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European Centre for Minority Issues

URL: http://www.ecmi.de/

The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) advances majority-minority relations in the wider Europe through action, research and documentation. It supports the stabilization of areas of ethnopolitical tension and conflict, contributes to the strengthening of relevant legislation and best practices in governance and enhances the capacity of civil society actors and governments to engage with one another in a constructive and sustainable way.


Working Papers

General Working Papers

Title: Roma Inclusion: A Feasible EU Project
Authors: Zora Popova
Date: March 2014

Title: Ethnic Minority Women in Georgia - Facing a Double Burden?
Authors: Andrea Peinhopf
Date: February 2014

Title: Education in Member State Submissions under the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies
Authors: Eben Friedman
Date: December 2013

Title: Renewed Non-discrimination and Equality Promises for National Minorities in Europe
Authors: Liefke Dolmans, Elisabeth Kühn
Date: November 2013

Title: Minorities, Media and Intercultural Dialogue
Authors: Federica Prina, Alkistis Zavakou, Fulvia Ghirardi, Sabrina Colombo
Date: November 2013

Title: Minority Participation in Kosovo Elections : Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Zora Popova
Date: June 2013

Title: Promoting Minority Rights through Education
Authors: Zora Popova
Date: May 2013

Title: Paternalistic versus participation oriented minority institutions in the Danish-German border region
Authors: Adrian Schaefer-Rolffs, Kai-Uwe Schnapp
Date: May 2013

Title: The Dual Consequences of Politicization of Ethnicity in Romania
Authors: Monica Andriescu, Sergiu Gherghina
Date: February 2013

Title: Challenges facing Researchers on Roma Minorities in contemporary Europe: Notes towards a Research Program
Authors: Annabel Tremlett, Aidan McGarry
Date: January 2013

Title: Policy-to-Outcome Indicators and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Authors: Federica Prina
Date: September 2012

Title: European Minority Rights Law: Unilateral Legislation in Favour of Kin-Minorities
Authors: Tove H. Malloy
Date: July 2012

Title: Issues of Minority Rights in the Ethiopian Federation
Authors: Haileyesus Taye Chekole
Date: April 2012

Title: Islam and Religious Transformation in Adjara
Authors: Thomas Liles
Date: February 2012

Title: Georgia's Muslim Community: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
Authors: Conor Prasad
Date: February 2012

Title: National minority groups in post-Lisbon Europe: the presence of Europeanisation and transnational human rights in one policy field
Authors: Tamara Jovanovic
Date: January 2012

Title: National Minorities and the Media Situation in Georgia
Authors: Tobias Akerlund
Date: January 2012

Title: Chinese in Georgia
Authors: Jiayi Zhou
Date: January 2012

Title: Minorities and Green Political Thought: Normative challenges to an ideal ethics?
Authors: Tove H. Malloy
Date: September 2011

Title: Language Policies and Law in Education in Post-Soviet Belarus
Authors: Iryna Ulasiuk
Date: September 2011

Title: The "Peoples' Congresses" in Russia: Failure or Success? Authenticity and Efficiency of Minority Representation
Authors: Alexander Osipov
Date: August 2011

Title: Ethnic or multi-ethnic parties? Party competition and legislative recruitment in Moldova
Authors: Oleh Protsyk, Ion Osoian
Date: March 2010

Title: The value of power, the power of values: a call for an EU Grand Strategy
Authors: Sven Biscop (ed.)
Date: October 2009

Title: The Integration of National Minorities in the Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo Kartli Provinces of Georgia: Five Years into the Presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili
Authors: Jonathan Wheatley
Date: September 2009

Title: Ossetians in Georgia in the Wake of the 2008 War
Authors: Giorgi Sordia
Date: September 2009

Title: Institutions of Georgia for Governance on National Minorities: An Overview
Authors: Giorgi Sordia
Date: September 2009

Title: Georgia and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Authors: Jonathan Wheatley
Date: June 2009

Title: Representational Consequences of Special Mechanisms for Ethnic Minority Inclusion: Evidence from Romania
Authors: Oleh Protsyk, Marius Matichescu, Baptiste Chatre
Date: September 2008

Title: Representation and Democracy in Eurasia's Unrecognized States: The Case of Transnistria
Authors: Oleh Protsyk
Date: June 2008

Title: No Way Out: An Assessment of the Romani Community in Georgia
Authors: David Szakonyi
Date: February 2008

Title: Javakheti after the Rose Revolution: Progress and Regress in the Pursuit of National Unity in Georgia
Authors: Hedvig Lohm
Date: April 2007

Title: Addressing the Transnistrian Conflict: Competing Stances of Moldova’s Political Parties and Expert Community
Authors: Igor Bucãtaru, Oleh Protsyk, Andrei Volentir
Date: January 2007

Title: Dukhobors in Georgia: A Study of the Issue of Land Ownership and Inter-Ethnic Relations in Ninotsminda rayon (Samtskhe-Javakheti)
Authors: Hedvig Lohm
Date: November 2006

