CHRISTALLA YAKINTHOU is an honorary research fellow at the University of Western Australia. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Western Australia, and a Masters-equivalent diploma in European Public Law from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Academy of European Public Law). Her areas of research include political design for conflict societies, power-sharing, and the role of ethnic conflict and historical memory in political architecture.

• Introduction Consociationalism in Theory and Practice Cypriot History(ies) as the Foundation of Modern Reunification Politics The First Consociational State: Why Did it Fail? Getting the Institutions Right: Making Plans for Cyprus How Close Were They, Really? Elite Support of a Power-Sharing Solution UN and EU: Offering Incentives for Resolution The Politics of Adopting Consociationalism: The Referendums of 2004 Conclusion