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#1445 From: Florian Bieber <bieberf@...>
Date: Mon Jul 30, 2001 1:37 pm
Subject: TOC: La Nouvelle Alternative 		bieberf@...
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Dans les revues (8/2001)

LA NOUVELLE ALTERNATIVE
Sommaire du numéro 2 (54), printemps 2001

Dossier : L'avenir des relations de voisinage en Europe centrale et du sud-est

Entretien avec Norman DAVIES, historien.

Nadège RAGARU
'Serbie libérée', Serbie méconnue

Esad KOCAN
Cercle imparfait : la Serbie et le Monténégro après Milosevic

Bogdan CHIRIEAC
Qui sera demain le mouton noir des Balkans ?

Galina ALEKSANDROVA
Bulgarie-Yougoslavie : le temps des affaires

Nebojsa VUKADINOVIC
La coopération régionale et l'avenir européen de l'Europe du sud-est

Ivaïlo MANEV
Tavernes jumelées

Entretien avec Dimitri PANITZA, fondateur et président de la Fondation Bulgarie libre et démocratique
Une vie au service des Balkans et de la tolérance

Pavel Lukac
La coopération de Weimar et du triangle de Visegrad

Entretien avec Rudolf SLANSKY, Ambassadeur de la République tchèque en Slovaquie
Les relations bilatérales entre la république tchèque et la Slovaquie

Etienne BOISSERIE
Réussite et limites de la réorientation de la politique étrangère slovaque depuis 1998

Frédéric ZALEWSKI
Les usages politiques et sociaux du passé dans les relations entre la Pologne et ses voisins orientaux

Elisabeth ROBERT
Les migrations des minorités hongroises vers la Hongrie

Krisztina KELLER ET Urs ZIETAN
Les Hongrois de Voïvodine : situation et perspectives

Chronique
Entretien avec Georges MINK : Les élections présidentielles en Pologne

Antonela CAPELLE-POGÀCEAN
France législatives et présidentielles en Roumanie : une alternance prévisible dans un contexte de crise approfondie

Olivier DESLONDES
La Macédoine fragilisée par les élections municipales

Elisabeth ROBERT
" Démocrature ? " Le gouvernement de Viktor Orban et les médias.

Diane MASSON
La Croatie un an après la mort de Tudjman : quel bilan ?

Jaroslav BLAHA
Après Seattle…Prague

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#1446 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Tue Jul 31, 2001 8:13 am
Subject: CfA: Science for Peace and Development - Regional Scientific Co-operation of Successor States of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Maribor 4-6.10.2001 		fbieber@...
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Subject: Conference in Slovenia
International Conference
Science for Peace and Development - Regional Scientific Co-operation of
Successor States of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
in the Context of European Integration
Maribor, Slovenia, 04.-06 October 2001

HELD IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON
SCIENCE

Organiser
Austrian Institute of East and Southeast European Studies, Vienna -
Ljubljana

Co-organiser
International League of Humanists (ILH), Sarajevo
Slovene Science Foundation, Ljubljana
and others

under the auspices and with financial support of
UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in Europe -ROSTE
&
Slovene National Commission for UNESCO

Starting point and objectives
The main goal of the conference is to contribute to the better
understanding of the role of regional scientific co-operation in
Southeastern Europe (SEE) in creating the conditions for socio-economic
and political stability in this subregion and in Europe as a whole.
The conference intends to reflect on different aspects of scientific
co-operation between people of the successor states of the SFRY and in
particular on the development of formal and informal networks of
scientists and intellectual communities of the countries in question.
It is expected that the conference will contribute to the further
development of major ideas and recommendations of the 'World Conference
on Science: Science for the Twenty-First Century: A New Commitment' held
jointly with by UNESCO and ICSU in Budapest, Hungary in 1999 as well as
to the further development of important initiatives and programmes of
the European Union in the field of regional and subregional intellectual
co-operation aimed at European integration.

Who should participate
- representatives of scientific and educational institutions
- individual scientists
- representatives of international and national governmental
organisations
- representatives of NGOs
from
- Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- Croatia,
- FYRO Macedonia
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Slovenia,
- the neighbouring countries: Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Austria

Contributions of scientific institutions and individual scientists from
other countries willing to contribute to the conference according to its
objectives are also welcome.

Suggestions for the contributions to the parallel workshops:
Workshop 1 Fundamentals of International Scientific Co-operation
- Cognitive and affective determinants of co-operative behaviour
(psychology of co-operation)
- Inter-ethnic and inter-national co-operation in the light of changing
value systems
- International scientific co-operation in an historic perspective
- Information Society: Crossing mental and political borders by means of
modern information technologies
Workshop 2 Interaction of Science and Politics
- Scientific Co-operation for better European Policies - The Role of
international Think Tanks for EU Policies
- Science Policy of the EU (Development and trends, implications for
European non-member states, etc.)
- Contribution of Science to the EU Integration of SEE Countries
- The 'Regional Approach' of the EU and its relevance for national
science policies
- Contribution of Science to Democracy and Human Rights
- Scientific co-operation towards elimination of
inter-ethnic/inter-national conflicts
- Involvement of scientific communities into the policy making process
(for instance role of Think Tanks)
- Role of NGOs
Workshop 3 Management of Regional Scientific Co-operation
- Qualifications needed for successful international scientific
co-operation (Project management skills, language proficiency, etc.)
- Institution building / Institutional development (on various levels
like academies, universities, research institutes, ministries, R&D
performing enterprises)
- Information management (the role of internet, intra-institutional and
inter-institutional flow of relevant information, ..)
- Network building and development
- e-university/virtual university, distance education, distance research
- Monitoring and Evaluation of scientific co-operation projects
- Regional joint development of distance education modules
- National science funds and foundations and regional scientific
co-operation
Workshop 4 Economic Aspects & International Organisations
- Funding of regional scientific co-operation (complementarity of
national and international sources)
- Cost- Benefit- Analyses of co-operative projects and programs
- Knowledge for Development / Knowledge society - Data/Indicators for
Science and Development in a regional and international comparison
- Co-ordination among international funding organisations
- Stability Pact for SEE and its implementation
Workshop 5 Critical Assessment of Practical Experience
- The Graz Process (Co-operation in Higher Education) of the Stability
Pact
- Evaluation of co-operative projects for instance in History,
Education, Economics and Spatial Planning, Gender studies, Cultural
studies

Call for papers
People interested in presenting a paper at the conference have to
submit:
- an abstract (maximum 1 A4 page),
- short biographical data,
- list of recent publications,
- information about institutional affiliation
to: miro.polzer@...
Deadline for the submission of paper proposals is the 31st of July 2001.
Selection will be made by the programme committee (which probably will
be the same as the editorial board for the proceedings) till the end of
August 2001.

Web Broadcasting
The whole conference (including parallel workshops) will be video
recorded and put on the Internet. Thus people from any place in the
world with a suitable connection to the internet (56 kB Modem or better)
can follow the paper presentations and discussions.

Web based Discussion Forum
People following the conference via internet (live or viewing the
archived sessions) will be invited to send contributions via Email to
the topics discussed at the conference. These contributions will be
included in the live discussion if they are received at the right time.

Videoconferencing
The main venue of the conference is Maribor, but there are planned some
contributions from places in the countries that are within the scope of
the conference via internet-based videoconferencing (H.323 standard),
too. There will be assigned videoconferencing-equipped places with high
quality connections, where people interested in the conference can
virtually participate (by viewing and listening but perhaps also by
giving papers and statements in the plenary videoconferencing session
foreseen for the afternoon of the 5th of October).

Costs
There is no registration fee

Maribor Tourist Information
http://maribor.uni-mb.si/vodnik/angles/index.htm

Grants
There will be grants for about 3 participants per country for the SFRY
Successor states and some grants for participants from other CEE or SEE
countries. Please indicate on Your registration/paper proposal if You
would need financial support for participation.

Proceedings
The papers of the conference are intended to be published in
co-operation with UNESCO Venice Office till May 2002.

Language
The official language of the conference will be English. There will be
no translation services provided by the organisers.

Contact
Dr. Miroslav Polzer (Initiator and Co-ordinator of the conference)
Director of the Ljubljana Branch Office of the Austrian Institute of
East and Southeast European Studies, ZavetiYka 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel.: 00386-1-241 1578, Fax: 00386-1-4234 485, E-mail:
miro.polzer@...; http://www.ff.uni-lj.si/asrlo/

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#1447 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Thu Aug 2, 2001 3:48 pm
Subject: Job: ECMI Regional Representative, Pristina, Kosovo 		fbieber@...
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ECMI Regional Representative  Pristina, Kosovo

The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) is seeking a
Regional Representative to head its local office in Pristina,
Kosovo. The main duties of the Representative will be to oversee
all aspects of implementing the ECMI Kosovo Civil Society
Project, a permanent interethnic and inter-party forum dedicated
to fostering constructive dialogue amongst political party
representatives and across ethnic divides.

In addition to his/her project duties, the successful
applicant will also be expected to contribute to research and
analysis of Balkan issues as part of ECMI's evolving Balkan
strategy.

Candidates should have a solid academic background (preferably
educated to MA in an appropriate field) and have substantial
knowledge and/or experience in the region. Knowledge of
Albanian and/or Serbian would also be a distinct advantage.

The post is a full-time position for an initial period of
18 months. The provision of a competitive salary, a small
office allowance and the full-time support of our local
assistant is also foreseen.

For further details, please visit our website www.ecmi.de

Applications for this position should be submitted by email
attachment to Graham Holliday, Balkan Projects Coordinator
holliday@...

The deadline for applications is 20 August 2001.

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#1448 From: "Slobodan Markovich" <sloba@...>
Date: Fri Aug 3, 2001 11:49 am
Subject: CfA: International Summer School for Democracy, Perast (Montenegro), 27.8-15.9.2001 		sloba@...
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Dear Colleagues,



We are glad to inform you that the fourth INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL FOR
DEMOCRACY (formerly known as ANGLO-YUGOLSAV SUMMER SCHOOL FOR DEMOCRACY),
entitled " GOOD GOVERNANCE - Globalisation and Localism" will take place in
Perast, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia from 27th August till 15th September 2001.

SCHOOL ORGANISERS

The Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster and The
Anglo-Yugoslav Society, Belgrade in collaboration with the Faculty of Political
Science, Belgrade.


THE BACKGROUND OF THE IDEA

The group of professors from the Faculty of Political Science (FPS), University
of Belgrade led by Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic, and The Centre for the Study of
Democracy, University of Westminster, London (CSD), led by Prof. John Keane,
established International Summer School for Democracy, in 1998, which is going
to be organised every year. This School has been established after several years
of successful academic co-operation between scholars from CSD and FPS. Results
of the joint research project THE SUPPRESSED CIVIL SOCIETY (during 1994 and
1995), as well as joint meetings on CIVIL SOCIETY, WAR AND PEACE (London,
February 1996), and UNIVERSITY, SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY (Budva, March 1997) have
proved that there are interests, willingness and capacities for joint efforts,
to improve and develop co-operation in teaching and research processes in the
field of political science with the special stress on problems of democracy and
political and social changes. The International Summer School for Democracy is
one of very important forms of this co-operation. From 1999 the School is
organised by CSD and the Anglo-Yugoslav Society, Belgrade, with the assistance
of the Joint Eastern Europe Center for Democratic Eductaion and Good Governance
of the Syracuse University.

