Insecurity and trust in Cyprus : rethinking the security dilemma within the context of the Cyprus problem

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This thesis rethinks the security dilemma within the context of the Cyprus problem. It analyzes and problematizes the established political discourses and societal insecurities in Cyprus. It basically contends that the Cyprus problem should be reconceptualized from a critical security perspective, utilizing the fatalist, mitigator and transcender logics of insecurity. In that regard, it advances the idea that the security paradox in Cyprus should be rethought with the aim of transcending it through reconciliation and trust-building. The thesis takes attention to the scope of human agency, both at the state and human society levels, in the processes of reconciliation and trust-building, and concludes that these processes are key in transforming the two communities in the island into a post-national and pluralistic community of Cyprus.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/22091

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İ. Borman, “ Insecurity and trust in Cyprus : rethinking the security dilemma within the context of the Cyprus problem,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2012.