{"id":887,"date":"2020-02-14T09:57:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T09:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyrcs.wpengine.com\/?p=887"},"modified":"2020-10-16T10:49:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T10:49:26","slug":"call-for-papers-cyprus-and-the-commonwealth-1961-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rcscyprus.com.cy\/el\/call-for-papers-cyprus-and-the-commonwealth-1961-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers | Cyprus and the Commonwealth 1961-2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of Nicosia, School of Law and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London with the support of the Royal Commonwealth Society Cyprus Branch invite abstract submissions for a Conference on Cyprus and the Commonwealth 1961-2021, at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus on May 20-21, 2021.<\/h3>\n

To mark the beginning of a collaboration between the University of Nicosia and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, we are holding a conference which will examine the relationship of Cyprus with the Commonwealth over nearly 60 years. The entry of Cyprus as a Commonwealth member in March 1961 marked a watershed in the history of the organisation. With a population of less than 600,000 at independence, Cyprus was the first \u2018small state\u2019 to join the Commonwealth \u2013 an organization in which small states now constitute a majority of members. And although a number of Commonwealth members \u2013 namely India, Pakistan and most recently Ghana \u2013 had adopted republican constitutions in the years following independence, Cyprus was also the first member to achieve independence and join the Commonwealth as a republic. Now, the majority of members are republics.<\/p>\n

The accession of Cyprus proved controversial. Senior government officials in London questioned whether it was in Britain\u2019s interests, and doubts were expressed by some other Commonwealth members, while many of those in Cyprus who had fought for independence were reluctant to see their country join an organisation so closely associated with the British Empire. Yet Cyprus has established itself as an active and enthusiastic member. It hosted the 1993 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and its Foreign Minister has chaired the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group. The conference will seek to explore how Cyprus has both shaped and been shaped by the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n

We seek papers that explore a variety of aspects of this relationship and its broader implications. These may include, inter alia:<\/p>\n