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Additional authors

1. Cuthbertson, Ian M., 1957-
2. Leibowitz, Jane, 1967-

Description

1. xii, 322 pages; 24 cm

Summary

1. Carnage in the former Yugoslavia, the break-up of Czechoslovakia, the return of anti-Semitism throughout Eastern Europe, attacks on foreigners in Germany, indeed the resurgence of xenophobic nationalism in many parts of the continent, east and west. All of this lends testimony to the fact that attitudes towards, and in some cases the behavior of, minorities is once again threatening the political stability of Europe. The question of minority rights - if minorities should enjoy group rights and if so what the concomitant responsibilities are - is one that lies at the center of the political debate in Europe. The contributors to Minorities: The New Europe's Old Issue address virtually all of the ethnic questions that threaten post-Cold War Europe's security. The studies include examination of country-specific groups such as ethnic Russians in the "near abroad" (successor states in the Former Soviet Union) and the political development of minorities in Bulgaria, discussion of the situation of one prominent transnational minority - the Jews, the role of both international institutions and governments (including local governments) in alleviating inter-ethnic tension and safeguarding minority rights and a provocative piece on the international terrorism that could arise if the minority questions are not settled

Subject

1. Since 1989
2. Minorities > Europe, Eastern
3. Ethnic relations
4. Minorities
5. Politics and government
6. Nationale Minderheit
7. Nationalitätenfrage
8. Kongress
9. Aufsatzsammlung
10. Minderheden
11. ethnic group
12. minority group
13. civil rights
14. cultural rights
15. interethnic relations
16. political problem
17. racial discrimination
18. religious discrimination
19. case study
20. Jews
21. role of UN
22. role of EU
23. statistical table
24. Ethnic relations > Europe, Eastern > Congresses
25. Minorities
26. Minorités > Europe de l'Est
27. groupe ethnique
28. groupe minoritaire
29. droits du citoyen
30. droits culturels
31. relations interethniques
32. problème politique
33. discrimination raciale
34. discrimination religieuse
35. étude de cas
36. Juifs
37. rôle de l'ONU
38. rôle de l'UE
39. tableau statistique
40. grupo étnico
41. grupo minoritario
42. derechos civiles
43. derechos culturales
44. relaciones interétnicas
45. problema político
46. discriminación racial
47. discriminación religiosa
48. estudio de casos
49. judíos
50. papel de la ONU
51. papel de la UE
52. cuadros estadísticos
53. Europe, Eastern > Politics and government > 1989-
54. Europe, Eastern > Ethnic relations
55. Eastern Europe
56. Osteuropa
57. Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic
58. Bulgaria
59. Eastern Europe
60. Romania
61. Russian Federation
62. Europe de l'Est > Relations interethniques
63. Europe de l'Est > Politique et gouvernement > 1989-
64. Macédoine, ex République yougoslave
65. Bulgarie
66. Europe orientale
67. Roumanie
68. Russie, fédération
69. Macedonia, ex República Yugoslava
70. Europa Oriental
71. Rumania
72. Rusia, Federación

Genre/Form

1. conference paper.
2. reference.
3. document de conférence.
4. référence bibliographique.
5. documento de conferencia.
6. referencia.

Contents

1. Foreword / Joseph S. Nye, Jr. -- Introduction / Ian M. Cuthbertson and Jane Leibowitz -- 1. New Legal Ramifications of the Question of National Minorities / Ivan Gyurcsik -- 2. Success in the Balkans? A Case Study of Ethnic Relations in the Republic of Macedonia / Robert W. Mickey and Adam Smith Albion -- 3. Paradox of Freedom: The "Jewish Question" in Postcommunist East Central Europe / Andre W.M. Gerrits -- 4. Democracy Building in Ethnically Diverse Societies: The Cases of Bulgaria and Romania / Ivanka Nedeva -- 5. The Problem of Ethnic Minority Rights Protection in the Newly Independent States / Alexander A. Konovalov and Dmitri Evstafiev -- 6. Can Decentralization Solve Russia's Ethnic Problems? / Nicolai N. Petro -- 7. A Call for Confidence-Building Measures for Minorities in Eastern Europe / Andrzej Karkoszka -- 8. The Failure to Recognize Minority Rights and Claims: Political Violence/Terrorism in the East and West / Richard Allan -- 9. The International Community and Forms of Intervention in the Field of Minority Rights Protection / Koen Koch -- 10. Codification of Minority Rights / Istvan Ijgyarto -- 11. Preventing Ethnic Conflict in the New Europe: The CSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities / Konrad J. Huber.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.