The 1998 Course was: DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
The 1999 Course was: MODERNITY AND THE STATE, EAST-WEST
The 2000 Course was: DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION OF SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE.

Information on three previous summer schools are available at:
www.ays.org.yu


THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL

To promote continuing education and to enhance teaching capacity in political
science;
To improve junior faculty education in modern democratic theory;
To provide opportunities for the exchange of experience in regard to the
university education in the field of political science, modern methodologies,
research and methods of teaching;
To analyse conditions and possibilities for democratic social changes,
especially in so-called transition societies;
To support teaching, research and academic co-operation between the United
Kingdom and FR Yugoslavia, as well as in the region of South-Eastern Europe.
To develop and promote academic exchange between USA and FR Yugoslavia (Serbia
and Montenegro).


PLACE AND TIME

Anglo-Yugoslav Summer School for Democracy is held in Perast - Kotor,
Montenegro, for three weeks, starting on Monday 27th August 2001. The
participants are expected to check in on Sunday, 26th August 2001 and to check
out on Saturday, 15th September.

PARTICIPANTS:

The main target group of participants are junior faculty: junior lecturers,
assistants and outstanding post-graduate students. Altogether thirty
participants: twenty-five participants from South-Eastern Europe (Serbia,
Montenegro, FYR Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia) Hungary, Ukraine and five participants from
the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Candidates from South-East European countries (Serbia, Montenegro, FYR
Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and
Slovenia) will have preference in the process of selection.

COURSE LECTURERS:

Course lecturers (resource persons) will be from the University of Westminster,
from the University of Belgrade and other universities in FR Yugoslavia and the
Syracuse University, USA.

PROGRAMME OF THE SCHOOL:

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
FOR DEMOCRACY

PROGRAME 2001
GOOD GOVERNANCE - Globalization  and Localism

Monday, 27 August
10,00 - 12,00 Opening Session
	 Welcome Addresses by  Director of the School Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic
  and Co-Director Prof. Margaret Blunden
Welcome Addresses by the representative of Montenegro
and by Mr Nikola Konjevic, the Mayor of Kotor

Introduction of all participants

18,00-20,00 Students Debate Club

Tuesday, 28 August
09,30 - 10,15 Prof. Margaret Blunden : Political Regulation and Market
Regulation
10,30 - 11,15  Prof. Vucina Vasovic, Globalization, State and and Democracy
11,30 - 12,15  Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic : Global Risk Society

18,00 - 20,00 Students Debate Club

Wenesday, 29 August
09,30 - 10,15  Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic : Good Governance and the Rule of Law
10,30 - 11,15 Prof. Joseph Julian : East, West - Good Governance in Age of
Transition
11,30 - 12,15 Prof. Margaret Blunden :Good Governance-the Management of
					     Expectations
18,00 - 20,00 Students Debate Club

Thursday, 30 August
09,30 - 10,15  Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic : Religion/Church and Politics in
Nation-State
					        Building
10,30 - 11,15 Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic : Contemporary Theories of Modernity
11,30 - 12,15  Prof. Margaret Blunden: Globalization an the Maintenance of
Stability

18,00 - 20,00 Students Debate Club

Friday, 31 August
09,30 - 10,15 Prof. Joseph Julian : The New Economy - From Vasco da Gama to Bill
				          Gates
10,30 - 11,15 Prof. Margaret Blunden : Good Governance : Re-Thinking Public
Policy
					      Making
11,30 - 12,15 Prof. Vucina Vasovic : Good Governance, Democracy and Party
					 Groupings in Postcomunist Countries
Monday, 3 September
09,30 - 10,15 Prof.  Jeffrey Straussman : Assessing Government Performance  in
the
					       New Global Setting
10,30 - 11,15 Prof. Colin Sparks : The Media After Communism : Lessons from
Central 					         Europe
11,30 - 12,15  Prof. Colin Sparks : What are the Obstacles to the Establishment
of
				          Democratic Media in Former Communist Countries?

18,00 - 20,00  Students Debate Club

Tuesday, 4 September
09,30 - 10,15  Prof. Jeffrey Straussman : Public Administration : Responding to
the
					       Demands of Globalisation
10,30 - 11,15 Prof. Joseph Julian : The Regional Divide : Prospects for Global
			             	 Democracy
11,30 - 12,15 Prof. Colin Sparks : Perspectives on Media and democratization :
				        Comparing Europe and Asia

18,00 - 20,00  Students Debate Club

Wednesday, 5 September
09,30 - 10,15  Prof. Mirjana Vasovic : Perceptions of Corruption in Serbia
10,30 - 11,15  Prof. Vojislav Stanovcic : Constitutionalism, Human Rights and
					       Separation of Powers
11,30 - 12,15  Prof. William Sullivan:  Government Administration and Companies
					   Accountability
18,00 - 20,00 Students Debate Club (Guest: Paul Denig, Conselor for Public
Affairs ,
					 US Embessy, Belgrade)
Thursday , 6 September
09,30 - 10,15  Prof. Mirjana Vasovic : Serbian Enterpreneurs Perception of
Coraption
10,30 - 11,15  : Prof. Vucina Vasovic : Possibilities and Problems of Democratic
					   Transformation in Yugoslavia
11,30 - 12,15 Vukasin Pavlovic : Civil Society in Yugoslavia

18,00 - 20,00  Students Debate Club

Friday, 7 September
09,30 - 10,15  Prof. Mirjana Vasovic : Perceptions of Democratic Transformation
					   in Serbia
10,30 -  11,15  : Prof. William SullivanExpending Capacities for Good Governance
11,30 - 12,15 : Dr Srdjan Darmanovic : Democratic Transformation in Montenegro
18,00 - 20,00 Students Debate Club

Monday, 10 September
09,30 - 10,15  Prof. Joseph Julian : The Global Market Place : Local Culture,
Tradition
				          and the Quality of Life
10,30 - 11,15  Prof. Richard Whitman: The EU Between International and World
Society
11,30 - 12,15  Prof. Zaga Golubovic : New Quality of Life as a Precondition for
a
					 Good Government
18,00 - 20,00 Students Debate Club

Tuesday, 11 September
09,30 - 10,15 Prof. Richard Whitman : The EU as Superpower. The Development of a
					     Defence Identity for the EU.

10,30 - 11,15  Prof. Zaga Golubovic : Nationalism, democracy and
Multiculturality
11,30, - 12,15 Prof. Ilija Vujacic :Responsible and Responsive Government

18,00 - 20,00 Students Debate Club

Wednesday, 12 September
09,30 - 10,15  Prof. Ilija Vujacic : Common Good, the Rule of Law and Neutral
State
10,30 - 11,15  Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic : Social Time and Social Change
11,30 - 12,15  Obrad Savic : Unaffected Globalization

18,00 - 20,00 Students debate Club

Thursday, 13 September
09,30 - 10,15  Prof. Ilija Vujacic: Liberal, Republican and Communitarian
Foundations o
				        Democracy and Citizenship
10,30 - 11,15  Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic: Global Environmental NGOs
11,30 - 12,15  Prof. Zaga Golubovic : The Building of Citizens as Free
Personality

18,00 - 20,00  Students Debate Club (Guest: Jan Lundin, Counsellor, Embessy of
					 Sweden, Belgrade)

Friday, 14 September
09,30 - 10,15 Prof. Richard Whitman : Building Societal Security
10,30 - 11,15 Evaluation of the School
11,30 - 12,15 Closing Session


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

- Minimal academic requirement is status of post-graduate student,
preferably status of a lecturer or assistant at a university.

- Two letters of recommendation written by a university professor or a senior
research fellow of a scientific institute, both in English.  If English is not 
mother tongue of participant, letters of recommendation should include comments
on participant s command of English language.

- CV in English.

All programmes of the School are in English. It is therefore essential that
participants should be fluent in English.

The organisers cover all transportation costs, and costs of three weeks stay in
Villa Perast in the Bay of Kotor, in Montenegro, Yugoslavia.

Sponsors of the School: Konrad Adenauer Foundation and The British
Council.


CONTACT PERSONS:

Participants from FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) should contact:

Prof. Vukasin Pavlovic
Strahinjica Bana 10
11 000 Belgrade
Yugoslavia/Serbia
Phone/fax: +381-11 183-408
e-mail: vpavlovi@E...


Participants from South-Eastern Europe and Hungary should contact:
Slobodanka Andjelkovic
Council for Democratic Changes in Serbia
Kosovska 8, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia/Yugoslavia
Phone/fax: +381-11-322-5606; +381-11-322-6791
e-mail: asdanka@...

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#1449 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Sun Aug 5, 2001 11:54 am
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Balkan Human Rights mailing list:

- This week on COMIR partner lists
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2568
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- Case Law concerning Article 10 of the European Convention on Human
Rights (2001) Council of Europe
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2569
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- Athens News: Stereotyping Albanians in Greece
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2570
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- Athens News: Being Catholic in Greece (Letter to the Editor,
20-7-2001)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2571
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- Athens News: Non-Orthodox Christians have complaints about Greek
Church (K. Tzilivakis, 15-6-2001)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2572
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- Romania; anti-Semitism; free speech; trafficking; Roma
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2573
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- New at TOL - 30 July 2001
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2574
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- ECHR Rules in Favor of Turkey on Refah Party Dissolution Case
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2575
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- "Shut up, we'll take you barefoot": The alleged ill-treatment of
(Rom) Andreas Kalamiotis by police
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2576
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- Bigotry Monitor, Volume 1, Number 5
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2577
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- GHM: 70 Illegally Detained Deportees Released from "Cells of
Illegality"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2578
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- UPDATED PRELIMINARY REPORT ON AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN
TURKEY
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2579
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- Reuters: Rebel Criticism Clouds Macedonian Talks
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2580
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- HLC- PRESS- POLICE TORTURE OF (ROMA AND NON-ROMA) MINORS CONTINUES
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2581
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- AHRG: Violations of citizens' rights continue in Albania
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2582
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- Illegal Detentions in Albania: Letter to the Prosecutor's Office,
District of Kruja
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2583
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- Creation of Coordination Body and Statement of Demands for Roma in
Greece
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2584
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- The Seven Rules of Nationalism, by David C.Pugh
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2585
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- IWPR'S TRIBUNAL UPDATE, NO. 231
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2586
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- IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 267
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2587
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- C R I S I S W E B N E W S: New ICG report on Montenegro
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2588
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- HLC Has Withdrawn the Charges Pressed Against Messrs Ivica Dacic and
Goran Matic
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2589
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- Turkey: Case TUR 020801 - arbitrary detention and forced deportation
of more than 205 Africans
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2590
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- FRY report (ANEM's media update, 21 to 27 July)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2591
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- PER Summer 2001 Newsletter (Includes PER Rules of Ethnic Conflict,
and News on Roma and Balkan Countries)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2592
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- BETA: Profile of Macedonia's NLA Leader Ali Ahmeti
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2593
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- Serbian Evangelical Churches Stoned, Vandalized
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2594
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- HELSINKI COMMISSION NEWS: Romani Holocaust Remembered
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2595
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- Greece's "Free Citizens' Movement" (of Athens Mayor Avramopoulos) on
Roma Holocaust and Greek Roma
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- IFEX Auto List - FRY (Serbia in the Year Zero)
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- Bosnia-Herzegovina: General Radislav Krstic found guilty of genocide
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2598
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- PORAJMOS DIVES: 2 August - Commemoration Day of a Romani Holocaust
done by the Nazists
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2599
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- RFE/RL MEDIA MATTERS Vol. 1, No. 25, 3 August 2001
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2600
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- MRG-G: Minorities and the Media in Greece (May 2000)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2601
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- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Kosovo): Amnesty International calls
for an end to Executive Orders of detention
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2602
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- RFE/RL: RELIGION AND THE MACEDONIAN CONFLICT
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2603
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- Bulgaria: The Restitution of the Church Property Continue to be a
Problem (Tolerance Foundation)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2604
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- HRW: Greece: Free Speech on Trial (July 1993 - now available in
electronic form)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2605
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- statement on police abuse in the OSCE region
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2606
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- IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 268
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2607
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- US Helksinki Commission on Greece's Sober Human Rights Record (20
March 2001)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2608
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- BBC: War crimes: The ethnic balance
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2609
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Managing Multiethnic Communities mailing list:

