European Centre for Minority Issues
The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) is an academic research institute based in Flensburg, Germany, that conducts research into minority issues, ethnopolitics, and minority-majority relations in Europe. ECMI is a non-partisan and interdisciplinary research institution. It is a non-profit, independent foundation, registered according to German Civil Law.
History and Governance
ECMI was established in 1996 by the governments of
Research
The Centre is organized into 6 research clusters (Conflict and Security, Culture and Diversity, Danish-German Minority Issues, Equality and Inclusion, Justice and Governance, Politics and Civil Society).
The Centre employs a core staff and also hosts visiting fellows and visiting research associates.[1] The Centre organizes its activities around three principal themes. It is concerned with the evaluation and further development of universal, regional, bilateral and national standards that may assist in consolidating democratic governance on the basis of ethnic diversity and human rights. In this context, ECMI is also particularly interested in the emerging convergence of standards between EU members and applicant states. A second area of involvement relates to implementation procedures and mechanisms for these diverse standards and the study of their effectiveness. At times, ECMI has been invited to consider standards implementation and majority-minority relations in particular states in cooperation with the government of that state and local groups.
Publications
Over the years,the European Centre for Minority Issues has produced a number of Monographs, Reports, Working Papers and Issue Briefs,as well as the peer reviewed online
See also
- Council of Europe
- Federal Union of European Nationalities
- Minority Rights Group International
- OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
References
- ^ a b c "About". European Centre for Minority Issues. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "Starting ECMI". European Centre for Minority Issues. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "ECMI staff". European Centre for Minority Issues. Archived from the original on 2009-11-05. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
External links
ECMI Kosovo
ECMI Caucasus
JEMIE