Introduction: defining the Cyprus problem; explaining UN involvement in Cyprus; the disputants' views, peacemaking and the UN; defining the book. Part I The theoretical framework: a survey of theoretical approaches to peacemaking; the disputants' view of international mediation. Part II The roots of the conflict: the historical background to the Cyprus problem. Part III The view of the mediated-upon in the Cyprus conflict: establishing the status quo and the formation of the two communities' views of UN involvement in peacemaking in Cyprus 1964-74; a reversal of fortunes - the two communities' views of UN involvement in peacemaking in Cyprus 1975-83; political dominance versus military superiority - the two communities' views of UN involvement in peacemaking in Cyprus 1984-1944; conclusion - an appraisal of the disputants' views - UN peacemaking in Cyprus. Appendices: the Zurich-London agreements, 11 February 1959; Makarios' 13 points of 1953; UN Security Council resolution 186 of 4 March 1964; UN General Assembly resolution 3212, 1974; high-level agreement, 12 February 1977; the 10-point agreement, 19 May 1979; UN Security Council Resolution 541, 18 November 1983; confidence-building measures, 25 November 1992.

The UN peacemaking operation in Cyprus has been one of the longest of its kind, but has resulted in discarded proposals, non-papers or reports. This study investigates the Cypriot parties' views of peacemaking, to shed light on the problem, and on the theoretical debates surrounding mediation.