- This week on COMIR partner lists
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1523
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- Contents of IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 266
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1524
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- C R I S I S W E B N E W S - New ICG Briefing on Macedonia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1525
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- RFE/RL: CZECH MINISTER: BRITISH CHECKS DISCRIMINATORY
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1526
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- RFE/RL: OSCE CHARGES ETHNIC ALBANIAN REBELS WITH 'ETHNIC CLEANSING.'
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1527
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- RFE/RL: MACEDONIA CRITICIZES ALBANIA OVER MINORITY BROADCASTS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1528
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- RFE/RL: RUSSIAN AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN MOLDOVA BY SEPTEMBER?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1529
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- CFA: LGI discussion paper series
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1530
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- TOL: Schooling for Roma in Bulgaria
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1531
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- Europa South-East Monitor #25: EU's policy towards the Balkans
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1532
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- Job: ECMI Regional Representative, Kosovo
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1533
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- C R I S I S W E B N E W S: New ICG report on Montenegro
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1534
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- Contents of IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 276
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1535
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- Contents of IWPR'S CAUCASUS REPORTING SERVICE, No. 92
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1536
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- CHECHNYA: July pogroms continue
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1537
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- RFE/RL: CZECH PRESIDENT 'DISTURBED' BY BRITISH CHECKS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1538
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- RFE/RL: LANGUAGE ISSUE BEDEVILS MACEDONIAN TALKS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1539
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- Glasnost Media: REPUBLIC CHANGES CYRILLIC ALPHABET TO LATIN
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1540
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- RFE/RL: SLOVAK NATIONAL PARTY SUSPENSIONS DECLARED VALID
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1541
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- RFE/RL: BREAKTHROUGH REPORTED ON LANGUAGE ISSUE IN MACEDONIAN TALKS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1542
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- RFE/RL: CROATIAN SERB LEADER SAYS MORE MUST BE DONE FOR RETURNEES
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1543
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- RFE/RL: CHINESE EMIGRANTS FIND SUCCESS IN FAR EAST BORDER REGION
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1544
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Balkan Academic News:

- TOC: The European Journal of Women's Studies, Vol. 8 No. 3
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1437
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- CfP: Program for Regional Academic Cooperation of Students in
Southeast Europe
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1436
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- Recent Reports on SEE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1438
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- Conference: Anthropological conference in Cyprus, Nicosia,
14-16.9.2001
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1439
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- CfA: South-eastern Europe: Internal Dynamics and External
Intervention, Andalo (Italy), 20-27.1.2002
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1441
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- This week on COMIR partner lists
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1440
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- CfP: British Association of Slavonic and East European Studies,
Cambridge, 6-8.4.2002
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1442
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- Report: Early Warning, Romania
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1443
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- CfA: 2 Teacher/Fellowships in Albanian Studies, SSEES, London
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1444
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- TOC: La Nouvelle Alternative
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1445
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- CfA: Science for Peace and Development - Regional Scientific
Co-operation of Successor States of the Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, Maribor 4-6.10.2001
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1446
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- Job: ECMI Regional Representative, Pristina, Kosovo
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1447
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- CfA: International Summer School for Democracy, Perast (Montenegro),
27.8-15.9.2001
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkans/message/1448
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MINELRES:

- MINELRES moderator
This week on COMIR partner lists
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//07292001-14:24:38-2786.html
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- Panayote Elias Dimitras
Fwd: RFE/RL: Macedonia Criticizes Albania over Minority Brodcasts
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//07302001-14:07:02-17243.html
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- PATRIR Romania
Peacebuilding, Conflict Transformation & Global Development Training
Programme
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//07302001-14:15:39-20521.html
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- UCSJ
Bigotry Monitor, Volume 1, Number 5
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//07312001-12:15:16-5297.html
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- Eldar Zeynalov
Azerbaijan: association of minority organizations established
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//07312001-12:51:11-13001.html
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- Petra Kovacs
Fwd: RFE/RL: Russian as Official Language in Moldova by September?
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08012001-13:44:50-18199.html
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- MINELRES moderator
The Seven Rules of Nationalism, by David C.Pugh
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08012001-14:03:50-23506.html
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- Eldar Zeynalov
Web site of Caucasus NGO Forum
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08022001-16:31:03-16092.html
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- Alex Grigor'ev
PER Summer 2001 Newsletter (Includes PER Rules of Ethnic Conflict)
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08022001-16:39:29-19309.html
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- William McKinney
Job: ECMI Regional Representative, Kosovo
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08032001-08:36:10-10011.html
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- Aleksejs Dimitrovs
Minority issues in Latvia, No. 33
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08032001-09:37:54-21727.html
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- European Roma Rights Center
ERRC Press Statement: UN Human Rights Committee "Deeply Concerned"
about the Czech Government's Treatment of Roma
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08042001-19:08:05-11805.html
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- Razi Nurullayev
New NGO for pluralism established in Azerbaijan
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08042001-19:15:49-15147.html
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#1450 From: Florian Bieber <bieberf@...>
Date: Sun Aug 5, 2001 2:15 pm
Subject: CfA: Europe-Asia / Osteuropa Lecture Competition 		bieberf@...
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ANNUAL EUROPE-ASIA / OSTEUROPA LECTURE COMPETITION

The journals Europe-Asia Studies (Glasgow, Scotland, UK) and
Osteuropa (Aachen, Germany) invite submissions for the fifth

ANNUAL  EUROPE-ASIA / OSTEUROPA LECTURE

to be delivered in May 2002 in Aachen/Cologne and at the
Institute of Central and East European Studies, University of
Glasgow. The title of the lecture series refers to Europe-Asia
Studies, formerly Soviet Studies, and to Osteuropa, the two
major international journals in the field of Russian, Central
and East European studies. The winning lecture will subsequently
be published in both journals.

The goal of the lecture is to spot young and particularly
promising researchers in the field of Central and East European
studies (social scientists and historians) working in these
countries and to present them to the worldwide academic
community involved in 'transition studies' and history.

In 1998 the competition was won by Oleg Kharkhordin ('Civil
Society and Orthodox Christianity'), in 1999 by Vladimir Gel'man
('Russia's Regional Politics in Comparative Perspective'), in
2000 by Serguei Oushakine ('In the State of Post-Soviet
Aphasia') and in 2001 by Alla Kassianova, who spoke on 'Russia
in Search of its Identity: The Role of the West'.

Europe-Asia Studies and Osteuropa invite young scholars
(approximately 28 to 40 years old) educated and resident in the
countries of Central and Eastern Europe (including the Baltic
states, Russia and other CIS countries) to submit a Draft
Lecture no longer than 2,000 words which will be the basis for
the lecture to be delivered in May 2002 in Germany and in
Glasgow. This Draft Lecture can be a summary of recent work and
should particularly highlight creative research tools or
techniques, new theory or creative use of archival material by
the applicant.

Since the lecture will be presented in English, the applicant
must have a good command of spoken English.

The author of the winning application will be invited to deliver
the lecture in Glasgow and Aachen/Cologne and will stay in each
city for three days; travel and accommodation expenses will be
met by the two journals.

Applications must  include (1) the Draft Lecture, (2) a one-page
curriculum vitae including date of birth, (3) a full list of
publications of the applicant (this must be submitted in 4
copies) and his or her mailing address, preferably including
email and fax number.

Applications are to be sent to:
The Editor, Europe-Asia Studies
Institute of Central and East European Studies
Hetherington Building, Bute Gardens
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland, UK G12 8RS

NB Applications sent by fax or email will not be accepted.
The deadline for applications is 1 January 2002.
The winning applicant will be informed by 1 March 2002.

