Project Coordinator and Principal Researcher: Dr Charis Psaltis
Duration: January 2020 - December 2020
Overview
The purpose of this project is to explore the views of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot youth (18-29 year olds) on the resolution of the Cyprus problem and to compare those with the views of Jews and Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories about the conflict between them. The project proposes a novel theoretical approach that looks into the issue of displacement and return in both internally displaced people (IDP) and non-IDP populations among Cypriot displaced persons and Palestinians. The project will lead to specific recommendations for the Cyprus peace process and the development of a transferable methodology for public opinion surveys among IDPs and refugees across divided societies in relation to the theme of hope.
Project Outputs
Project Report & Policy Brief
The Project Report is available here.
The Policy Brief is available here.
Events
-Dr Charis Psaltis, Dr Huseyin Cakal, Professor Neophytos Loizides and Dr Oded Adomi Leshem presented the findings of the Project at the Research Seminar Youth and Politics in Protracted Conflicts on 5 October 2021.
Listen to the podcast here.
Watch the video here.
Blog Articles
Read the blog post Cypriot Public Opinion Remains Open to Reunification, Survey Reveals.
Press and Media
- Umut, Derya Beyatlı, YeniDüzen, 19 September 2020
- Επιθυμούν λύση οι Κύπριοι και στις δύο κοινότητες – Νέα έρευνα με συμμετοχή Ε/κ και Τ/κ, George Kafkalias, Politis Newspaper, 27 September 2020
- Dr Charis Psaltis presented preliminary findings of the Research Project in Alpha News Live, 5 October 2020
- Έρευνα με τη συμμετοχή 550 Τουρκοκυπρίων- Καταρρίπτουν το αφήγημα Τατάρ για δύο κράτη, George Kafkalias, Politis Newspaper, 31 January
- Dr Charis Psaltis gave an interview to Alpha TV Cyprus about the recent findings of the Research Project, 9 February 2021
Research Team
Project Coordinator and Principal Researcher: Charis Psaltis, Associate Professor of Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cyprus
Co-Principal Researcher 1: Eran Halperin, Professor of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Co-Principal Researcher 2: Neophytos Loizides, Professor of International Conflict Analysis; Director of the Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent
Researcher: Djordje Stefanovic, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide
Researcher: Oded Adomi Leshem, Postdoctoral Fellow, Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace; Postdoctoral Fellow, PICR Lab, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Researcher: Huseyin Cakal, Lecturer in Psychology, School of Psychology, Keele University