2020-01-22 14:10
In the frames of the project Career guidance and counselling for vulnerable groups in Serbia, ECMI Senior Research Associate Dr. Andreea Carstocea, Dr. Ljubica Dorđević-Vidojkovi… Read More
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2020-01-07 13:53
Ever since David Cameron announced a referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) in late 2015, the implications of leaving the bloc have been discussed from a wide array of perspecti… Read More
2020-01-03 06:00
Anlässlich des Todestages des ECMI Gründervaters und ehemaligen Grenzlandbeauftragten Kurt Hamer, möchten wir Ihnen heute einen besonderen Brief zeigen. Die folgen… Read More
2019-12-18 09:44
Over the years a consensus has been established at the international level about the importance of ethnic data for the fight against discrimination, protection of national minorities and i… Read More
2019-12-12 12:36
Honoured guests are today in the historic building of the ECMI headquarters: Among others, Alex Koenig (EURAC/Italy), Prof. Eric Heinze (Queen Mary London/ UK), Prof. Paul Iganski (Universit… Read More
2019-12-04 11:45
If a concerned analyst, researcher or citizen visited any of the leading security websites such as www.scheneirer.com they won’t find a reference to minorities among the recent articl… Read More
2019-11-28 16:09
We proudly present the ECMI project Empowering Future Minority Leaders (in Moldova).
The opening of the exhibition will take place at the Danish Library (Norderstr. 59, 24939 Flensburg… Read More
2019-11-12 09:30
ECMI Minorities Blog
Regulating Hate Speech Online for Minorities: “Regulate First, Ask Questions Later”?
Nearly a third of the world’s population is active on Faceb… Read More
Minority And Security Experts Bundle Their Knowledge: Workshop Of The Conflict And Security Cluster!
2019-11-07 10:06
To strengthen its network and to exchange ideas with other experts in the field, the ECMI organises experts-workshops on a regular basis. This time the workshop will be organized by the Conf… Read More
2019-10-29 12:04
The latest publication in the ECMI Working Paper series analyses the broader goals of the Minority SafePack Initiative (MSPI) and considers whether a form of universal basic income (UBI) cou… Read More
2019-10-23 15:40
The concept of national minority capital combines regional development studies, minority studies, social capital theory and results from the analysis of empirical research conducted by the E… Read More
2019-10-22 09:17
The project “Diversity Management for sustainable economic Development” (DMD) has been accompanying the ECMI throughout 2019. The Highlight of the pioneering initiative has been… Read More
2019-10-16 15:04
Anlässlich des 100. Jahrestages der deutsch-dänischen Grenze veranstaltet die Stiftung Schackenborg gemeinsam mit dem Europäischen Zentrum für Minderheitenforschung in Fl… Read More
2019-10-14 05:15
Busy times lie behind and ahead of the new ECMI Senior Researcher Dr. Marika Djolai. After presenting a paper on illiberal democracy and its determinants in the Balkans at the “Conflic… Read More
2019-10-09 13:08
The challenges of Hate Speech in the digital era are broadly discussed. When it comes to Minorities this issue is especially sensitive.
It is, therefore, with great pleasure tha… Read More
2019-09-10 12:25
It seems to be a funny coincidence that we are welcomed with an autumnal breeze and fallen leaves on the ground when exiting the train in Flensburg from Berlin. How lucky we have been to cat… Read More
2019-08-30 14:59
Only 2 days left until the 9th Annual Summer School on National Minorities in Border Regions will start in Berlin (01.09.19- 08.09.19).
The ECMI Summer School Team and participants are alre… Read More
2019-07-25 11:52
Scholars, students and practitioners of European Union politics, migration studies, minority studies, sociology, international law and human rights: This book might be interesting to you!
W… Read More
2019-07-05 08:02
ECMI Director Prof. Malloy is today at the Falmouth University, Cornwall/ UK to chair the inaugural UK National Minority Summit.
The Penryn Campus is set in 100 acres of countryside, close t… Read More
2019-07-03 09:33
Last week, ECMI Senior Research Associate Dr. Sergiusz Bober presented a paper co-authored with ECMI Project Assistant Aziz Berdiqulov on the recognition/non-recognition/misrecognition of et… Read More
2019-07-02 05:22
The ECMI has a new Moldova project, implemented in cooperation with the Moldovan Partner Youth Platform for Interethnic Solidarity. As the title “Empowering future Minority Leaders (in… Read More
2019-07-01 10:37
As a part of its work on non-territorial autonomy arrangements, the ECMI is part of the European Non-Territorial Autonomy Network (ENTAN). ENTAN recently published three calls.