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#1451 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Sun Aug 5, 2001 2:44 pm
Subject: Recent Reports on SEE 		fbieber@...
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1. Social Sciences in Eastern Europe
2. Project on Ethnic Relations Newsletter
3. RIEAS Web
___________________________________________________


Dear List-members,
A special edition of the Newsletter “Social Science in Eastern
Europe” has been newly published. It is entitled “The Countries of
Central and Eastern Europe and the EU: Attitudes and Perceptions”
(see contents). The view on Europe and the European integration from
the perspective of East Europeans has not been sufficiently
investigated up to the present day. The special edition of the
Newsletter allows a new insight into historical, political, economic
and societal discourse on Europe in eight East European countries.
The Newsletter can be ordered with a protective charge of 20,- DM at
IZ Sozialwissenschaften
Abt. Informationstransfer Osteuropa
Schiffbauerdamm 19
10117 Berlin
langer@...
Contents:
1. Introduction
1.1. Pál Tamás
Public Perceptions of the Europeization and Sovereignty Debates in
the Enlargement countries. The theoretical framework
1.2. Pál Tamás
The European Welfare State and Welfare Expectations in the Central
European Enlargement Countries
1.3. Csaba Dupcsik:
The West, the East, and the Border-lining
2. COUNTRY REPORTS
2.1. Bulgaria
Nikolai Genov
The Southeastern European Path Towards Globalization: the Role of
the European Union
2.2. Czech Republic
Lenka Rovna
Images of Europe: the Czech Perspective
2.3. Estonia
Aksel Kirch, Iris Brökling, Mart Kivimäe
Images of Europe - The Country Study Estonia
2.4. Hungary
Pál Tamás
Selling Europe to the Enlargement Countries: the Hungarian Approach
2.5. Romania
Zoltan A. Biro, Zoltan Rostas
Images of Europe in Romania: The EU Discourse
2.6. Russian Federation
Nikolai Kaveshnikov
Europe and the European Union: the Russian View
2.7. Slovak Republic
Ján Buncák, Magdaléna Piscová
Modern National Identity of Slovaks and Their Attitude Towards
Europe
2.8. Slovenia
Frane Adam, Mitja Hafner-Fink, Samo Uhan
Slovenia and the European Union: Attitudes and Perceptions
List of authors
______________________________________________________________

Original sender: Alex Grigor'ev <per@...>
Subject: PER Summer 2001 Newsletter (Includes PER Rules of Ethnic
Conflict)

Full text of the newsletter is available online at
http://www.per-usa.org/Summer2001PER%20NEWSLETTER.pdf
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Alex N. Grigor'ev
Program Officer
Project on Ethnic Relations
15 Chambers Street
Princeton, NJ 08542, USA
Tel. 609-683-5666
Fax 419-858-4443 or 609-683-5888
Office e-mail: alex.grigorev@... or per@...
PER Web Site: www.per-usa.org
______________________________________________________________

Dear RIEAS Friends,

I would like to inform you that RIEAS Web site is updated for August 2001. The RIEAS URL is: http://www.rieas.gr

Visit RIEAS MONITOR to read the following analysis: THINK TANKS IN GREECE (first article), and the GREEK-AMERICANS:SMITHEREENS IN THE WIND? (second article).
Visit BALKAN PAGE to read: KOSOVO UNDER NATO: A VIRTUAL NARCO- STATE (first article), and BALKAN WARS AND TERRORIST TIES (second articles).

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#1452 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Sun Aug 5, 2001 3:11 pm
Subject: CfA: Promotion of Tolerant Inter-Ethnic Relations between Youth of different ethnic origins from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and FR Yugoslavia based on respect of human and minority rights, Novi Sad, 20-27.11.2001 		fbieber@...
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From: "BalkanIDEA Novi Sad" <balkanideans@...>

Dear colleagues and friends, BalkanIDEA Novi Sad has a pleasure to present
a Training course.

More information and the application form can be find attached below, as
well as a short info in the body of the letter.
Feel free to distribute it further.

Best regards and hoping to host you in November,

Zarko MALETIN
BalkanIDEA Novi Sad

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...............................................................

SUBJECT:

Youth Training course in FR Yugoslavia
International Training course

Title:Promotion of Tolerant Inter-Ethnic Relations between Youth of
different ethnic origins from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and FR
Yugoslavia based on respect of human and minority rightsâ

Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia

20 November- 27 November 2001

Language of Instruction:          English  !

Organizer:

BalkanIDEA Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia

Co-organizer:
Debate club Privrednikâ, Novi Sad

   This Training course is financed by the Council of Europe





Objectives

   >  to promote inter-ethnic relations between young people belonging to
majority and minority communities from Bosnia & Herzegovina,

Croatia and FR Yugoslavia.



   > to raise the awareness of young people to questions of human - and, in
particular minority rights.

              > to introduce European Court of Human rights (and European
Institutions) and European Convention on Human Rights to young people from
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and FR Yugoslavia





A seven days schedule is devoted to :

  >   Training course-mornings with the lectures and presentations of the
officials from European court of Human Rights and the ones close to the
subject and

  >  Discussions -afternoons or after every lecture devoted to the debate on
the topics of Minority rights ( detailed at the table of the activities ).

During the conference, arguments used by teams in all discussions are going
to be gathered and published in the Arguments report. These reports are
going to be printed and shared with the participants who are going to
distribute them back home.





Training course lectures will be concentrated on:

Human and Minority Rights



  >     historical development;



  >     European institutions and the protection of human and minority
rights;



  >     European and International instruments on human and minority rights
protection (including Council of Europe's European Convention on Human
Rights, the European Charter on Regional and Minority Languages, the
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, Monitoring
Mechanisms of the Council of Europe, etc.);



  >     Transfrontier co-operation instruments, Transfrontier Television
Convention (Council of Europe instruments);



  >     Freedom of expression, Social Minorities and Social Charter of
Council of Europe.



PRACTICALITIES

  >    Board, food and travel costs:

-          There is no registration or enrollment fee.

-          Both board, food and travel costs are provided by the funders
and the organizer.

-          However the travel costs are not going to be reimbursed in case
that the participant did not attend more than 90% of the course!



  >      Participants:

        >     32 young participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and
FR Yugoslavia.

  >      Participants should be engaged in a work of any youth, student or
similar organization.

        >      Participants should come from following cities and towns:

Rijeka, Zagreb, Osijek, Split, Dubrovnik, Subotica, Zrenjanin, Backi
Petrovac, Vršac, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Priština, Podgorica, Nikšic, Budva,
Bar, Niš, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Tuzla, Mostar, Zenica.

  >    The Training course is in principle conceived for youth from 14 to 28
years. This is just an average, everyone interested can join: older persons
are welcome; younger persons should be accompanied by a person of 18 years
or older.

  >    Criteria for the eligibility is going to be motivation letter asked
from each interested in a topic.

  >    Besides taking lectures, the participants will be in position to take
an active role in debates and discussions. During the debates and
discussions informal debate techniques will be used.

        Therefore while selecting advantage will be given to the ones who
are familiar with debate, though this is not a condition for the participation!



         >    We ask you to consider, in which way you will be able to pass
what you’ll experience and  learn, to others back home.



        Language of Instruction:         English  !

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#1453 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Sun Aug 5, 2001 3:19 pm
Subject: New Members 		fbieber@...
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We welcome the following new members to Balkan Academic News:

Alina-Alex. Georgescu and at present I am focussing my research interests
on foreign policy change, particularly the Romanian case from 1965-2000. I
am Alumni of MA Program in European Studies at ZEI, Uni Bonn and of the MA
program in Southeast European Studies at Central European University,
Budapest. At present I have a research scholarship from the Center for
European Studies, University of Limerick where I am registered as a PhD
student. Email: alinaalex@...

Judith Egger. I work for the European Academy Bavaria in Munich
(Europäische Akademie Bayern e.V.) We organize study tours and seminars on
European politics and culture for young people and adults. One of our main
concerns at the moment is the Eastern
enlargement of the EU.At the moment I'm involved in organizing a meeting
for the UNESCO Blue Danube River Project.
This project has been in existence for more than ten years now and is one
of the so called flagship projects of the UNESCO Associated Schools
project. Young people from all the countries boarderng the Danube and from
all the ex-yugoslavian countries are
to meet in Passau and go down the Danube on a ship to Budapest. This is
going to take place from the 29th October to the 2nd November 2001. At this
meeting we want to introduce our new Blue Danube Internet plattform, that
is to enable participants to keep in contact and to go on working on joint
projects together in between the meetings. I'm looking for schools in the
Danube countries with
Internet access which are interested in international contacts and prepared
to be active within our network. Does anybody know teachers, interested in
such a project? Email: j.egger@...

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#1454 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Tue Aug 7, 2001 10:09 am
Subject: CfA: M.A. in Politics and Administration & European Integration for East Central Europe and Balkan Europe, Bologna 		fbieber@...
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A European Master's Degree Programme in Politics
and Administration (E. MA in Politics and
Administration) is organised by the Faculty of
Political Science of the Alma Mater Studiorum -
University of Bologna, Forlì Campus, and the "Centro
per l'Europa Centro-Orientale e Balcanica" of the
University of Bologna, with the support of MURST (the
Italian Ministry for Universities and
Scientific-technological Research), and in
collaboration with the International Network "Europe
and the Balkans".

The number of participants in the programme will be 20
students from the EU, along with 20 students from the
Eastern European countries selected by the
International Network "Europe and the Balkans".
Grants are provided for the East European students
in order to subsidise their living expenses.
The Registration Fee is of LIT 2,500,000, i.e. Euro
1,291.
Students from Eastern European Countries are not
required to pay the fee.

A Master's Degree in Governance and Politics of
European Integration for East Central and Balkan
Europe (GPIE) is offered by the Faculty of Political
Science of the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of
Bologna, Forlì Campus, and the "Istituto per l'Europa
Centro-Orientale e Balcanica" of the University of
Bologna. The MA receives the support of the Italian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is organised under the
auspices of the International Network "Europe and the
Balkans".

Candidates for admission should send in their
application both to the Italian local Embassies and to
the institute. The application should provide a
clearly specified address and an e-mail address,
moreover the documentation concerning the university
degrees and any certificates of the level of knowledge
of English, a brief c.v., as well as all relevant
information should be enclosed. The application form
is available on the internet at the following web
page: www.eurobalk.net
Strict deadline for receipt of the application by
the Italian Embassies is: 30th September 2001
Selection will be made drawing up a list deeming the
candidates' University degrees and the study careers.
East European students will not be required to pay
any fee and will recive a mobility grant.
In charge of coordination, assistance and information

Dott.ssa Federica Baroncini
Tel.:+39/0543 36304
CECOB - Università di Bologna Fax:
+39/0543 377088
Corso della Rebubblica n.88/A Web site:
www.eurobalk.net
47100 Forlì, Italy e-mail:
baroncin@...

