The Cyprus Review invites submissions for a Special Section marking the centenary of the Communist Party of Cyprus in 2026. We seek original, English-language scholarship that reassesses the party’s formation and legacy within Cypriot, regional and global frames. We particularly welcome contributions that connect political history to law, institutions, social movements, political economy, and culture, and that engage comparative or transnational perspectives.

Possible topics (indicative):

• The colonial setting, labor mobilization, and early organizational networks
• Ideology, policy agendas, and party-state relations
• Legal and constitutional dimensions, security legislation, and the courts
• Anti-colonial struggles, illegality, intercommunal relations
• Organization and intra-party processes, youth and trade union structures, relations with mass organizations
• Class, gender, culture, memory, and heritage
• Archives, sources, methods, and historiography
• The party press and its political communication, cultural production and public history
• The party’s human geography, leading figures, biographical and oral histories

Manuscripts must be in English and conform to The Cyprus Review’s author guidelines, including formatting, citation style, ethical standards, and data availability where applicable. Standard research articles should normally align with the journal’s word limits (5000-10000 words). All submissions will undergo double-blind peer review, subject to desk screening by the Special Section editors.

The guest editor of the Special Section is Dr Yiannos Katsourides 

Key date: submission deadline 30 June 2026. Early submissions are encouraged.

Please submit via the journal’s website or directly via email to [email protected] and indicate “CPC 1926–2026 Special Section” in your cover letter. Authors should include an abstract of 150–200 words and 5 keywords. Accepted papers will be scheduled for publication following successful peer review and production timelines. For queries about fit or scope, contact the Special Section editor via the journal’s editorial office.