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Land of welcome, land of fear: explaining approaches to ‘new’ diversity in Catalonia and South Tyrol
(2018)This article contributes to recent work on the interplay between substate nationalism and migrant integration, showing the different government approaches toward migration developed in Catalonia and South Tyrol and exploring ... -
Diversity and equality: an ambiguous relationship ; reflections on the US case law on affirmative action in higher education
(EURAC research, 2006)The concept of diversity has become increasingly salient in equality discourse. In the EU and in many of its member states, the term ‘diversity’ is now often used in place of ‘equality’ by advocates of voluntarist ... -
Direkte Demokratie und Sprachminderheiten in der Schweiz und in Südtirol: ein Vergleich
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Die Sprache und der Binnenmarkt im Europa der EU: eine kleine Beziehungsaufstellung in 10 Punkten
(EURAC research, 2005)“Language and Markets” is the topic of this article, which examines their relationship in ten short points. Specifically, it addresses the interrelationship between res publica (the state), lingua (the language) and forum ... -
Die Europäische Union und das Rahmenübereinkommen zum Schutz nationaler Minderheiten: ignorieren, parallell "umsetzen" oder gar beitreten?
(EURAC research, 2014)This paper looks at the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) through the lense of European Union law. It does so by posing four major questions: does the fact that 24 of ... -
Commission's approach to minority protection during the preparation of the EU's Eastern enlargement: is 2 better than the promised 1?
(EURAC research, 2007)Although minority protection was one of the Copenhagen political criteria and thus was at the core of the conditionality principle presupposing a fair assessment of the candidate countries' progress towards accession to ... -
"A thousand streams and groves": comments on Dr. Gierycz's paper "United in diversity"
(EURAC research, 2008)Gierycz argues provocatively in his paper that the identity of the European Union as reflected in its motto, “United in Diversity,” has been “derived” from the model offered by the Roman Catholic Church. His argument, ... -
The Fundamental Rights Agency and civil society: reminding the gardeners of their plants' roots
(EURAC research, 2012)The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the EU body responsible for advising EU institutions on fundamental rights, is equipped with a Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) to ensure an on-going and structured ... -
The debate on European values and the case of cultural diversity
(EURAC research, 2004)‘Values’ have become a topic of discussion at the European level. This article tries to briefly track the reasons for this phenomenon as well as to detangle the foggy notion of ‘values’ in this context. The author ... -
Die neue Kärntner Landesverfassung - Eine Posse in drei Akten =The new Constitution of the Region of Carinthia – A Farce in three Acts
(2017)During the reform process of the Carinthian Constitution the coalition parties had agreed that in the new regional constitution also the Slovenian minority would be included, stating literally that: “The region of Carinthia ... -
Autonomía indígena originaria Campesina in Bolivia [Electronic resource]: realizing the indigenous autonomy?
(2012)In the last five years, Bolivia has been experiencing legal and institutional changes. A new legal scenario is dawning for indigenous peoples, at least in theory. The participation of indigenous people in the constituent ...
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