Annual Review of History, Society and Politics 2015

CONTENTS



Kostas Gouliamos,

(Rector of the European University of Cyprus,

Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the PROMETHEUS Research Institute)

Foreword .......... ................................................................................................. 07



Zinonas Tziaras,

(Department of Politics & International Studies, University of Warwick,

and Expert at the Strategy International Institute)

The Significance of Global and Regional Energy

Changes for Cyprus: The (Geo)political Dimension ..................................11



Nikos Moudouros,

(Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cyprus

and member of the PROMETHEUS Scientific Council)

Conservatism in Turkey's foreign policy .......................... .....29



Yiannos Katsouridis,

(Scientific Director of the PROMETHEUS Research Institute

and Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus)

The 2014 European elections in Cyprus and their impact

on the political and party system ............................................................... 47



Alexis Alekou,

(Open University of Cyprus and member of the PROMETHEUS Scientific Council)

Union, Anti-Colonial Movement, and the 1950 Referendum ................. ........67



Michalis N. Michael,

(Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies - University of Cyprus

and member of the PROMETHEUS Scientific Council)

An Ottoman Orthodox ruling class, an Ottoman governor

and 1821 in Cyprus ....................................................... ...................................89



Andreas Panayiotou,

(Department of Journalism - Frederick University)

Rolandos Katsiaounis and his era .......................................................115