification Number:	10.1177/0010836709347213
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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