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Generational dynamics, driven by fragmented family communication, biased educational systems, and societal institutions, operate as an active boundary-policing system that maintains an 'us vs. them' mentality among Greek and Turkish Cypriot youth. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine how historical narratives and collective memory are transmitted across generations through familial and societal channels to shape contemporary identity in Greek and Turkish Cypriot youth.

August 22, 2026Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

The Intergenerational Transmission of Collective Memory in Post‐Conflict Cyprus: A Comparative Qualitative Study of Greek and Turkish Cypriot Youth

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IXIoanna Xenophontos BKBlerina Këllezi MBMariana Barbosa

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Comparative qualitative study reveals family and educational biases transmit collective memory in Cypriot youth, highlighting the need for targeted peacebuilding interventions.

Key Points

To examine how historical narratives and collective memory are transmitted across generations through familial and societal channels to shape contemporary identity in Greek and Turkish Cypriot youth.
Conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 youth aged 19 to 30 years (10 Greek Cypriots and 10 Turkish Cypriots).
Analyzed qualitative interview transcripts using reflexive thematic analysis informed by sociological frameworks of postmemory and cultural trauma.
Fragmented family communication and biased educational systems emerged as shared mechanisms across both communities that maintain an 'us vs. them' intergroup boundary.
Sporting events and mandatory military service functioned as community-specific vectors that normalized discriminatory beliefs among Greek Cypriot participants.

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Xenophontos et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f41ca7ade938187db5f https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70317

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August 22, 2026Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

The Intergenerational Transmission of Collective Memory in Post‐Conflict Cyprus: A Comparative Qualitative Study of Greek and Turkish Cypriot Youth

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Authors

IXIoanna Xenophontos BKBlerina Këllezi MBMariana Barbosa

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Overview

Comparative qualitative study reveals family and educational biases transmit collective memory in Cypriot youth, highlighting the need for targeted peacebuilding interventions.

Key Points

To examine how historical narratives and collective memory are transmitted across generations through familial and societal channels to shape contemporary identity in Greek and Turkish Cypriot youth.
Conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 youth aged 19 to 30 years (10 Greek Cypriots and 10 Turkish Cypriots).
Analyzed qualitative interview transcripts using reflexive thematic analysis informed by sociological frameworks of postmemory and cultural trauma.
Fragmented family communication and biased educational systems emerged as shared mechanisms across both communities that maintain an 'us vs. them' intergroup boundary.
Sporting events and mandatory military service functioned as community-specific vectors that normalized discriminatory beliefs among Greek Cypriot participants.

Cite This Study

Xenophontos et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f41ca7ade938187db5f https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70317

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