Giorgos Kentas

University of Nicosia, European Studies and International Relations, Faculty Member

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University of Nicosia
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The Emergence and Regulation of Minority Religious Groups in Europe GIORGOS KENTAS AND ACHILLES C. EMILIANIDES

How Groups Matter, 2014

FEUTURE EU 28 Country Report Cyprus

FEUTURE EU 28 Country Report Cyprus The Government of the Republic of Cyprus generally supports T... more FEUTURE EU 28 Country Report Cyprus The Government of the Republic of Cyprus generally supports Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU). That support however is not unconditional. Nicosia blocks some important chapters in the EU's accession negotiations with Turkey. There are basically two main reasons behind that mixed political posture. First, the Cyprus Government believes that Turkey's potential accession to the EU increases the chances for the Europeanization of Ankara's foreign policy and the adoption of a neighbourhood policy that, in accordance with EU standards, would aim for good relations with neighbouring countries.

Nicosia. Promised gas bonanza has yet to dispel economic gloom

Europe's world: the only Europe-wide policy journal, 2012

The Europeanisation of gender issues in the labour sector: Normative vs. Cognitive Adaptation

Introduction Social transformation in Europe is a complex process which is generally pertinent to... more Introduction Social transformation in Europe is a complex process which is generally pertinent to four kinds of pressures: (1) globalisation; (2) the EU enlargement process; (3) the gradual deepening of the EU; and (4) varying national developments.1 In the past, there was an effort by some scholars—e.g. Esping-Andersen2, Leibfried3—to classify and idealise the way in which models of welfare state systems emerge, develop and transform. This effort seems to be wanting. Critics of this approach contend that the attempt to model welfare systems fails to record the peculiarities of distinct national experiences and the way in which the process of social transformation interacts with external pressures. 4 Regardless of these criticisms however, the modelling of the process of (social) transformation must not be discarded.

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Nicosia: a divided capital in Europe

Nicosia is a city designed to be divided across many false lines. The rich history of the city re... more Nicosia is a city designed to be divided across many false lines. The rich history of the city reveals the remnants of foreign intervention that imprinted a multicultural background on Nicosia, which – at the same time – erected some artificial lines of segregation. Britain’s colonial rule was crucial in fostering the most contemporary lines of division. A given constitution in 1960 made these lines look inevitable, and by 1964 Nicosia (like many other towns in Cyprus) was already divided on the ground. Turkey’s military invasion in 1974 imposed an even deeper line of division across Nicosia (and Cyprus) that engendered some novel problems which are visible up until today. EU accession stimulated some hope for overcoming division, which is relatively elusive.

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A Future Europe for Cyprus: A Struggle to Overcome the Utopianism of the 1990s and Come to Terms with the Tough Pragmatism of the 2020s

Ever since the debate on the future of the EU was launched on 1 March 2017, not much discussion w... more Ever since the debate on the future of the EU was launched on 1 March 2017, not much discussion was discerned in Cyprus. There were some occasional opportunities for citizens to contemplate on the future of the Union, such as a Citizens’ Dialogue on the European Commission’s White Paper that was held in Nicosia in May 2017 in the presence of the Commission Vice-President J. Katainen and held by the European Commission Representation. Very few articles appeared in local newspapers while even fewer TV or radio talk shows tackled the issue. It is also very hard to detect any substantial discussion on social media on the subject matter.

Cyprus: A Pro-European Attitude, but Scepticism Still Holds Strong

Euroscepticism and the Future of Europe, 2020

Total Quality Management Implementation Failure Reasons in Healthcare Sector

J. of Health Science, 2017

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Campaigning under the Shadow of the Annan Plan: The 2004 EP Elections in Cyprus

Campaigning in Europe-campaigning …, 2006

... At DISY both Nicos Anastasiades, the current leader, and Glafkos Clerides, the founder and fa... more

Cyprus’ Quest for EU Solidarity: Juxtaposing Community Values with National Interest

European Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe, 2022

The Mediating Impact of Corporatism on the Europeanisation of the Cypriot Labour Sector

In this article a domain-specific analysis of Cyprus’ Europeanisation process is advocated. It is... more In this article a domain-specific analysis of Cyprus’ Europeanisation process is advocated. It is argued that the overall process of Europeanisation was governed by an instrumental logic that furnished a consciously promoted national strategy of EU accession. It is suggested also that this logic had a cross-sector impact. The Europeanisation of the labour sector is the crux of this discussion. The article concludes that the pre-existence of a deeply-rooted corporatist tradition in the field of industrial relations acted as the mediating mechanism that facilitated a smooth and speedy adjustment process.

