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This study examines the creation of the Cypriot diaspora in the United Kingdom and how British Cypriots have embraced a pre-conflict Cypriot identity. Thousands of Turkish and Greek Cypriots were displaced as a result of ethnic conflicts in Cyprus during the 1960s as well as in 1974. This study, modelled as an interdisciplinary investigation, examines how scholars have viewed the Cypriot diaspora over time and consequently have created a history of this diasporic population’s shift in identity through memory preservation, collective community-building and ideas of home and belonging. Analysing previous research on the Cypriot diaspora and the data retrieved from semi-structured interviews and participant observation, this study argues that the Cypriot diaspora in the UK has created a new home and sense of belonging similar to that during the pre-British protectorate period of Cyprus, and that this displaced population’s view of ‘Cypriot-ness’ has affected their ideas of home and belonging.
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Diaspora Studies is the interdisciplinary journal of the Organisation for Diaspora Initiatives (ODI) and is dedicated to publishing academic research on traditional diasporas and international migrants from the perspective of international relations, economics, politics, identity and history. The journal focuses specifically on diasporas and migrants as resources for both home and host countries. The scope of the journal includes the role of diasporas and international migration as important drivers in international relations, in development, and within civil societies. The journal welcomes theoretical and empirical contributions on comparative diasporas and state engagement policies, and aims to further scholarship and debate on emerging global networks and transnational identities. Diaspora Studies publishes: 1. Reviewed research papers 2. Book reviews 3. Conference reports 4. Documents on diaspora policies
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