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#1455 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Tue Aug 7, 2001 9:42 am
Subject: Scholarships: Max-Plack-Institute for the Study of Societies 		fbieber@...
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From: Berlin-Brandenburger Forum Osteuropa, Rundbrief 3.8.2001

Stipendien am Max-Plack-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung für Osteuropäer
The Max-Plack-Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) offers two
doctoral or postdoctoral fellow-ships
for applicants from Central and Eastern Europe. Fellowships are awarded for
up to twelve
months; in exceptional cases they may be extended by up to one additional
year. At current rates,
doctoral fellows will receive a stipend of DM 1.800,- per month while the
stipend for postdoctoral fel-lows
amounts to DM 3.000,- per month. Fellows with family will be entitled to a
small family allowance.
The MPIfG pays for one round of travel to and from Cologne.
Applicants should either be writing their dissertation or have received
their doctoral degree no longer
than five years before they plan to take up their fellowship. Awards will
be made on the basis of proven
scholarly excellence and of a research proposal outlining the project
applicants intend to pursue while
at the MPIfG. Research projects should relate to the substantive concerns
of the institute's research
program and to its ongoing work
(http://www.mpi-fg-koeln.mpg.de/fo/programm_en.html).
The first two MPIfG East and Central European Research Fellowships will be
awarded in the fall of
2001. They can be taken up any time between the award and September, 2002.
Applicants should
send in their current CV, a research proposal not exceeding ten pages, and
two letters of recommen-dation
from academic teachers. The deadline for application is October 31, 2001.
Awards will be made
and applicants notified by November 30, 2001.
Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies, Paulstrasse 3, 50676 Köln,
Phone + 49 2 21/ 27 67-0,
Fax + 49 2 21/27 67-5 55, E-Mail: Lautwein@..., Internet:
http://www.mpifg.de
(Junge Osteuropa-Experten, 13.7.01)

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#1456 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Tue Aug 7, 2001 9:55 am
Subject: CfA: Transnationalization and Regionalization since the 18th Century (PhD Program Leipzig, Germany) 		fbieber@...
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From: Berlin-Brandenburger Forum Osteuropa, Rundbrief 3.8.2001

International Ph.D. programme in Leipzig
On 1 October 2001, a new international Ph.D. programme on
„Transnationalization and Regionaliza-tion
since the 18th Century“ will start at the Centre for Advanced Studies of
the University of Leipzig.
The programme is open to Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social
sciences. The regular length
of the programme is three years, yet „sandwich“ participation of 6 or 12
months is possible. Working
languages are English and German. The programme is co-funded by the German
Academic Ex-chenge
Service (DAAD) and the German Science Foundation (DFG). DAAD accepts
fellowahip appli-cations
by programme participants from abroad for initially 10 to 12 months with
the possibility of pro-longation
of up to 42 months. Applications should include a letter of application, a
dissertation outline
(10-12 pages) with a half-page summary, c.v. ­ copies of B.A. and M.A.
degrees, two letters of re-commendations,
information of former stays in Germany (dates, funding, degrees etc.) and
can be
directed to Stefan Troebst, Professor of East European Cultural Studies und
Spokesperson of the
International Ph.D. Programme: „Transnationalization and Regionalization
since the 18th Century“,
Zentrum für höhere Studien der Universität Leipzig, Brühl 34-50, 04109
Leipzig, E-Mail:
troebst@..., URL: http://www.uni-leipzig.de/gwzo; application
deadline 15 September
2001 for the fall-winter term 2001/02, 31 December 2001 for the summer term
2002 (Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft,
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#1457 From: Florian Bieber <bieberf@...>
Date: Wed Aug 8, 2001 8:05 am
Subject: CfA: Human Rights School for Future Decision Makers, Dubrovnik, 1-11.10.2001 		bieberf@...
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http://www.bgcentar.org.yu/english/dubrovnik_summer.php
SUMMER SCHOOL

HUMAN RIGHTS SCHOOL FOR FUTURE DECISION MAKERS
DUBROVNIK, CROATIA
01 - 11 OCTOBER 2001

ORGANIZER: BALKAN HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK

Language of instruction: English

Contact person:
Marija Rudic
Belgrade Centre for Human Rights
Mlatisumina 26 / I
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Yugoslavia
Tel: +381 11 308 5328 / 432 572
Fax: +381 11 308 5328 / 432 572
E-mail: marija@...

Venue:

Courses will be held in the Inter-university Centre in Dubrovnik,
  >from 02. October to 11. October 2001.

Statement of purpose:

At the dawn of the XXI century the countries of the southeastern
Europe have all faced the challenge of strengthening democracy and
creating a system based on the rule of law and the respect of human
rights and freedoms. The successful shaping of such a system may only
be attained through continuous reform and improvement in the quality
of democratic institutions. It will be the task of the young
generation, mostly educated during the previous years of wars,
constant crisis and outrageous mismanagement, to overcome the lack of
the democratic identity in their states' judiciary, administration,
law enforcement bodies, but also to change the public perception of
the individual and collective rights and freedoms.

The enhancement of the rule of law and creation of a
human-rights-friendly environment among the general public and the
prospective decision- makers in the region is a crucial step towards
democratization and European integration. The Balkan Human Rights
Network has committed itself to contributing to the realization of
these goals.

BHRN strongly believes that young, educated and successful
individuals would be the key players in entrenching the culture of
human rights into southeast European countries' legal systems and
practice. The School of Human Rights for Future Decision Makers in
Dubrovnik in September 2001 aims at providing these young people with
the necessary knowledge and skills in the fields of human rights and
the rule of law, including familiarity with the jurisprudence of the
European Court of Human Rights and the supervisory bodies of the
international human rights treaties. Apart from the specific rights
and freedoms, particular attention will be given to other substantial
issues, such as discrimination, religion, overcoming the past. The
emphasis will also be on the comparative analysis of the
jurisprudence and practice in the countries of the Balkans.

It is essential for proper human rights education to focus not only
on constitutional and legislative issues, but to enable the
participants of the School to gain an insight into the political and
theoretical aspects as well as the culture of human rights. Besides,
suggestions for the practical steps that may be taken by the
governments, political parties, NGOs and professional associations in
the region, in order to improve the human rights situation.

Topics:

     * Introduction to the Idea of Human Rights and Human Rights Law
     * International Procedures for the Protection of Human Rights
       (Council of Europe, United Nations)
     * Comparative overview of legislation, jurisprudence and practice
       in the region
     * Discrimination / Endangered groups
     * Individual Rights
     * vCulture of Human Rights
     * Social Conditions / Religion and Human Rights
     * Media and Human Rights
     * Overcoming the Past and Looking Forward to the Future - Issues
       for the XXI century

+ Workshops on communication skills and media, case studies and play
roles.

Reading Materials

Photocopies of relevant international human rights instruments,
articles and reports of various human rights, both national and
international, non-governmental and governmental organisations
dealing with wide range of topics concerning the human rights issues.

Publications of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, other
publications related to human rights, and photocopies of articles and
documents available in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian or English.

Application requirements:

Successful postgraduate or final year students of law, international
relations, political science, economics, or young parliamentarians,
government officials or political parties' officials, as well as
young persons involved in the work of NGOs are encouraged to submit
their applications for the Human Rights School. Eligible candidates
must be from one of the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia.

The number of participants of the School is limited to 30. The
successful candidates will be selected on a competitive basis. Since
the language of the School is English, applicants should demonstrate
a good command of English and be able to follow lectures and
participate actively in discussions. Any proof (e.g. certificate,
diploma) of English language proficiency should be enclosed with the
application.

Balkan Human Rights Network will ensure the equal gender and
geographical distribution of the selected participants.

The deadline for application is August 8th, 2001.

Costs:

Costs of transportation, visa, meals and housing will be covered by
the Balkan Human Rights Network. Participants will receive a modest
contribution to their expenses during the School.



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BALKAN HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK

APPLICATION FORM

SUMMER SCHOOL
Human Rights School for Future Decision Makers
venue: Dubrovnik, Croatia
02 - 11 October  2001
Language of Instruction: English

organizer: Balkan Human Rights Network


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1. First name(s):

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2. Last name:

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3.Middle Initial _______________________________

4. SEX:   Male   Female


5. Mailing Address:

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Tel:
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E-mail:
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6. Permanent Address (if different from above):

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7. Place of Birth:
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8. Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY):
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9. Country of citizenship:
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10. Passport Number (date of expiry):
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11. Field of study / work:

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12. Academic degree(s) and institution(s) where obtained:

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13. Employment during and/or after studies (please list organizations and
positions held):

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14. Present employer:
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Address:
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Tel:
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15. Knowledge of English (scale 1-5, 1 being the minimum); please list
certificates you have, if any:

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16. Would you be interested in attending a short course in use of Internet?

Yes   No
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Date:________________   Signature:_______________________
The completed application form should be posted no later than August 8th,
2001. to

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The following should be enclosed with the application:

- a detailed CV
- one letter of reference, written either by university professor or by
current employer or by NGO or political party official
- transcript from university or other higher education institution,
detailing results or grades obtained
- English language certificate, if any



For further information you can contact Ms Marija Rudic at
marija@...

A telephone interview with the applicants will be conducted between 15th
and 22nd August, in order to determine each applicant's fluency in English.

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#1458 From: Stefan Wolff <S.Wolff@...>
Date: Tue Aug 7, 2001 12:41 pm
Subject: Book Review: Trifunovska/Varennes, Minority Rights in Europe. European Minorities and Languages, Reviewed by Stefan Wolff 		S.Wolff@...
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Snezana Trifunovska (editor-in-chief), Fernand de Varennes (guest editor),
Minority Rights in Europe. European Minorities and Languages. The Hague:
T.M.C. Asser Press, 2001. XIV + 606 pp. ISBN 90-6704-127-0.

Reviewed by Stefan Wolff (S.Wolff@...), University of Bath, England,
UK

In a nutshell, this is a very valuable account of the current legal and
political status of minority languages in Europe published in the wrong
medium. It is valuable because it integrates thorough analysis with a
fairly comprehensive collection of important source documents, it is
published in the wrong medium because it would have been more useful either
to combine book and electronic publishing formats or publish it
electronically only, i.e., on CD-ROM or via an online subscription. This is
as much a question of usability, particularly in class rooms, as it is a
question of price and the ability to provide regular and affordable
updates. Already, some of the data presented in the book have been
overtaken by developments on the ground. While this is a general problem
with many publications dealing with highly dynamic subjects, it is
particularly critical for a volume whose final purpose is to provide
information which should facilitate discussion in the scientific,
governmental and non-governmental circles dealing with both human rights
protection and security issues, and to assist in finding solutions to
particular minority situations (p. V).

To be sure, there is a lot of high-quality material in this volume that
deserved to be published, and the volume benefits from bringing together a
broad range of experts on various aspects of minority protection and
minority rights legislation. Fernand de Varenness introductory chapter on
The Linguistic Rights of Minorities in Europe provides a sound
introduction to the historical development and contemporary dynamics of
linguistic rights. The case studies that follow on Romany (Marcia Rooker),
Italy (Francesco Palermo), Frisian in the Netherlands (Floris van Laanen),
Spain (Giovanni Poggeschi) and Sweden (Sia Spiliopolou kermark) provide
good examples of how the more general points made by de Varennes have
played out in different national contexts. In contrast to these, Dnall
Riagins chapter, although quite good on the European Bureau for Lesser
Used Languages, is rather weak and duplicates issues that are much better
covered in different chapters (e.g., de Varenness introduction or von
Toggenburgs piece on the EU). It also contains a number of inconsistencies
and questionable judgements. A statement like the existence of a
German-speaking minority in the Sudetenland [not Sdatenland as spelled
in the original  S.W.] provided a ready-made excuse for invading
Czechoslovakia (p. 32) is at best overly simplistic, as is the assertion
that people like Stalin, Franco, Tito and Salazar did produce a certain
form of stability within their own states but at a frightening cost in
tems of human liberty and dignity (ibid.). There is also a surprising
lapse in copy-editing: page 32 informs the reader that [i]n the European
Union alone almost forty autochthonous languages are spoken, two
paragraphs on at page 33 the reader learns that [i]n the member states of
the European Union alone there are almost fifty communities speaking over
thirty autochthonous European languages.

