Thursday, February 18: 

 

Chair:                     Nicos Peristianis

President of the Council of the cceia of Nicosia 

 

Introductory Comments:

09:40 – 09:45          Nicos Peristianis

President of the Council of the cceia of Nicosia 

 

Welcoming Address:

09:45 – 09:50           Andreas Theophanous

Director, Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs

cceia of Nicosia 

 

Opening Addresses:

09:50 – 10:30            Glafkos Clerides

 

Former President of the Republic of Cyprus 

                             George Vassiliou

Former President of the Republic of Cyprus 

 

Vassos Lyssarides

Former President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus

 

 

I.    HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

 

Chair:                     Van Coufoudakis

 

Rector Emeritus, cceia of Nicosia 

 

 

10:30 – 10:50          Robert Holland

 

Professor of Imperial and Commonwealth History, cceia of London

“The Struggle Over Cyprus, 1950-1960: a Retrospective View” 

 

 

10:50 – 11:10          Ismail Kemal

 

Researcher of Turkish Studies and Middle Eastern Studies, cceia of Cyprus

 

“Perspectives on the Formation and Implementation of the Turkish Cyprus’ Policy” 

 

 

 

11:10 – 11:30          Costas Constantinou

Professor of Political Science, cceia of Nicosia

“Cypriot In-dependence: From Political to Mental States and Back” 

 

11:30 – 12:00          Discussion 

 

12:00 – 12:10          Coffee Break  

 

 

Chair:                     Andreas Theophanous

Director, Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs

cceia of Nicosia 

 

12:10 – 12:30          Diana Markides

 

Senior Research Fellow (retired), Institute of Commonwealth Studies,

cceia of London

“An Unsettled Start: Federalism versus Majority Rule – Cyprus 1957-1963” 

 

12:30 – 12:50          Nicos Peristianis

 

President of the Council of the cceia of Nicosia

“The Collapse of the Bi-Communal Republic” 

 

12:50 – 13:10          Discussion 

 

13:10 – 15:05          Lunch Break

 

 

 

 

II.   THE 1974 DISASTER AND THE DAY AFTER: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGES

Chair:                     Andreas Theophanous

Director, Cyprus Center for European and International Affairscceia of Nicosia 

 

15:05 – 15:35          Michael SarrisEx-Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus“The Cyprus Economy in Perspective: The Record and Future Prospects” 

 

15:35 – 15:55          Discussion 15:55 – 16:05          Coffee Break  Chair:                     Michalis AttalidesRector, cceia of Nicosia 16:05 – 16:25          Achilles EmilianidesAssociate Professor of Law, cceia of Nicosia“The New Political and Ideological Landscape in Cyprus After 1974” 16:25 – 16:45          Christina IoannouLecturer of European Studies, cceia of Nicosia“Responding to Social Challenges: Cypriot Industrial Relations at Historical Milestones” 16:45 – 17:05          Hubert FaustmannAssociate Professor of International Relations, cceia of Nicosia“The State, Political Parties and the Citizen in Cyprus: Past, Present and Future” 17:05 – 17:35          Discussion 17:35 – 17:45          Coffee Break  III.  THE REFERENDUM ON THE ANNAN PLAN AND ΤΗΕ ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS TO THE EUChair:                     Emilios SolomouCampus Director, cceia of Nicosia 17:45 – 18:05          Van CoufoudakisProfessor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana cceia-Purdue“The Republic of Cyprus at 50: A History of ‘Lost Opportunities’ or of ‘Lost Opportunities’ to Dismantle the Republic of Cyprus?” 18:05 – 18:25          Angelos SyrigosLecturer of International Law, Panteion cceia, Athens“International Precedents and the Cyprus Problem” 18:25 – 18:45          Discussion 18:45 – 19:30          Reception