Minority integration in Central Eastern Europe : : between ethnic diversity and equality / / edited and introduced by Timofey Agarin and Malte Brosig.

• Superior document: On the boundary of two worlds ; 18
• TeilnehmendeR: Agarin, Timofey.; Brosig, Malte.
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam ;, New York, NY : : Rodopi,, 2009.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: On the Boundary of Two Worlds 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (358 pages).
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

The book presents a timely examination on a range of issues present in the discussions on the integration of ethnic minorities in Central Eastern Europe: norm setting, equality promotion, multiculturalism, nation-building, social cohesion, and ethnic diversity. It insightfully illustrates these debates by assessing them diachronically rather than cross-nationally from the legal, political and anthropological perspective. The contributors unpack concepts related to minority integration, discuss progress in policy-implementation and scrutinize the outcomes of minority integration in seven countries from the region. The volume is divided into three sections taking a multi-variant perspective on minority integration and equality. The volume starts with an analysis of international organizations setting standards and promoting minority rights norms on ethnic diversity and equal treatment. The second and third sections address state policies that provide fora for minority groups to participate in policy-making as well as the role of society and its various actors their development and enactment of integration concepts. The volume aims to assess the future of ethnic diversity and equality in societies across Central Eastern European states.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Minority Integration in Central Eastern Europe: An Introduction / Timofey Agarin and Malte Brosig -- The EU as a Promoter of Minority Rights? / Manuela Riedel -- The Special Consideration Standard as a Modern Tool for Advancing the Rights of Minorities / Alexander H. E. Morawa -- The Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and Equality Promotion / Malte Brosig -- Beyond Conflict Prevention: HCNM and Minority Integration / Natalie Sabanadze -- Comparing European Institutional and Hungarian Approaches to Roma (Gypsy) Minorities / Annabel Tremlett -- The Roma and Egyptian Minorities in Albania: Legal Framework for Social Inclusion / Michaela Salamun -- Political Community, Political Institutions and Minority Politics in Slovakia 1998–2006 / Ada-Charlotte Regelmann -- Cooptation as Integration? National Programme “Integration of Society in Latvia” on Minority Participation / Timofey Agarin -- Social Cohesion Estonian Style: Minority Integration Through Constitutionalized Hegemony and Fictive Pluralism / Tove H. Malloy -- Round Pegs in Square Holes: Integrating the Romani Community in Hungary / Aidan McGarry -- Empowerment as a two-way Process: The Role of Romani NGOs in the Integration of Macedonian Society / Sara Nikolić -- Romani Teaching Assistants in the Czech Education System: An Opportunity to Address Barriers to the Labour Market? / Laura Cashman -- Multicultural Solutions for Central and Eastern Europe? Concluding Observations / Timofey Agarin and Malte Brosig -- Contributors.