Party-Society Relations in the Republic of Cyprus: Political and Societal Strategies

ISBN-13: 9780367873912 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 224 str.

Giorgos Charalambous; Christophoros Christophorou

Opis

The concept of linkage, which refers to the linking of citizens with government and the political process, is vital in the study of the electoral or ideological considerations of parties. Parties’ decisions regarding their organization and image correlates with the effort made to keep up with public opinion. Party-Society Relations in the Rep

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction Giorgos Charalambous and Christophoros Christophorou SECTION I– PARTY STRATEGIES TOWARDS SOCIETY Chapter 2 The Cypriot Communists Between Protest and the Establishment: A Second Look at AKEL’s Linkages with Society Giorgos Charalambous and Christophoros Christophorou Chapter 3 DISY’s Linkages with Society: Diverse and Diversified Yiannos Katsourides Chapter 4 Empty Vessels? The Center Parties' Linkages with Society Vassilis Protopapas  SECTION II – SOCIETAL STRATEGIES TOWARDS PARTIES Chapter 5 Business Groups Strategies Vis à Vis political Power: invisible dimensions of linkage Andreas Panayiotou Chapter 6 The Connection between Trade Unions and Political Parties in Cyprus Gregoris Ioannou Chapter 7 Sexual Politics – Party Politics: The Rules of Engagement in the Case of Cyprus Nayia Kamenou SECTION III – CROSS-CASE PERSPECTIVES Chapter 8 The Cyprus Conflict and Party–Society Relations: Between Ethno-nationalism and Peace Formation Birte Vogel Chapter 9 Communication and Interactions Between Parties and Youth Organisations in Cyprus Dimitris Trimithiotis Chapter 10 The Migration Question, Political Parties and the Cypriot State of Dissensus Nicos Trimikliniotis Conclusions Partitocracy and Democracy in Cyprus: Concluding Reflections and Questions Paschalis Kitromilides

O autorze

Giorgos Charalambous is Senior Research Consultant at the Cyprus Centre of the Peace Research Institute Oslo and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Cyprus.

Christophoros Christophorou studied Education in Nicosia and Paris and Political Science in Athens and Lille. His research and publications focus on Cyprus political parties and electoral behaviour, and media regulation.