ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book aims to open a space for the examination of the Left in Cyprus, Turkey and Greece from alternative perspectives, trying to move beyond national borders and identifications, as well as of rigid political or ideological boundaries. It shows that cultures of the Left have always been performed upon shifting boundaries, through experimentation. The defeat of the nationalist Right and the rise of the Turkish-Cypriot centre-Left in Cyprus through the presidency of Mustafa Akinci revived the hopes for a settlement and reunification of the island after the years of stalemate that resulted from the rejection of the Annan Plan by the Greek-Cypriots in 2004. Culture seems that such politics will be crucial for shaping the new political boundaries and the identity of the governing Left in Greece.