Nicosia: a divided capital in Europe

by Petros Papapolyviou and Giorgos Kentas

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A Critical Assessment of the Cyprus Protocol Annexed to the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement

A European Commission memo mentions that UK’s Withdrawal Agreement covers inter alia ‘a protocol ... more A European Commission memo mentions that UK’s Withdrawal Agreement covers inter alia ‘a protocol on the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, protecting the interests of Cypriots who live and work’ there. This paper suggests that this is neither an accurate nor a fair description. The Protocol may protect some of the rights ascribed to Cypriot citizens due to their EU identity, but at the same time it preserves certain strategic interests of the UK in Cyprus. As such, the Protocol echoes some major elements of a metacolonial realm in Cyprus. This however, is yet another instance demonstrating the consent of the government of Cyprus for the continuation of that realm. The Protocol assigns to the UK the authority for applying the Union’s acquis in the ‘base areas’, whereas the Republic of Cyprus is considered a UK-entrusted EU Member State ‘with responsibility for implementing and enforcing provisions of Union law in the Sovereign Base Areas’.

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Campaigning under the Shadow of the Annan Plan: The 2004 EP Elections in Cyprus

Campaigning in Europe-campaigning …, 2006

This paper deals with the European Parliament (EP) elections in Cyprus. In the first section, we ... more This paper deals with the European Parliament (EP) elections in Cyprus. In the first section, we present the Cyprus crisis. In the second section we portray Cyprus’ route to EU accession, as well as the political attitudes and expectations toward that accession. In the third section, we examine the political milieu surrounding the June 2004 EP elections. In the fourth section the political campaign is presented. Finally, we briefly describe the election’s results. The post elections discourse in Cyprus, framed by the horse-race, masks the actual story of the EP campaign in Cyprus, which is the challenge that the “pro-anti Plan” cleavage poses to the “right-left” cleavage. In the post-referendum era the party system was given the opportunity for realignment, and the EP campaign was the critical incident for this to happen. However, what happened instead was that the party system absorbed the pressures created by the referendum without extensive restructuring occurring.

Το δίκαιο της επιβολής και η επιβολή του δικαίου στη διεθνή πολιτική: Μια επανεκτίμηση του Διάλογου των Μηλίων στον Θουκυδίδη

Στο βιβλίο της Power, Politics, Law: International Law and State Behavior During International Cr... more Στο βιβλίο της Power, Politics, Law: International Law and State Behavior During International Crises, η Radhika Withana καταπιάνεται με μια σειρά σύγχρονων διεθνών κρίσεων, στο πλαίσιο των οποίων η έννοια και το περιεχόμενου του δικαίου αναδύονται ως βολικές ιδεολογίες ή και ιδεολογήματα. 1 Από την οπτική πλευρά του γνωστικού πεδίου των Διεθνών Σχέσεων, οι παρατηρήσεις της Withana είναι συμβατές, όπως και η ίδια παραδέχεται άλλωστε, με τη θεωρία του Πολιτικού Ρεαλισμού. 2 Όπως παρατηρεί, αλλά και όπως είναι ευρέως διαδεδομένο στη βιβλιογραφία των Διεθνών Σχέσεων, το κλασικό έργο του Θουκυδίδη Πελοποννησιακός Πόλεμος 3 θεωρείται ο θεμέλιος λίθος του κλασσικού Πολιτικού Ρεαλισμού. Η επικάλυψη του δικαίου από την ισχύ είναι η βασική παραδοχή, σύμφωνα με την οποία η οποιαδήποτε αναφορά σε δίκαιο είναι ουσιαστική μόνο σε περιπτώσεις όπου οι συσχετισμοί ισχύος το επιτρέπουν ή σε περιπτώσεις όπου τα ισχυρά κράτη επιβάλουν το δίκαιο. Όπως σημειώνει και ο Francis Boyle, ο Θουκυδίδης επέδειξε πως σε περιπτώσεις άνισης κατανομής ισχύος ανάμεσα στα κράτη, ιδιαίτερα σε περιόδους πολεμικών συγκρούσεων, οποιεσδήποτε σκέψεις για δικαιοσύνη «πρέπει να θεωρούνται ασύμβατες για αυτούς που καθορίζουν την εξωτερική πολιτική». 4 Από τη συζήτηση αυτή προκύπτει πως το (διεθνές) δίκαιο ή η όποια αναφορά σε δικαιοσύνη ανάμεσα σε κράτη μπορεί 1

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Nicosia. Promised gas bonanza has yet to dispel economic gloom

Europe S World the Only Europe Wide Policy Journal, 2012