28 - 29 JUNE
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
University of Cyprus Senate Building, Room Β108
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Welcome Speeches
The Cyprus problem in the current international context: challenges and prospects
MENELAOU Menelaos
“Imperial” Hellenism and Cyprus. From the 19th to the 20th century.
MARGARITIS Giorgos
The values of the April Revolution in the future of Portugal
MADEIRA Miguel
Imperialist plans in light of the geopolitical significance of Cyprus
Prof. GOULIAMOS Kostas
Revisiting 1974: A reflective and long-lasting reading against the morbid revisionism of history
TRIMIKLINIOTIS Nikos
Tribute to Rolandos Katsiaounis
CLOGG Richard
Rolandos Katsiaounis: the voice of the popular strata in history
MICHAEL Ν. Michalis
AKEL in the struggle to prevent the fascist coup d’état
KOLOKASIDIS Yiannakis
Colonialism and settler politics: a parallel society in the occupied territories
MOUDOUROS Nikos
Shadows of the coup and the 1974 invasion. Parastate armed groups and the political crisis in the defense of the Republic of Cyprus
TSARTSIANDIOU Maria
Demographic engineering in Turkey’s irredentism process
KANATLI Murat
Human Rights and the Cyprus Problem
MAVRONICOLA Natasa
The Resumption of the Negotiation Process on the Cyprus Issue: Between Challenges and Hope
TSIELEPIS Toumazos
ELAM, Cyprus and Migration
ELLINAS A. Antonis
Greek dissent vis-à-vis the Cyprus dispute
KALPADAKIS Giorgos
Reproducing myths in an Ottoman educational system
MICHAEL N. Michalis
Literary representations of the 1974 coup and the Turkish invasion in Cyprus
MIARIS Giorgos K.
Art and education as a tool of memory and defense of universal values
MARKIDOU Tereza
Theatre as a space for recording and managing historical memory: the case of Cyprus (coup d’état and Turkish invasion 1974)
ATHANASIOU TAKI Marina
About the Conference
International scientific conference on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the coup and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974.
The two-day conference will highlight the historical, social and political aspects of these two important events, enriching the existing literature and academic research on the subject.
CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Kostas GOULIAMOS
Nikos MOUDOUROS
Michalis N. MICHAEL
Nikos TRIMIKLINIOTIS
Chrysostomos PASHIARDIS
Program
FRIDAY, 28 June 2024
WELCOME SPEECHES
17:30 | PASHIARDIS Chrysostomos
Member of the Conference Organising Committee
17:35 | SAVVA Tassos
President of the Pancyprian Union of Democratic Resistance
17:40 | GOLEMIS Charis
On behalf of the research network TRANSFORM europe!
17:45 | The Cyprus problem in the current international context:
challenges and prospects
MENELAOU Menelaos
President of the BoD of the Research Institute Promitheas
18:00 | “Imperial” Hellenism and Cyprus. From the 19th to the 20th century.
MARGARITIS Giorgos
Professor of Modern History, Department of Political Science Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
INTRODUCTORY SPEECH
KEY-NOTE SPEECH
SESSION 1
The overthrow of democratic governments as a tool for imposing control.
Coordinator: PELEKANOU Maria Member of BoD of Research Inst. Promitheas
18:20 | The values of the April Revolution in the future of Portugal
MADEIRA Miguel
Member of the Central Committee of PCP
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18:35 | Imperialist plans in light of the geopolitical significance of Cyprus
Prof. GOULIAMOS Kostas
Deputy President of the Research Institute PROMITHEAΣ
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18:50 | Revisiting 1974: A reflective and long-lasting reading against the morbid revisionism of history
TRIMIKLINIOTIS Nikos
Professor of Sociology, Social Sciences and Law, University of Nicosia
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SATURDAY, 29 June 2024
9:30 | Participants Registrations
SESSION 2*
Cyprus Problem:
Historical context, evolution and the tragedy of 1974.
*Session 2 is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Rolandos Katsiaounis, founding member of Promitheas Research Institute on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his death.
Coordinator: ALEKOU Alexis Member of BoD of Research Inst. Promitheas
9:45 | Rolandos Katsiaounis: the voice of the popular strata in history
MICHAEL Ν. Michalis
Associate Professor, Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies University of Cyprus
Tribute to Rolandos Katsiaounis
CLOGG Richard
Professor of History
10:00 | AKEL in the struggle to prevent the fascist coup d’état
KOLOKASIDIS Yiannakis
Historian
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10:15 | Colonialism and settler politics: a parallel society in the occupied territories
MOUDOUROS Nikos
Assistant Professor Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies University of Cyprus
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10:30 | Shadows of the coup and the 1974 invasion. Parastate armed groups and the political crisis in the defense of the Republic of Cyprus
TSARTSIANDIOU Maria
PhD Candidate in Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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10:45 | Demographic engineering in Turkey’s irredentism process
KANATLI Murat
Activist, Politician
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DISCUSSION
11:15 | COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 3
The efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem and what needs to be done in the current circumstances locally, regionally and internationally
Coordination: Prof. CONSTANTINOU Costakis Member of BoD of Research Inst. Promitheas
11:30 | Human Rights and the Cyprus Problem
MAVRONICOLA Natasa
Professor of Human Rights Law, University of Birmingham
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11:45 | The Resumption of the Negotiation Process on the Cyprus Issue:
Between Challenges and Hope
TSIELEPIS Toumazos
International Law expert, member of the Political Bureau of AKEL and former member of the Negotiating Team
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12:00 | ELAM, Cyprus and Migration
ELLINAS A. Antonis
Professor of Comparative Politics, Department of Social and Political Science, University of Cyprus
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12:15 | Greek dissent vis-à-vis the Cyprus dispute
KALPADAKIS Giorgos
Senior Researcher at the Modern Greek History Research Center of the Academy of Athens (KEINE)
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DISCUSSION
12:45 | LUNCH BREAK
(light lunch offered)
SESSION 4
Art and education as a tool of memory and protection of universal values
Coordination: Dr Anastasia HASIKOU (Member of Scientific Council of the Research Inst. Promitheas)
14:00 | Reproducing myths in an Ottoman educational system
MICHAEL N. Michalis
Associate Professor, Department of Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies University of Cyprus
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14:15 | Literary representations of the 1974 coup and the Turkish invasion in Cyprus
MIARIS Giorgos K.
Teacher, Author
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DISCUSSION
14:30 | Art and education as a tool of memory and defense of universal values
MARKIDOU Tereza
(PhD Visual Pedagogy), Primary Education Teacher, Scientific Collaborator of the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute
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Examples from the educational system of Cyprus
14:45 | Theatre as a space for recording and managing historical memory:
the case of Cyprus (coup d’état and Turkish invasion 1974)
ATHANASIOU TAKI Marina
Doctor of Theatrical Studies
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