The promotion of national minorities by their 'mother countries' in Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th and 21st century

The conference volume should raise the awareness for the promotion of national minorities among agents, institutions as well as to an interested public. It sheds light on state policies regarding national minorities with a multilateral, multidisciplinary and comparative approach. The articles will examine the consequences of minority policies on the application of European legal standards, the political circumstances of the minorities, how the minorities organize themselves, as well as their relationship to the titular nation, and the actual current social situation. The volume should stimulate directly and indirectly an international comparison of national policies regarding minorities and their local impact. It intends to deal with this complex topic in a differentiated manner, incorporating different perspectives.

About the author

Tove Hansen Malloy, Europ. Centre f. Minority Issues, Flensburg; Stefan Oeter, Univ. Hamburg; Gerald Volkmer, BKGE Oldenburg.

Product details

• Assisted by: Tove Hansen Malloy (Editor), Stefan Oeter (Editor), Gerald Volkmer (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 13.04.2026
• EAN: 9783110597165
• ISBN: 978-3-11-059716-5
• No. of pages: 180
• Illustrations: 6 b/w ill.
• Series: Schriften des Bundesinstituts für Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen im östlichen Europa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Internationale Beziehungen, Geschichte, Osteuropa, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, International Relations, Minderheiten, Minorities, HIS000000 HISTORY / General, Europäisches Recht, European law, Private International Law & Conflict Of Laws, HIS037070 HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HIS037080 HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, LAW051000 LAW / International, Außen- und Europapolitik, Foreign and European policy