A Systemic Evaluation of the State of Affairs Following the Negative Outcome of the Referendum in Cyprus Using the Structured Dialogic Design Process

Yiannis Laouris (), Marios Michaelides (), Mustafa Damdelen (), Romina Laouri (), Derya Beyatli () and Aleco Christakis ()
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Yiannis Laouris: Cyprus Neuroscience Technology Institute
Marios Michaelides: Cyprus Intercultural Training Initiative
Mustafa Damdelen: Cyprus EU Association
Romina Laouri: Ashoka Headquarters
Derya Beyatli: Cyprus EU Association
Aleco Christakis: Institute for 21st Century Agoras

Systemic Practice and Action Research, 2009, vol. 22, issue 1, No 4, 45-75

Abstract: Abstract This paper reports the results of the first of a series of co-laboratories organized by Cypriot peace pioneers 30 months after the negative outcome of the referendum concerning UN General Secretary’s plan for reunification of the island. The purpose of this co-laboratory was to support a diverse group of disengaged and disappointed peace pioneers and activists representing Turkish and Greek communities of Cyprus develop a shared understanding of factors contributing to the perceived widening of the gap between the two divided communities in Cyprus. The co-laboratory was organized using the structured dialogic design process (SDDP) approach within the context of a rich web-based communication environment. The root causes contributing to the widening of the gap are discussed and are also compared with those identified during a similar co-laboratory employing the Interactive Management methodology 12 years earlier.

Keywords: Cyprus; Peace; Referendum; Structured dialogic design process; Collective wisdom; Law of requisite action; Co-laboratories; Interactive management; Dialogue; Social system design; Agora; Democracy; Skype; Claripoint; Stakeholders; Technology of democracy; Learning community (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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