http://hdl.handle.net/2328/1732 Proceedings of the Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies 2013-05-20T12:58:44Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/1781 Title: Conference Photographs. Abstract: Photographs taken at the Sixth Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies at Flinders University in June, 2005. 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/1780 Title: The European Union as a New Context and Challenge for the Triangle of Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. Authors: Joseph, Joseph S Abstract: This paper deals with Greek–Turkish relations and the Cyprus problem in the context of EU interests and concerns in the region. It argues that today, more than ever before, the EU can play a catalytic role in finding a long overdue settlement on Cyprus and improving Greek–Turkish relations. Following the development of a spirit of rapprochement across the Aegean in the late 1990s, the accession of Cyprus to the EU in 2004, and the commencement of accession negotiations between Turkey and the EU in October 2005, the political setting in the region is changing. It is also argued that a settlement on Cyprus in the context of European integration has the potential to produce only winners, benefiting all parties involved in the island or concerned over peace and security in the Eastern Mediterranean. 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/1779 Title: Military Recruitment and Selection in a British Colony: The Cyprus Regiment 1939-1944. Authors: Kazamias, Georgios Abstract: Between 1939 and 1945, several thousand Greek and Turkish Cypriots enlisted and served in the Cyprus Regiment, a colonial regiment of the British Army. Using archival material, this paper aims to examine the parameters set by the colonial authorities for the recruitment and selection of the personnel (Cypriot and other). Seen in this context, the selection of personnel for the regiment offers us an interesting vantage point from which to explore the relationship between the British authorities and their Cypriot subjects during the watershed years of the Second World War. 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/1778 Title: Simitis's Unsuccessful Struggle for Economic and Governmental Modernisation: A Case of Irresolution or Impotence? Authors: Close, David Henry Abstract: Modernisation, meaning the attainment of best governmental practice in the European Union, was the mission of Kostas Simitis while prime minister in 1996–2004. In the goals which mattered most to himself and to voters — improving governmental efficiency so as to promote economic development and citizens’ welfare — his record was disappointing. Various international measures of Greece’s governmental and economic efficiency, and assessments of citizens’ satisfaction and government finances, indicate regression rather than progress. The basic cause of failure is argued to be the prevalence of traditional clientelist attitudes, which made the state very influential over society and the economy, while condemning it to inefficiency. Government influence over the economy and labour force burdened them with restrictive practices. Yet few if any members of the major political parties accepted the full implications of modernisation. While meriting some blame, Simitis failed mainly because of factors beyond his control. 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z