Part two of the book, entitled International Activities and Documents, is
in so far misleading as it also includes some excellent pieces of analysis
(as does part one, entitled Academic Discussion) of these activities and
documents by scholars and practitioners alike. Cecilia Thompson gives an
overview of the state of the debate on minority rights at the United
Nations, including the increasingly important part played by NGOs in this
arena (pp. 133-4). What I felt was missing from his chapter was some
explanation as to why there is relatively little on language rights in UN
documents. Following Sneana Trifunovskas examination of  The Protection
of Linguistic Rights within the Council of Europe, Gabriel von Toggenburg
takes a look at minority protection at the level of the European Union,
looking at the European Parliament, initiatives supported by the European
Commission, and the increasing importance of the issue of minority
protection in the EUs external relations and internal practice. Edwin
Bakkers piece on Linguistic Rights and the OSCE is largely superfluous
as it does not cover anything that could not have been integrated, or is
indeed more broadly examined, in John Packers comprehensive overview of
The Protection of Minority Language Rights through the Work of OSCE
Institutions. The final two chapters in this part, by Ole Espersen and
Hanne Fugl on the Council of Baltic Sea States and by Sneana Trifunovska
on the Central European Initiative, deserve special commendation as they
provide a concise account on otherwise largely ignored institutions that
take a specifically regional approach to minority rights in Europe.

Part three of the volume reprints the 1999 Report on the Linguistic Rights
of Persons Belonging to National Minorities in the OSCE Area by the OSCE
High Commissioner on National Minorities, but adds to, and updates, the
original report by including additional countries and a separate section on
developments/events/comments for a number, but by no means all, the
countries covered in the 1999 version. In addition, the introduction to
part three of the book provides a useful guide to sources, including a
variety of online databases, that should prove helpful for those readers
who are interested in keeping themselves up-to-date on developments in some
of the countries concerned. However, it would have been even more valuable
if there had been a short explanation as to each of the sources in order to
enable the reader to gauge their objectivity, and hence reliability.

A final concern with this volume is its utterly confusing status as to
title, editor, and in fact type of publication. There are a number of
indications that this might be the first volume in a series entitled
Minority Rights in Europe whose general editor is Sneana Trifunovska.
This would make Fernand de Varennes the editor of this particular volume on
European Minorities and Languages, and he should be properly recognised
as such on the book cover. On the other hand, there is also an indication
that this publication had been intended to be the first volume of the
European Yearbook on Minorities, but then was not realised as such.
Nevertheless, on page 341 the reader learns that Part Three of the
Yearbook includes information, which is additional to the Report of the
High Commissioner. None of this is terribly important, but it becomes
frustrating for the reviewer, the reader, and the librarian who want to
establish with what kind of publication they are dealing. Should this first
publication lead to a longer series of volumes on minority rights issues as
indicated in the Foreword (p. VII), and given the importance of the topic
for contemporary European politics and society this is hopefully the case,
it would be good if the editors of the series and future volumes were able
to address some of the concerns expressed in this review. After all, an
integration of theoretical and practical debates on minority rights is
urgently needed, but it is needed in a quality and format that enables
people from different professional backgrounds to use the result of such
efforts.

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#1459 From: Florian Bieber <bieberf@...>
Date: Wed Aug 8, 2001 8:45 am
Subject: CfA: Communication University: Communications: Keys to Development, Sarajevo, 18-20.10.2001 		bieberf@...
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>Media Plan Institute Organising the First Communications University of
>South East Europe in October
>
>SARAJEVO, 08/08/2001 - The First Communications University in South East
>Europe, titled 'Communications: Keys to Development', will be held from
>18 to 20 October in Sarajevo. This forum that will gather over 150
>participants from the region and other European countries is meant to
>initiate discussion on the relevance of communications for development
>of SEE countries and their mutual cooperation. the University will
>address issues related to integration of the region into Europe, through
>the use of new communication technologies and by overcoming barriers on
>the road to information society.
>The University will consist of a number of round tables, open
>discussions, workshops, presentations and exhibitions. It will be opened
>by Bodo Hombach, special coordinator of the Stability Pact, who will
>deliver a lecture on strategic development of Stability Pact.
>The First Communications University is organised by Media Plan Institute
> >from Sarajevo and International Network of Communications Universities
> >from Bordeaux (France), under the auspices of BiH Council of Ministers
>and French Government.
>For more details on the University please write to unicom@....
>or mrkic.b@...

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#1460 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Thu Aug 9, 2001 2:13 pm
Subject: CfA: Roman Herzog Research Fellowships for Young Scholars from SEE (in Germany) 		fbieber@...
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Fellowships for Young Scholars from CEE/NIS Region

  see: http://www.avh.de/en/programme/stip_aus/rh.htm

Roman Herzog Research Fellowship
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) and the
non-profit Hertie Foundation (GHS) in
Frankfurt-on-Main enable young highly qualified
scholars with outstanding leadership qualities in
research
and teaching from central and south-east Europe
(including the Baltic States) to carry out research
  projects of their own choice in Germany (age limit:
  35 years)
>
> Roman Herzog Research Fellowships - Application
> Applications may be submitted for long-term research
> stays of between 6 and
> 12 months; short-term study tours or participation
> in conferences cannot be
> founded.
>
> Research fellowships are offered on a regional
> competitive basis. Scholars
> from the following states may apply:
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> Albania
> Bosnia-Herzegovina
> Bulgaria
> Croatia
> Estonia
> Hungary
>  Latvia
> Lithuania
> Macedonia
> Poland
> Romania
> Slovenia
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> the Czech Republic
> Yugoslavia
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>
> There are no quotas in respect of either country or
> academic discipline.
> Applications from the fields of law, economics and
> social sciences are
> particularly welcome since fellowships shall
> contribute to the further
> development of scientific policy in the home
> country. 12 research
> fellowships are available per annum.
> Assessment and decisions are based primarily on the
> quality and feasibility
> of research projects proposed by candidates as well
> as their
> (international)
> publications (including doctoral thesis). Research
> projects and German
> hosts
> are selected by applicants themselves. Details of
> research projects and
> schedules must be agreed between applicants and
> proposed hosts prior to
> submission of applications.
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> commenced in Germany
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#1462 From: Stefan Wolff <S.Wolff@...>
Date: Tue Aug 7, 2001 12:44 pm
Subject: Book Reviews: Mac Laughlin, Reimagining the Nation-State. The Contested Terrains of Nation-building, Reviewed by Stefan Wolff 		S.Wolff@...
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Jim Mac Laughlin, Reimagining the Nation-State. The Contested Terrains of
Nation-building. London and Sterling , VA: Pluto Press, 2001. 289 pp.,
bibliography, index. ISBN 0 7453 1364 7 (pbk.), 15.99; ISBN 0 7453 1369 8
(hbk.), 45.00

Reviewed by Stefan Wolff (S.Wolff@...), University of Bath, England,
UK

In this day and age, a search in an online catalogue of virtually any
university library for works on nationalism would produce at least
several dozen hits covering theoretical works from Ernest Gellner to
Anthony D. Smith and the practical applications of their and others
theories to historical and contemporary processes of nation-building and
ethnonational conflict, leaving hardly any place or time uncovered.
Admittedly, the quality of the works one would discover this way varies;
however, the question remains whether there is indeed a need for yet
another monograph on the history of nation-building in Ireland.

Mac Laughlins book provides a relatively easy answer to this question
yes. For what he delivers is not merely another history of the emergence of
modern Ireland (both north and south), but at the same time a critical
historiography of theories of nationalism. Concentrating on pre-partition
Ireland, Mac Laughlin challenges many of their broad assumptions and
conclusions about the origins, nature, and consequences of nationalism,
particularly their failure to incorporate in their theories the rootedness
of nationalism and political regionalisms in the ethnic geographies and
divided communities of nation-building societies (p. 4). While he accepts
that nations  were historical happenings and geographical constructs,
Mac Laughlin rejects a broad range of theories (Smith, Anderson, Bhabha,
Hobsbawm, Wallerstein, Nairn) as too limited to explain properly the quite
different and frequently contentious processes of nation-building that
emerged in Ireland over the course of four centuries or more (p. 6). This
in itself makes for an intellectually stimulating read. While the reader
may not agree with every single point Mac Laughlin makes in showing the
limitations of existing theories of nationalism as applied to Ireland, the
argument overall is so richly illustrated and comprehensive in its
integration of intellectual, social, economic and political drivers of
nation-building in Ireland that it would be hard to accuse Mac Laughlin of
the intellectual narcissism of exaggerating minor points into a
pseudo-critique of existing theories of nationalism and nation-building.

The first three chapters of the book examine the Anglo-centric view of
Ireland roughly up to the eighteenth century, arguing that Ireland, in may
ways, was not treated differently than other English colonies in theory
(racist discourses about barbarous natives) and practice (implanting
settlers to civilise this territory). Chapter four is a critique of
Anderson, Hobsbawm, and Wallerstein, pointing out that the two different
traditions of nationalism in Ireland  Irish separatist nationalism and
Ulster Unionism  were rational expressions of political regionalism
rather than merely political ideologies (p. 92). Mac Laughlin thus
implicitly traces some of todays dynamics of inter-ethnic relations in
Northern Ireland back to the time when two different manifestations of
national consciousness were constructed in two different parts of Ireland
Ulster and the rest of the island  that expressed the material and
cultural interests of groups who were intent of realising the political
potential of peoplehood and nationhood in nation-state and national form
, united different social classes across broad cultural fields in two
different parts of the country, forged new organic relationships with
territory and created social blocs whose leaders insisted that the
people had a right to their own nationhood and their own nation-state
(pp. 94-5). This is the core thesis of Mac Laughlins book and chapters
5-10 provide the evidence in support of it.

Chapter 5 looks at how Irelands past was nationalised and by whom.
Chapter 6 examines the role of the Catholic church and national schools
(rather than universities) in the emergence of Irish nationalism and
national separatism. Chapter 7, although being a classical study of the
part played by communication in forging a national consciousness, makes an
important contribution to the debate in that it focuses on the provincial
rather than national press as one of the most important  agent[s] of
nation-building in nineteenth-century Ireland (p. 187). Chapter 8 follows
a similar approach, but concentrates on the Protestant parts of Ulster,
i.e., todays six counties of Northern Ireland, and the way in which the
ideological contours of Protestant Ulster in Catholic nation-building
Ireland were mapped out in provincial papers (p. 211). Chapter nine
provides an interesting case study of the role of geography and map-making
as loci of competing and conflicting images of Ireland and Irishness in
that it enabled cartographers from either side of the by now obvious
communal divide to name and claim places (p. 229). Finally, chapter 10
looks at the nexus of local politics and nation-building in county
Donegal, showing how, over a considerable period of time, a social bloc of
bourgeois and petty bourgeois interest groups was formed that was capable
of exerting hegemonic control over the political and economic life of the
county and the country (p. 270).