Although not… Read More
2019-06-28 11:22
Freshly printed: The three recent ECMI publications
The ECMI published three Working Papers over the last few months, written by different members of the ECMI research team, covering varying… Read More
2019-06-27 05:32
International conference “Minorities and Self-determination 100th Anniversary of the Post-World War I Plebiscites” – the call for papers is now open
This one-time conferenc… Read More
2019-06-26 08:55
From 26-28 June ECMI Director Prof Malloy will be in Toronto to attend the Sixth Annual Conference of the International Association of Language Commissioners (IALC )
ECMI Director Prof Mallo… Read More
2019-06-20 13:30
ECMI Senior Research Associate Ljubica Djordjević participated in the Fourth Annual Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies that was held at the University of Tartu (Eston… Read More
2019-06-19 15:34
2019-06-18 09:10
ECMI Research assistant Craig Willis and ECMI Senior Analyst Dr. Zora Popova at the FUEN CONGRESS 2019
The Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) celebrated its 70th anniversary at… Read More
2019-06-11 10:49
Data Protection Workshop at the ECMI:On May 28th and 29th, the ECMI hosted a workshop organised with the University of Siena as part of their Jean Monnet Project ‘Boosting European Sec… Read More
2019-06-08 11:45
As a result of the project evaluation by the donor Erasmus+ (the EU-Programme for education, youth and Sport), the Teaching in Diversity project (Teach-D) is now officially one of the Erasmu… Read More
2019-05-17 11:50
2019-05-03 08:19
New York, New York…
ECMI Director Prof. Malloy and Research Assistant Viktoria Martovskaya are at the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) World Convention in New York t… Read More
2019-05-02 07:23
2019-04-26 08:19
Dear ECMI followers,
Spring is already knocking on the door of “Kompagnietor”, the ECMI HQ in Flensburg, and as such it is good timing to provide a seasonal update of the ECMI&r&hell…Read More
2019-04-24 10:27
The 9th Minority Roundtable organized by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) would like to put the role of the local minorities in regional development on the agenda.
In the Danis… Read More
2019-04-23 08:09
Our head of Politics and Civil Society cluster, Dr. Sergiusz Bober, presents at the Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) in Edinburgh… Read More
2019-04-16 09:51
The ECMI hosts a variety of interns across its research clusters each year and where possible offers the opportunity for these to contribute to the ECMI Working Paper series around the rese… Read More
2019-04-15 12:06
Die Fotografin ist in Georgien geboren und aufgewachsen © Natela Grigalashvili
Ab heute kann man die anspruchsvollen Fotografien der georgischen Künstlerin wieder bewundern. Das Ha… Read More
2019-04-09 07:11
In an ECMI Working Paper published at the end of 2018, ECMI Junior Research Associate Sonja Wolf and ECMI Research Assistant Craig Willis assess how one of the current buzzwords in policy pr… Read More
2019-04-08 13:57
The ECMI’s first textbook has been used since 2013 as the core literature when teaching MA courses on Minority Issues, particularly the annual course at the Europa University Flensbur… Read More
2019-04-02 13:19
In 2018, the ECMI expanded its geographical scope to include focus on the region of Central Asia.
Yashikul Lake in Pamir in Tajikistan
The centre-piece of this was a workshop held at the ECM… Read More
2019-04-01 08:07
The ECMI is currently looking for an intern within the project ‘Career guidance and counselling for vulnerable groups in Serbia’.
About us:
The European Centre for Minority Iss… Read More
2019-03-25 13:26
And smile…It was with great pleasure that ECMI Director Prof. Malloy and her team of researchers welcomed Anton Thomsen, policy analyst at the HCNM’s office, to the ECMI headqu… Read More
2019-03-22 11:22
A busy period of publications for ECMI researchers over the past few months included multiple publications from Dr. Ljubica Djordjević, head of the Justice and Governance Cluster at the… Read More
2019-03-21 10:11
From March 17th until March 23rd, a delegation of Ukrainian representatives travels to the northern part of Germany (Flensburg), directly located at the border between the two countries Denm… Read More
2019-03-13 10:02
This year, the annual summer school will focus on the following topic:
The legacy of ’89: 30 years of redrawing borders and rethinking minorities
The 9th Annual Summer School ‘… Read More
2019-03-12 08:33
In addition to the centre`s recent activities in Ukraine, ECMI minority-experts presented a study commissioned by the Council of Europe in Kyiv/ Ukraine this month (March 5th).
The joint s… Read More
2019-03-04 14:26
…was the statement of Senior Researcher Dr. Sergiusz Bober at last week`s presentation on the work of the ECMI for a visiting group of the Akademie Sankelmark.
The international… Read More
2019-02-21 10:56
This week ECMI Director Prof. Malloy travelled to Jerusalem to attend the international roundtable organised by the Citizens’ Accord Forum (CAF).
The forum was established in 2001… Read More
2019-02-19 10:11
Last week, the ECMI had a high-ranking visit:
Three members of the former bureau of the ACFC (Advisory
Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities)
vis… Read More
2019-02-18 11:09
… is ECMI`s reaction to the current developments affecting the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS).