Title: The Aspect of Culture in the Social Inclusion of Ethnic Minorities Evaluation of the Impact of Inclusion Policies under the Open Method of Co-ordination in the European Union: Assessing the Cultural Policies of Six Member States Final Report Sweden
Authors: Antoinette Heltzer, Elin Lundin, Marcus Persson
Date: October 2006

Title: The Aspect of Culture in the Social Inclusion of Ethnic Minorities Evaluation of the Impact of Inclusion Policies under the Open Method of Co-ordination in the European Union: Assessing the Cultural Policies of Six Member States Final Report Slovenia
Authors: Mitja Žagar, Romana Bešter, Miran Komac, Mojca Medvešek
Date: October 2006

Title: The Aspect of Culture in the Social Inclusion of Ethnic Minorities Evaluation of the Impact of Inclusion Policies under the Open Method of Co-ordination in the European Union: Assessing the Cultural Policies of Six Member States Final Report Slovakia
Authors: Michal Vašeèka
Date: October 2006

Title: The Aspect of Culture in the Social Inclusion of Ethnic Minorities Evaluation of the Impact of Inclusion Policies under the Open Method of Co-ordination in the European Union: Assessing the Cultural Policies of Six Member States Final Report Estonia
Authors: Abel Kirsch, Mait Talts, Tarmo Tuisk
Date: October 2006

Title: The Aspect of Culture in the Social Inclusion of Ethnic Minorities Evaluation of the Impact of Inclusion Policies under the Open Method of Co-ordination in the European Union: Assessing the Cultural Policies of Six Member States Final Report Czech Republic
Authors: Pavel Bareš, Milada Horáková
Date: October 2006

Title: 'Towards Ratification': Conference on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Authors: Eleonora Sambasile, Tom Trier
Date: December 2005

Title: A Presentation of Preliminary Findings and a Roundtable Discussion with Government and Civil Society Actors in Georgia
Authors: Denika Blacklock
Date: August 2005

Title: National Minority 'Regions' in the Enlarged European Union: Mobilizing for Third Level Politics?
Authors: Tove H. Malloy
Date: July 2005

Title: Enhancing Minority Governance in Romania. The Romanian Draft Law on the Status of National Minorities: A Consultation with Civil Society
Authors: Christopher Decker, Roxana Ossain
Date: July 2005

Title: Enhancing Minority Governance in Romania. The Romanian Draft Law on the Status of National Minorities: Issues of Definition, NGO Status and Cultural Autonomy
Authors: Christopher Decker, Aidan McGarry
Date: May 2005

Title: Enhancing Minority Governance in Romania. Report on the Presentation on Cultural Autonomy to the Romanian Government
Authors: Christopher Decker
Date: March 2005

Title: Obstacles Impeding the Regional Integration of the Kvemo Kartli Region of Georgia
Authors: Jonathan Wheatley
Date: February 2005

Title: Informal International Consultative Meeting in the Area of Minority Issues
Authors: Colleen French
Date: October 2004

Title: Obstacles Impeding the Regional Integration of the Javakheti Region of Georgia
Authors: Jonathan Wheatley
Date: September 2004

Title: Between Integration and Resettlement: The Meskhetian Turks
Authors: Oskari Pentikäinen, Tom Trier
Date: August 2004

Title: Russian-Speaking Minorities in Estonia and Latvia: Problems of Integration at the Threshold of th European Union
Authors: Peter Elsuwege Van
Date: May 2004

Title: Cyprus Settlement Initiative Project. Addressing the Settlement of Self-Determination Conflicts through Complex Power Sharing: The case of Cyprus. Antalya, Turkey.
Authors: Tove H. Malloy, Tankut Soykan
Date: March 2004

Title: Institutionalizing Ethnicity in the Western Balkans: Managing Change in Deeply Divided Societies
Authors: Florian Bieber
Date: February 2004

Title: The Ethnopolitical Dynamics of Elections
Authors: Stefan Wolff
Date: September 2003

Title: Reading, Writing and Reconciliation: Educational Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Valery Perry
Date: September 2003

Title: Minority Languages and Public Administration
Authors: Alexander H.E. Morawa
Date: October 2002

Title: International Involvement in the South Caucasus
Authors: Natalie Sabanadze
Date: February 2002

Title: Developing and Applying EU Crisis Management. Test Case Macedonia
Authors: Ulrich Schneckener
Date: January 2002

Title: The Model of Ethnic Democracy
Authors: Sammy Smooha
Date: October 2001

Title: The Effectiveness of the Exercise of Jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court: The Issue of Complementarity
Authors: Sammy Smooha
Date: October 2001

Title: The Situation of Minorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Towards an Implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Authors: Matthias Konig
Date: June 2001

Title: Kalmykia: From Oblivion to Reassertion?
Authors: Francois Grin
Date: October 2000

Title: Insular Autonomy: A Framework for Conflict Settlement? A Comparative Study of Corsica and the Aland Islands
Authors: Farimah Daftary
Date: October 2000

