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D. Archival and Publications Programme
The progressive development of a well-organised, informative web-page on the activities of the Institute, a specialised collection of publications at the Institute’s offices and its function as a reference centre for academics, students and other interested parties in its areas of competence are important channels of information and networking. We are currently developing such a programme with the aim of collecting the works of influential thinkers in any area of gender studies. This library will specialise in archival material on Cyprus and the region that relates to gender studies and publications with reputable works, which relate to the Institute’s programmes and activities. Within the framework of this program MIGS is and has been involved in the following publications:

Reference Guide to Gender and Women in Cyprus / Honour Related Violence / The Gender & Media Handbook / Glossary on Migration / Glossary on Gender

The Institute encourages diverse approaches, creative activities, and a variety of methodologies, and epistemologies in order to promote its broader objectives of an egalitarian, non-sexist, pluralistic, democratic, and tolerant society.

Projects and Partners
The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies is currently involved with various European Union programmes and has conducted projects relating to issues of gender in collaboration with Intercollege, the United Nations Office for Project Services, the Council of Europe, the British Council in Cyprus [and in close collaboration with offices in various Mediterranean countries], the European Centre for Common Ground, the European Journalism Centre, the Embassy of the United States of America in Cyprus, as well as various other regional, European and international organisations. The projects involve research, training, lectures, seminars, workshops, and conferences.

Criteria for the Development of Programmes
The criteria which need to be considered for the implementation of the programmes stated above, should include the following:

1. Participation of women and institutions is an integral part to the process of building and sustaining civil society projects and central to the institute’s aims and objectives.

2. Sustainability: Given the critique against past efforts of dealing with issues of gender especially in Cyprus, the long-term commitment of the institute [through the project leaders] must be confirmed in order to ensure a transformative and sustainable effect of the project and activities. In order to do so, the projects need to be accumulatively transformative and have more of a sustainable rather than a corrective approach to creating an egalitarian, pluralistic, non-sexist society.

3. Civic Institutions are essential in linking the individual to society and can thus potentially have an effect to the state’s processes. The institute thus promotes and systematically encourages the creation, development, and communication amongst such institutions in order (to give women access to a voice and presence) at all levels of governance.

Please click on the links below to view our organisational leaflet:

MIGS Information Leaflet [PDF]

CONTACT US:
For more information on our projects and activities please contact us at:

Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies
46 Makedonitissas Ave.,
P.O. Box 24005, Nicosia 1703, Cyprus
Email: info@medinstgenderstudies.org
Website: www.medinstgenderstudies.org
Tel.: +357 22 351 274
Fax: +357 22 353 682

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