Populism and the personalization of politics appears to be threatening the existence of
democracy as we know it all over the world. It is now more important than ever to understand …

Businesspeople run for and win elected office around the world, with roughly one-third of
members of parliament and numerous heads of states coming directly from the private …

By interrogating the role of status symbols in Britain's (de) colonial management practices,
this article joins an emerging body of International Relation (IR) scholarship that conducts …

The political parties in Cyprus are extremely powerful. They play a dominant role in the
public as well as the private sphere, resulting in a civil society that is extremely weak. The …

Until quite recently, both the Cypriot people and the island's mainstream media were very
supportive of the European Union (EU). This support was largely associated with conceiving …

In Cyprus, the EU cleavage has never gained a prominent position in domestic party
competition, at least hitherto. However, the EU could become politicized as a result of recent …

This article examines the impact of the economic crisis on the Cypriot political and party
systems (2008–15). While not solely the result of the economic crisis, the entire political …

As some of the most experienced political actors, party leaders usually have extensive
careers spanning multiple decades, competencies, and institutions. The literature on party …

The Cyprus 2013 presidential elections marked right-wing Democratic Rally's return to
power after ten years in isolation. The huge economic crisis sidelined discussions on the …

This thesis examines urban partition in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, and how its changing
roles and shifting perceptions in a post-conflict setting reflect power relations, and their …