Title: The New Slovak Language Law: Internal or External Politics?
Authors: Farimah Daftary, Kinga Gal
Date: September 2000

Title: Ethnic Democracy and Estonia: Application of Smooha's Model
Authors: Priit Jarve
Date: July 2000

Title: The Criterion of Citizenship for Minorities: The Example of Estonia
Authors: Carmen Thiele
Date: August 1999

Title: Bilateral Agreements in Central and Eastern Europe: A New Inter-State Framework for Minority Protection?
Authors: Kinga Gal
Date: May 1999

Title: The Albanian Aromanians' Awakening: Identity Politics and Conflicts in Post-Communist Albania
Authors: Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers
Date: March 1999

Title: Conflict in Kosovo: Failure of Prevention? An Analytical Documentation, 1992-1998.
Authors: Stefan Troebst
Date: May 1998

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Reports

Title: ECMI Civil Society Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Supporting Annex 8 of the Dayton Peace Agreement: Development of a Cultural Heritage Association and a Education Programme
Authors: Valery Perry
Date: December 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group, Twelfth Meeting: Review of Activities 2002
Authors: Graham Holliday
Date: December 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group, Eleventh Meeting: Economic Development and Labour
Authors: Graham Holliday
Date: December 2002

Title: ECMI Montenegro Negotiation and Capacity-Building Project: EU Accession and Minority Rights in Serbia, Montenegro and Sandzak / Sandzak as Part of a Euro-Region?
Authors: Florian Bieber, Emilija Stefanov
Date: December 2002

Title: The Role of the Interethnic Factor in the Development of the Kaliningrad Region
Authors: Vadim Martynuk
Date: November 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group, Training Workshop: Regional Integration in the European Union and Western Balkans
Authors: Stefan Wolff
Date: November 2002

Title: ECMI Civil Society Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina: National Minorities and Educational Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Valery Perry
Date: November 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group, Training Workshop and Study Visit - Council of Europe
Authors: Graham Holliday
Date: November 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group: Tenth Meeting Justice, Human Rights and Law and Order
Authors: Robert Curis
Date: October 2002

Title: ECMI Civil Society Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ensuring Effective Implementation of Annex 8 through the Establishment of a Cultural Heritage Association, Implementation Workshop 1
Authors: Valery Perry
Date: October 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group, Fourteenth Meeting: Kosovo's Health Care System: Invasive Procedure Needed
Authors: Robert Curis
Date: July 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group: Ninth Meeting Health and Social Welfare
Authors: Robert Curis
Date: July 2002

Title: Negotiation and Capacity Building in Montenegro, Workshop 5: Administration of Justice
Authors: Tobias K. Vogel
Date: June 2002

Title: Negotiation and Capacity Building in Montenegro: Workshop on Education, Workshop 5: Education
Authors: Tobias K. Vogel
Date: June 2002

Title: ECMI Civil Society Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ensuring Effective Implementation of Annex 8 through the Recommendations and Proposed Activities of Experts and Civil Society Representatives
Authors: Valery Perry
Date: June 2002

Title: Legal Aspects of National Integration in Estonia and Latvia, Workshop of the ECMI Project Accession to the EU and National Integration in Estonia and Latvia
Authors: Vadim Poleshchuk
Date: June 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group, Thirteenth Meeting: Integration & Returns
Authors: Robert Curis
Date: June 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group: Eighth Meeting Education
Authors: Robert Curis
Date: May 2002

Title: Towards Linguistic Diversity Management in the Baltic States
Authors: Vadim Poleshchuk
Date: May 2002

Title: ECMI Civil Society Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace and the Role of the Preservation of National Monuments in Successful Peace Implementation
Authors: Valery Perry
Date: April 2002

Title: National-Cultural Autonomies and Interethnic Relations in the Kaliningrad Oblast
Authors: Priit Jarve
Date: March 2002

Title: Negotiation and Capacity Building in Montenegro, Workshop 3: Economic Development and Cooperation
Authors: Florian Bieber
Date: March 2002

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group: The Establishment of Expert Committees, Expert Committee Constitutive Session
Authors: Robert Curis, Camille Monteux, Marc Weller
Date: March 2002

Title: Negotiation and Capacity Building in Montenegro, Workshop 2: Freedom of Movement
Authors: Florian Bieber
Date: January 2002

Title: ECMI Civil Society Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Role of Annex 8 in Bridging Communities, Promoting Reconciliation, and Developing a Unique Identity in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Valery Perry
Date: December 2001

Title: ECMI Civil Society Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Workshop on Media Issues Working Session on Media Issues
Authors: Valery Perry
Date: November 2001

Title: Negotiation and Capacity Building in Montenegro, Workshop 1: Education and Curriculum Development
Authors: Florian Bieber
Date: November 2001

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group: 5th and 6th Session Economic Development and Reconstruction
Authors: Robert Curis, Camille Monteux
Date: October 2001

Title: Kosovo/a Standing Technical Working Group, Fourth Meeting: Review of Activities
Authors: Graham Holliday, Camille Monteux
Date: September 2001

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