Although I missed a concluding chapter bringing together the findings of
this impressive and well-written study of the emergence of two different
expressions of nationalism in Ireland, Mac Laughlins work can be strongly
recommended to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and academics with an
interest in processes of nation-building and Irish history. The particular
value of the book being its integration of specifically territorial,
political, economic and cultural constructs of place with ideological
explanations of (ethno-) nationalism, this book is as much about the
history of Ireland as it is about the recent and present developments in
Northern Ireland where many of the historic struggles between Irish
Nationalism and Ulster Unionism analysed by Mac Laughlin continue to be
fought out in politics and on the streets. It may no longer be primarily
about nation-building, yet, the terrain of the struggle remains contested
there as well as elsewhere in Europe and beyond.

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#1463 From: Florian Bieber <bieberf@...>
Date: Sun Aug 12, 2001 10:54 am
Subject: CfP: Int. Journal of Geopolitics 		bieberf@...
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Geopolitics


(Formerly known as Geopolitics and International Boundaries)



Editors

David Newman, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
John Agnew, UCLA


Founding Editor

Richard Schofield, SOAS, University of London


Associate Editors

Gerard Toal, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Mark Bassin, University College, London


Reviews Editor

Dr Joel Peters, Ben Gurion University of the Negev


About the Journal

The study of geopolitics has undergone a major renaissance during the past
decade. Addressing a gap in the in the published periodical literature,
this journal seeks to explore the theoretical implications of contemporary
geopolitics and geopolitical change with particular reference to
territorial problems and issues of state sovereignty . Multidisciplinary in
its scope, Geopolitics includes all aspects of the social sciences with
particular emphasis on political geography, international relations, the
territorial aspects of political science and international law. The journal
seeks to maintain a healthy balance between systemic and regional analysis.

The Journal appears three times annually including one theme issue per
year. Forthcoming theme issues include Geopolitics at the End of the
Twentieth Century: The Changing World Political Map. In addition, review
essays will be published focusing on the works of seminal geopolitics
studies, as well as contemporary foreign policy practitioners whose
policies have influenced the changing world map of the past two decades.

ISSN 1465-0045 Volume 5 2001 Three issues per year: Summer, Autumn, Winter


Individuals £38/$52 Institutions £135/$185


New individual subscriber introductory rate £30/$41

Online Access for 2001: This journal will be available online, during 2001,
to institutional subscribers.


Contents of Current Issue - 5.1

State Limits in the Early Twenty-first Century: Observations on Form and
Function by Gerald Blake
Complex Emergency Response Planning and Coordination: Potential GIS
Applications by William Wood
Using Geographic Information Systems to Revisit Enduring Rivalries: The
Case of Israel by Harvey Starr
  From Defending Borders towards Managing Geographical Risks? Security in a
Globalised World by Mathias Albert
Geopolitics and Territorial Issues: Relevance for South America by Arie M
Kacowicz
States Interests, Military Power and International Commerce: Some
Cross-national Evidence by Michael P Gerace
A Geopolitical Discourse with Robert McNamara by Gerald Toal
Global Security in the Twenty-first Century with Particular Reference to
the Role of the USA by Robert S McNamara

For abstracts of these articles, please look here.

Contents of the Next Issue - 5.2

Special Issue: From Geopolitics to Global Politics: A French Connection

Edited by: Jacques Lévy

Beyond Geopolitics: A French Connection by Jacques Lévy
  From Text to Image by Claude Raffestin
Geopolitics in History by Denis Retaillé
The World-System by Olivier Dollfus
A User’s Guide to World-Spaces by Jacques Lévy
The Turnaround of the World by Bertrand Badie, Marie-Claude Smouts
World Time as a Global Event by Zaki Laidi
Rivalries for Territory by Yves Lacoste
The Geopolitics of Front Lines and Borderlines by Michel Foucher
The Hellenic Diaspora and the Greek State: A Spatial Approach by Georges
Prevaélakis
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#1464 From: Florian Bieber <bieberf@...>
Date: Sun Aug 12, 2001 10:21 am
Subject: Report: Peace in Presevo: Quick Fix or Long Term Solution? (ICG) 		bieberf@...
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                 Peace in Presevo: Quick Fix or Long Term Solution?


                 The past decade in the Western Balkans has seen very few
peacefully
                 negotiated transfers of territorial control. The most
recent example ­ albeit one
                 not involving any change of sovereignty - was also the only
one achieved by
                 NATO’s direct mediation. In May 2001, the Presevo Valley
was brought back
                 under Serbian government control, ending an ethnic Albanian
insurgency that
                 had lasted some seventeen months.

                 This report traces the political process that achieved this
transfer of authority
                 over 1,200 square kilometres of territory, focusing on two
issues. First, it
                 considers the reforms that are still needed to achieve
lasting peace in the
                 Presevo area. Second, it considers the hopeful claim from
some quarters that
                 this transfer of authority, based on unprecedented
cooperation between NATO
                 and the new regime in Belgrade, may offer a model for
tackling other disputes in
                 the wider neighbourhood.

                 Ethnic Albanian rebels calling themselves the “Liberation
Army of Presevo,
                 Bujanovac and Medvedja” (UCPMB in Albanian) exploited a
five kilometre-wide
                 demilitarised strip along the Kosovo border inside Serbia ­
the Ground Safety
                 Zone (GSZ), established in June 1999 to prevent accidental
clashes between
                 NATO forces and the Yugoslav Army. Operating from the GSZ,
the UCPMB
                 attacked police and other state targets with virtual impunity.

                 After the fall of Slobodan Milosevic in October 2000, the
new government in
                 Belgrade prepared a plan to reintegrate ethnic Albanians
into state structures,
                 along with guarantees to demilitarise the region, create a
multiethnic police
                 force, and fully respect minority rights.

                 Persuaded the reintegration plan was viable and keen to
break links between
                 ethnic Albanian forces in southern Serbia and northern
Macedonia, where
                 violence was building up dangerously, NATO dashed rebel
hopes by taking
                 Belgrade’s side. The alliance negotiated a phased
reoccupation of the GSZ by
                 FRY forces that occurred between 14 March and 31 May 2001.
Contrary to many
                 expectations, the reoccupation went smoothly. However, an
estimated 2,000
                 former fighters remain in the area, along with substantial
arms caches.

                 On the evening of August 3, the most destabilising event
since the FRY
                 reoccupation of the GSZ occurred when an unidentified
gunmen shot and killed
                 two Serbian policemen and wounded two others. The killings
were part of a
                 wider upsurge of incidents that appear to be coordinated
and intended to derail
                 the nascent peace process.

                 The circumstances of peacemaking in Presevo were unique and
cannot be
                 emulated elsewhere. Recent events, moreover, illustrate
that declarations of
                 victory by Western observers remain premature. The
insurgency in southern
                 Serbia reflected real and deeply rooted problems, both
local and regional.
                 Conditions for reconciliation are in place, but the process
itself has hardly
                 begun. The longer term prospects for peaceful reintegration
now depend on
                 effective follow through by the Serbian authorities
assisted by ethnic Albanian
                 leaders and the international community.

                 RECOMMENDATIONS:

                 GENERAL

                 1. All parties involved ­ the governments of Serbia and the
FRY, local ethnic
                 Albanians and the international community ­ should realise
that the impressive
                 achievements in southern Serbia are merely the beginning of
a long process of
                 reconciliation and integration which will not succeed
without sustained
                 commitment.

                 2. International organizations ­ the EUMM, OSCE, UN ­ and
individual
                 embassies should maintain their current level of personnel
stationed in and
                 visiting southern Serbia.

                 3. Recognising that this process is fraught with political
risks for its champions,
                 the international community should adapt policies to local
conditions to ensure
                 that they reinforce the positions of moderates in both
ethnic communities in
                 southern Serbia.

                 POLICE 4. The Serbian government should, in cooperation
with the OSCE,
                 complete the training and deployment of the newly created
multiethnic police
                 force by August 2002.

                 5. As the multiethnic force is deployed, MUP [Ministerstvo
Unutrasnjih Poslova or
                 Interior Ministry] police should be progressively withdrawn
from Presevo,
                 Bujanovac and Medvedja, leaving no MUP stationed in the
region after August
                 2002.

                 6. The MUP should introduce to the new multiethnic police
force the blue and
                 white uniform that is already standard for civilian police
elsewhere in Serbia and
                 forbid officers from wearing the purple camouflage uniforms
hitherto standard in
                 the Presevo Valley.

                 EDUCATION

                 7. The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) should
quickly create a system
                 of certification of diplomas from the unofficial ethnic
Albanian educational system
                 that operated in Kosovo from 1991 to 1999 so that ethnic
Albanians will be
                 qualified to work in the state sector and on
state-facilitated infrastructure
                 projects in southern Serbia.

                 8. The international community should continue to target
school construction
                 and other education support as a top development priority
in southern Serbia.

                 ECONOMY

                 9. A substantial portion of international development aid
for the FRY should be
                 earmarked for southern Serbia.

                 10. Disbursement of funds for essential infrastructure
projects ­ electricity,
                 water, roads ­ should be accelerated to provide concrete
examples of progress.

                 11. International donors should insist that on
infrastructure projects they fund
                 at least half the labour force is composed of ethnic
Albanians.

                 POLITICAL REFORM

                 12. The international community should support legislation
currently being
                 drafted in the Serbian parliament regarding minority
protection and
                 decentralization.

                 13. The Serbian government should carry out a census in
southern Serbia, with
                 international assistance, as quickly as possible, ideally
as part of the
                 republic-wide census that is intended by the end of the
year, but if necessary
                 separately for southern Serbia.

                 14. A commission of officials from the Coordinating Body
for Presevo, Bujanovac
                 and Medvedja plus local representatives should draw new
electoral districts to
                 redress Milosevic’s gerrymandering.

                 15. After the census and redistricting, the government
should hold new
                 elections for municipal assemblies, and these results
should supersede the
                 results of the municipal elections of December 2000.

                 16. To advance the Serbian government’s stated goal of
integrating ethnic
                 Albanians into all aspects of the state, the three
municipalities should be unified
                 into a special electoral district to enable election of
ethnic Albanians to
                 parliament.

                 Pristina/Belgrade/Brussels, 10 August 2001

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#1465 From: Stefan Wolff <S.Wolff@...>
Date: Fri Aug 10, 2001 11:29 am
Subject: Book Review: Will Kymlicka, Politics in the Vernacular: Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship_ AND Will Kymlicka and Wayne Norman, Citizenship in Diverse Societies, Reviewed by Stefan Wolff 		S.Wolff@...
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Squaring the Circle? Towards a Theory of Liberal Democracy, Citizenship,
and Minority Rights

Will Kymlicka, _Politics in the Vernacular: Nationalism, Multiculturalism,
and Citizenship_, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. 383 pp., bibliog.,
index; 12.99 (paper), ISBN: 0199240981; 40.00 (cloth), ISBN
0-19-829665-7.

Will Kymlicka and Wayne Norman, _Citizenship in Diverse Societies_, Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2000. 383 pp., bibliog., index; 15.99 (paper),
ISBN 0-19-829770-X; 57.12 (cloth), ISBN: 0198296444.