Today, we sent our statement to Professor László Lovász (P… Read More
2019-02-15 09:06
The ECMI´s newest project in Ukraine is called DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ short DMD (2018-2019). By fostering
the approach of local self-governance and… Read More
2019-02-11 10:41
Press release
In connection with the announcement of the position of Director as vacant, the Director of European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), Prof. Dr. Tove H. Malloy acknowledges… Read More
2019-02-08 08:35
…is the today`s topic at the ECMI headquarters.
Yesterday and today, the invited participants of our expert workshop elaborate on potential synergies between minorities and region… Read More
2019-01-31 12:08
This is one of the questions ECMI Director Prof. Malloy elaborates on in the frames of today`s expert meeting in Strasbourg. The seminar takes place in the headquarters of the Council of… Read More
2019-01-29 09:11
Recently, we have told you more about our new project:
The DMD-project, DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT of Local Self-Government bodies within the context of the c… Read More
2019-01-28 10:28
DIRECTOR OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MINORITY ISSUES (ECMI)
The European Centre for Minority Issues is an independent research centre in Flensburg/Germany established by agreement between the… Read More
2019-01-28 07:27
Have you have already heard about our new project – DMD?
In the ECMI`s case, DMD stands for DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT of Local Self-Government bodies wi… Read More
2019-01-25 08:04
ECMI Senior Analyst Dr. Zora Popova is in Rzeszów, Poland today to attend the 12th Europe-Ukraine Forum and to elaborate on this question.
After participating in a discussion pan… Read More
2019-01-22 09:11
Today we handed in our application for Europe`s Media Prize for Integration and Cultural Diversity: The Civis Competition 2019. The CIVIS Media Prize committee is based in Cologne and annual… Read More
2019-01-16 13:56
2019: The ECMI starts a new year of action & research in the field of minorities.
In the last weeks, a couple of new and exciting working papers and issue briefs have been published on t… Read More
2019-01-14 14:30
JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Do you thrive in an international setting?
Can you guide a team, and set priorities?
Do you want to transform your research into action?
If yes, this might be the positio… Read More
2019-01-04 09:09
A general JEMIE issue with articles on a selection of themes is now available for download on the ECMI web-page.
The third and last JEMIE issue for the year 2018 includes four articles and… Read More
2018-12-14 16:54
Jaruplund Højskole is a Danish Folk High School situated south of the Danish-German border and close to Flensburg. European students are invited to take part in a Folk High School cou… Read More
2018-12-11 15:20
One could feel the eagerness and excitement of the participants who met this morning in Kyiv’s city centre, in the conference room of the Hotel Lybid. In order to prepare themselves fo… Read More
2018-12-04 15:57
The ECMI and the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) have been cooperating successfully in recent years. However, this will be the first time that ECMI conducts an inhouse workshop o… Read More
2018-12-04 09:56
On the 5th of December, Alina will give a presentation to the ECMI team on the following subject:
‘Spatial Belonging’: Meanings and Practices among Russian speakers in post-Sovie… Read More
2018-12-03 17:05
Last week, ECMI Director Prof. Tove Malloy and ECMI Senior Research Associate Dr. Ljubica Đorđević-Vidojković attended the UN Minority Forum session in Geneva.
Last week`… Read More
2018-12-03 09:40
Der Workshop wurde vom Sorbischen Institut in Bautzen, dem Institut für schleswig-holsteinische Zeit- und Regional Geschichte (IZRG) und dem European Center for Minority Issues (ECMI) i… Read More
2018-11-30 10:06
From the 2nd until the 4th of November, the ECMI Ukraine team conducted its second regional training for around 20 young Ukrainian activists and young professionals interested in minority is… Read More
2018-11-29 15:04
Picture: From left to right: Johannes Callsen, Daniel Günther, Caroline Schwarz and Björn Engholm. ©Frank Peter
Many representatives of the Minority and Majority po… Read More
2018-11-22 13:47
As part of a very ambitious reform scheme to be implemented across a number of sectors in Ukraine, the 2017 Law on Education (new education law) replaces the legislation adopted in 1991 imme… Read More
2018-11-21 14:31
Diversity:
Almost all aspects of our everyday life are affected by diversity. Respect for and tolerance to diversity are fundamental European values. However, achieving those values appears… Read More
2018-11-07 12:41
“Germany was one of the first countries to appoint a commissioner for national minorities, and there are still only a handful in Europe. It was a very smart move, and the various Feder… Read More
2018-10-29 15:58
For the very first time, ECMI is invited to speak in South Africa
Although there is a long tradition of academic cooperation between Germany and South Africa, the interest in the ECMI’… Read More
2018-09-19 15:03
Prof. Catherine Poujol, Director of IFEAC – Institut français d’études sur l’Asie centrale will present 33 years of extensive field research on Bukharan Jews… Read More
2018-09-10 15:18
On 28 and 29 of August, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Lamberto Zannier (www.osce.org), paid a working visit to the European Centre for Minority Issues ECMI)… Read More
2018-08-30 07:45
Am Donnerstag, den 27. September hält der sorbische Minderheitenforscher Dr. Peter Kroh einen Gastvortrag am ECMI. Ab 17 Uhr wird er im historischen Sitzungssaal des Kompagnietors zum T… Read More
2018-08-15 12:40
The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) invites applications for a position as Senior Research Associate within the field of “Minority Studies” beginning as soon as possib… Read More
2018-08-07 12:13
A general JEMIE issue with articles on a selection of themes is available for download on ECMI web-page.
