Party-Society Relations in the Republic of Cyprus

Political and Societal Strategies
Herausgeber: Charalambous, Giorgos; Christophorou, Christophoros

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Republic of Cyprus' social and political culture is deeply partitocratic, with a close relationship between state apparatus and the parties that influence the government's decisions. However, little is known about the social and political implications of the above traits, and even less about how parties influence and are influenced by society at large. 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 Republic of Cyprus adds a new dimension to the study of linkage, considering the complexity of civil society as well as exploring the dynamics of political parties. Bringing together specialists from a range of disciplines, it examines the wider effects of partitocracy on democracy and uses it as a frame for exploring the construction, maintenance or deformation of links between social groups and parties. Through its analysis of both the partisan and societal aspects of party-social relations, it illuminates larger questions concerning the strategic complexity involved when politics and society interact. Approaching the Republic of Cyprus as a representative case study of partitocratic political culture, this book is a key resource for those interested in party and civil society politics, as well as Cypriot, Mediterranean and South-East European politics.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780367873912
• ISBN-10: 0367873915
• Artikelnr.: 58441937

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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