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Conflict Studies in Nicosia; and a design tutor at the ReImagining No Man’s Land Workshop taking place within the UN Buffer Zone. The multiplicity of roles established proximity to all the actors under different conditions, which was essential to approach the research questions from different angles. Interviews with the major political decision makers at national and municipal levels, local NGO leaders and architects involved in bi-communal projects, as well as mapping exercises and observations, drive the discussion of the Nicosian case studies within the framework of agonistic transformation, sharing space and overcoming boundaries. This thesis contains only a selection of cases where Greek Cypriot and Turkish fig.: 0.2 Cypriot coexist in space or cooperate. At the time of writing, intense political negotiations continue with a renewed hope for a referendum to take place in 2016. It is still critical to understand that while issues, such as governance, economy and power sharing within the bicommunal bi-zonal federation model are vital, managing ethnic diversity in the urban realm is paramount to the future of our cities.