The second JEMIE issue for the year 2018 includes three articles on various to… Read More
2018-07-28 00:43
Photocredit: European Parliament
Only a few weeks are left till the summer school on National Minorities and Border Region (NMBR) kicks off in Brussels. Let’s have a look at current up… Read More
2018-07-27 14:11
24 participants from 20 countries will gather this September in Brussels for the summer school on National Minorities and Border Regions (NMBR).
For eighth time, the ECMI team spends summer… Read More
2018-07-01 21:57
#FCNM20, or the 20th Anniversary of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities remains the highlight of the year at the ECMI. The latest edition of the ECMI Exte… Read More
2018-07-01 21:22
June 21, 2018. The ECMI Director Prof. Tove Malloy spoke at the French National Assembly on Territorial Autonomy: Corsica, Overseas Territories and International Examples.
The ECMI Dir… Read More
2018-06-14 11:01
Due to scheduled IT maintenance, the internal ECMI server will be operational on an intermittent basis from Friday 15th until the evening of Tuesday 19th June.
As a result, emails may take… Read More
2018-06-10 21:16
ECMI Minority Regime Seminar goes to Bishkek! Our research team teaches at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.
What are ‘minority rights’? What are the main landmarks in European histor… Read More
2018-06-10 20:46
On Monday, June4 , the ECMI hosted the 9th Annual Minority Roundtable at Kompagnietor. This year, the topic of discussins was the Minority SafePack Initiative.
Partcipants
Th… Read More
2018-05-26 14:32
Deadline for the summer school on National Minorities and Border Regions (NMBR) was extended. Apply till June 10 and join ECMI and Coppieters Foundaion in Brussels!
Is diversity a historical… Read More
2018-05-26 12:45
Job announcement at the ECMI: apply now for the Internal Communications Coordinator and join the international team in Flensburg, Germany.
The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) invi… Read More
2018-05-24 12:52
We respect your data privacy! A special announcement from the ECMI regarding the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Dear ECMI Friends and Colleagues,
You may be awar… Read More
2018-05-17 14:42
The Minority Map and Timeline of Europe (MMTE) is seeking young researchers (MA students or above) to join our team for three-month internships at ECMI Headquarters in Flensburg, Germany!
Ar… Read More
2018-04-22 19:13
In February, March, and April, the ECMI organised three workshops to inspect new research opportunities in Caucasus, Central Asia, and East Europe.
Linking research, action, and standards… Read More
2018-04-22 17:40
A year in facts and numbers: ECMI work in 2017 is summarized in our recent annual report with the title “Making a Difference in the Eastern Neighbourhood“.
ECMI An… Read More
2018-04-17 21:43
On Wednesday, 17 April Prof. Dr. Jørgen Kühl, Chairman of ECMI Executive Board will hold his inaugural lecture at the Europa-Universität-Flensburg (EUF).
ECMI is p… Read More
2018-04-12 21:55
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe invites articles for a special issue on ‘Separatist Movements in Europe’. Deadline: 30 June 2018.
Thematic scope … Read More
2018-04-05 21:23
During the conference in Frankfurt, our prominent guests answered three core questions on the development of minority rights over the past 20 years.
What is the biggest indicator of positive… Read More
2018-04-01 00:00
A general JEMIE issue with articles on a selection of themes is available for download on ECMI web-page.
The first JEMIE issue for the year 2018 includes two articles on various topics and a… Read More
2018-03-31 23:00
The ECMI has begun a new series of workshops for PhD researchers in the field of minority studies.
On Saturday 17th March, six young researchers gathered at ECMI’s headquarters in Flen… Read More
2018-03-31 22:28
The Annual Programme 2018 of the ECMI is now online! The publication contains information on planned activities and initiatives in research and action in 2018.
What is the ECMI team pl… Read More
2018-03-07 21:06
ECMI Issue Brief #39 on “Moldova: Four Priorities for Mainstreaming Minority Rights” is now online. The Issue Brief is authored by Dr. Anita McKinna.
The Issue Brief 39 gives a g… Read More
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