Authors
Yiannis Laouris, Tatjana Taraszow, Mustafa Damdelen, Ilke Dağli, Derya Beyatli, Andros Karayiannis, Kevin Dye, Alexander N Christakis
Publication date
2015/8
Journal
ALAR: Action Learning and Action Research Journal
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
11-52
Description
Following the failure of the Annan Plan to reunite the island, Cypriot peace pioneers identified the challenge of economic integration as root cause of the perceived widening of the gap between the divided communities. Three successive Co- Laboratories brought together twenty-one (Turkish- and Greekspeaking Cypriot) business and economist stakeholder representatives to create a citizens platform and devise an action plan. The Co-Laboratories provided space for exploring future options and goals, besides diagnosing current problems in economic integration and the free movement of goods and services in Cyprus. They aimed at envisioning the ideal, desired situation, defining the current problematic economic situation, and exploring influences between alternative actions that could improve the current situation. They were implemented using the Structured Dialogic Design Process within the context of rich …
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Scholar articles
Y Laouris, T Taraszow, M Damdelen, I Dağli, D Beyatli… - ALAR: Action Learning and Action Research Journal, 2015