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This article examines the predicaments and paradoxes of identity politics

in Cyprus. It looks at the historical alliance of colonial practices and

nationalist rationales that brought about a static bicommunal system,

establishing the basis for inter-ethnic conflict, or what became known as

the ‘Cyprus problem’. The advent of modern governmentality, dividing

and classifying the Cypriot population, helped, in addition, to solidify

fluid and ambiguous ethno-religious boundaries, making it more difficult

for individuals to use ethno-religious identities flexibly and pragmatically,

including their use as a tactic to resist the policies of consecutive

regimes of power.The article suggests that the ‘Cyprus problem’ …

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