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‘In the margins of Europe’ : Cypriot nationalism, liminality and the moral economy of the financial crisis

Argyrou, Vassos

Authors

Vassos Argyrou



Abstract

This article argues that Greek Cypriot nationalism has been in large part motivated by the misconceived idea of Cyprus becoming a modern, European society. Although Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004, the perception of it by the European north as a culturally marginal Mediterranean society had not changed. This was amply demonstrated in 2013 when Cyprus applied to the EU for urgent financial assistance. It was forced to capitalize its banks through their customers' savings and, although this and other “corrective” measures were couched in seemingly rational economic terms, they were unmistakably a punishment and a civilizational lesson.

Citation

Argyrou, V. (2017). ‘In the margins of Europe’ : Cypriot nationalism, liminality and the moral economy of the financial crisis. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 23(1), 118-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2017.1273691

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 18, 2016
Online Publication Date Jan 20, 2017
Publication Date Jan 2, 2017
Deposit Date Oct 25, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Nationalism and ethnic politics
Print ISSN 1353-7113
Electronic ISSN 1557-2986
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 23
Issue 1
Pages 118-132
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2017.1273691
Keywords Cyprus; Cypriot nationalism; Financial crisis
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/444562
Publisher URL http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13537113.2017.1273691
Additional Information This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in Nationalism and ethnic politics, 2017. The version of record is available at the DOI link in this record.

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