The role of transnational education in public administration and public affairs to support ‘good governance’ in the Turkish republic of North Cyprus
| Date | 01 October 2018 |
| Author | Direnç Kanol,John Connolly,Anne Gifford,Omur Yilmaz |
| DOI | 10.1177/0144739417738952 |
| Published date | 01 October 2018 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Article
The role of transnational
education in public
administration and public
affairs to support ‘good
governance’ in the Turkish
republic of North Cyprus
John Connolly
University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland, UK
Anne Gifford
University of the West of Scotland, Ayr, Scotland, UK
Direnc¸ Kanol
Management Centre of the Mediterranean, Nicosia, North Cyprus
Omur Yilmaz
Management Centre of the Mediterranean, Nicosia, North Cyprus
Abstract
This article addresses the role and opportunities for public administration and public
affairs education in North Cyprus. The context of the research is situated within a
transnational education partnership between the University of the West of Scotland
and the Management Centre of the Mediterranean (Nicosia, North Cyprus). The
dominant narrative of the article is, based on the case of North Cyprus, to provide key
insights into why public administration and public affairs education is a force for
development in governance and civil society terms. The political context of North
Cyprus is such that it is in the midst of significant change based on the twin governance
challenges of, first, uncertainty regarding its international status (following the Cypriot
coup d’etat and Turkish intervention in 1974 that led to North declaring independence
in 1983 and becoming the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus) and, second, efforts to
Corresponding author:
John Connolly, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, High St, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK.
Email: john.connolly@uws.ac.uk; Telephone: 0141 848 3667
Teaching Public Administration
2018, Vol. 36(3) 207–221
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