Reviewed by Stefan Wolff (S.Wolff@...), University of Bath, England,
UK

At least since his 1995 book on Multicultural Citizenship, Will Kymlicka
has been recognised as one of the foremost political philosophers
addressing the sensitive issue of how liberal democracies should deal with
the rights of (ethnic) minorities, and his work has been most strongly
associated with a school of thought that believes that special group (or
collective) rights are not only compatible with general liberal principles,
but are indeed the way forward to accommodate minority claims within
liberal-democratic frameworks of governance. No matter if one subscribes to
this view or not, Kymlicka is a provocative and intellectually stimulating
writer whose ideas have much to offer and have become part of a wider
philosophical and political discourse on minority rights.

In the 2001 collection of essays Politics in the Vernacular, Kymlicka has
put together fifteen articles and three review essays written (and mostly
previously published) since 1995. They document his own intellectual
development since the publication of Multicultural Citizenship and are at
the same time an interesting account of the debate within the discipline.
In four parts, Kymlicka explores The Evolution of the Minority Rights
Debate (chapters 1-3), Ethnocultural Justice (chapters 4-9),
Misunderstanding Nationalism (chapters 10-15), and Democratic
Citizenship in Multiethnic States (chapters 16-18). In responding to
objections to, and criticisms of, his own theory of minority rights as well
as in critically reviewing the work of other writers in the field, Kymlicka
seeks to strengthen his own argument. The degree to which he succeeds in
doing so will depend very much on the convictions of his respective
readers. The debate between individualists and collectivists in the
discourse on minority rights has become too much entrenched by now as that
conversions from one school of thought to the other seem likely, and even
those who question the rigidity of the division will find enough evidence
in Kymlickas essays that they can use in support of their particular view.

Does this then make this collection a point- or worthless publication?
Certainly not. It is an excellent analysis of a wide variety of issues of
great importance in the current discourses on democracy, nationalism,
minority rights, ethnic conflict, etc. from one particular point of view.
Chapter 5, for example, analyses democratic (as opposed to communist)
federalism as a means of taming the force of nationalism (p. 92), arguing
that it has this capability precisely because it respects individual rights
and freedoms alongside those of minority groups. Yet, the chapter is not
simply an exercise of praise, but it addresses how boundaries of federal
subunits are drawn, and how powers are distributed between different levels
of government  as these are pivotal issues for the fair accommodation of
minority nationalisms (p. 93). To give another example, n chapter 14,
American Multiculturalism in the International Arena, Kymlicka examines
the positive and negative impact that the particular conception of
multiculturalism in the United States has had on the development of the
discourse on, and practice of, multiculturalism elsewhere. Focussing
particularly on Central and Eastern Europe in his analysis of the negative
impact of American ideas on multiculturalism, Kymlicka argues that the
American mantra that the solution to ethnic conflict is individual rights
not group rights (p. 273) has not just been unhelpful, but has been
potentially dangerous to democracy itself for two reasons. It helped
marginalize liberal intellectuals in these countries [in Central and
Eastern Europe  S.W.] (p. 273) who sought guidance from American liberals
where the latter had very little to offer. The second reason Kymlicka gives
is that the language of civic nationalism used in the United States in
debates on multiculturalism can be, and has been, used in Central and
Eastern Europe to justify policies that inhibit national minorities from
expressing a distinct national identity and demanding national rights. (p.
273) What Kymlicka fails to acknowledge by focussing on the American
intellectual debate is that there has been a significant shift in American
political practice on the issue of group rights over the past several
years, most notably in relation to the Balkans and as early as the Dayton
Agreement.

The final three chapters deal with the issue of Democratic Citizenship in
Multiethnic States, and here Kymlicka explores the role of education,
globalisation, and ideology (more precisely his preference of procedural
liberalism over civic republicanism) in how to retain the viability of the
concept of democratic citizenship in a changing and increasingly diverse
world. These chapters identify some of the crucial issues that will
dominate the public discourse in the years to come and Kymlicka makes a
worthwhile effort to position his liberal theory of minority rights within
this debate.

The notion of Citizenship in Diverse Societies is also at the centre of
attention in the volume edited by Kymlicka and Norman, in which the editors
and contributors seek to connect the rights and status of ethnocultural
minorities in multiethnic societies  and the virtues, practices, and
responsibilities of democratic citizenship (p. 3). Although this does not
amount to a full-fledged theory of citizenship, the individual essays deal
with important issues that any such theory would have to address: education
and religious diversity, political participation and representation,
immigration, gender issues, language issues, the rights of indigenous
peoples, and federalism. While some of the issues are treated on a more
abstract level rather than in the context of concrete case studies (e.g.,
Jeremy Waldron on cultural identity, and Rainer Baubck on secession and
federalism), the discussion in general goes beyond purely normative
considerations about the rights and wrongs of different approaches to any
of these individual aspects. Quite a number of authors place their
elaborations in concrete policy debates, primarily in Canada (e.g., Eamonn
Callan on religious schools in Ontario, and Denise Raume on official
language rights) and the US (e.g., Jeff Spinner-Halev on religion in public
and private education), but also in Europe (Tariq Modood on ethnic
minorities and their identities in the UK, and Sawitri Saharso on female
autonomy in the Netherlands). This mix of theoretical debate and policy
orientation makes the book fairly accessible to a wide range of readers,
especially those who have had little or no exposure to the debate so far.
This accessibility is also helped by a comprehensive introduction Kymlicka
and Norman provide to their subject that positions the issues raised in
later chapters in the context of two broader debates on minority rights and
citizenship; and overall the volume succeeds in bridging the still-existing
gap between the two.

The two books make a significant contribution to the further development of
both theory and practice of accommodating population diversity within
liberal democracies. They highlight the difficulties that many such systems
of governance have with the recognition of group rights, but also show the
amount of progress that has been made in this respect of the last several
years. As such, all the individual essays in both books also make an
important contribution to the further development of the theory of
democracy, even though they are unable to deliver such an enhanced theory.
This is hardly the fault of their authors/editors, who never claimed to
pursue such a venture, but it highlights the need for more conceptual
thinking to overcome the (probably increasing) gap between the challenges
contemporary liberal democracies face and our intellectual tools to address
them.

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#1466 From: Florian Bieber <bieberf@...>
Date: Sun Aug 12, 2001 10:39 am
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- C R I S I S W E B   N E W S - New ICG report on the Presevo Valley
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Azerbaijan: New State Committee to Monitor Religious Communities
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Open letter on the discrimination of Romanians in Ukraine
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Book Review: Jim Mac Laughlin, Reimagining the Nation-State. The
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Press, 2001
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Prague Exodus: Under British Pressure, Czechs Try to Keep Roma from
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Review Essay: Will Kymlicka, Politics in the Vernacular: Nationalism,
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#1468 From: Florian Bieber <bieberf@...>
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#1469 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Thu Aug 16, 2001 10:03 am
Subject: Report: Peace in Presevo: Quick Fix or Long Term Solution? (ICG) 		fbieber@...
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Peace in Presevo: Quick Fix or Long Term Solution?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The past decade in the Western Balkans has seen very few peacefully
negotiated transfers of territorial control. The most recent example –
albeit one not involving any change of sovereignty - was also the only one
achieved by NATO’s direct mediation. In May 2001, the Presevo Valley was
brought back under Serbian government control, ending an ethnic Albanian
insurgency that had lasted some seventeen months.

This report traces the political process that achieved this transfer of
authority over 1,200 square kilometres of territory, focusing on two
issues. First, it considers the reforms that are still needed to achieve
lasting peace in the Presevo area. Second, it considers the hopeful claim
from some quarters that this transfer of authority, based on unprecedented
cooperation between NATO and the new regime in Belgrade, may offer a model
for tackling other disputes in the wider neighbourhood.

Ethnic Albanian rebels calling themselves the “Liberation Army of Presevo,
Bujanovac and Medvedja” (UCPMB in Albanian) exploited a five kilometre-wide
demilitarised strip along the Kosovo border inside Serbia – the Ground
Safety Zone (GSZ), established in June 1999 to prevent accidental clashes
between NATO forces and the Yugoslav Army. Operating from the GSZ, the
UCPMB attacked police and other state targets with virtual impunity.

After the fall of Slobodan Milosevic in October 2000, the new government in
Belgrade prepared a plan to reintegrate ethnic Albanians into state
structures, along with guarantees to demilitarise the region, create a
multiethnic police force, and fully respect minority rights.

Persuaded the reintegration plan was viable and keen to break links between
ethnic Albanian forces in southern Serbia and northern Macedonia, where
violence was building up dangerously, NATO dashed rebel hopes by taking
Belgrade’s side. The alliance negotiated a phased reoccupation of the GSZ
by FRY forces that occurred between 14 March and 31 May 2001. Contrary to
many expectations, the reoccupation went smoothly. However, an estimated
2,000 former fighters remain in the area, along with substantial arms caches.

On the evening of August 3, the most destabilising event since the FRY
reoccupation of the GSZ occurred when an unidentified gunmen shot and
killed two Serbian policemen and wounded two others. The killings were part
of a wider upsurge of incidents that appear to be coordinated and intended
to derail the nascent peace process.

The circumstances of peacemaking in Presevo were unique and cannot be
emulated elsewhere. Recent events, moreover, illustrate that declarations
of victory by Western observers remain premature. The insurgency in
southern Serbia reflected real and deeply rooted problems, both local and
regional. Conditions for reconciliation are in place, but the process
itself has hardly begun. The longer term prospects for peaceful
reintegration now depend on effective follow through by the Serbian
authorities assisted by ethnic Albanian leaders and the international
community.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
GENERAL
1. All parties involved – the governments of Serbia and the FRY, local
ethnic Albanians and the international community – should realise that the
impressive achievements in southern Serbia are merely the beginning of a
long process of reconciliation and integration which will not succeed
without sustained commitment.
2. International organizations – the EUMM, OSCE, UN – and individual
embassies should maintain their current level of personnel stationed in and
visiting southern Serbia.
3. Recognising that this process is fraught with political risks for its
champions, the international community should adapt policies to local
conditions to ensure that they reinforce the positions of moderates in both
ethnic communities in southern Serbia.
POLICE 4. The Serbian government should, in cooperation with the OSCE,
complete the training and deployment of the newly created multiethnic
police force by August 2002.
5. As the multiethnic force is deployed, MUP [Ministerstvo Unutrasnjih
Poslova or Interior Ministry] police should be progressively withdrawn from
Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja, leaving no MUP stationed in the region
after August 2002.
6. The MUP should introduce to the new multiethnic police force the blue
and white uniform that is already standard for civilian police elsewhere in
Serbia and forbid officers from wearing the purple camouflage uniforms
hitherto standard in the Presevo Valley.
EDUCATION
7. The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) should quickly create a
system of certification of diplomas from the unofficial ethnic Albanian
educational system that operated in Kosovo from 1991 to 1999 so that ethnic
Albanians will be qualified to work in the state sector and on
state-facilitated infrastructure projects in southern Serbia.
8. The international community should continue to target school
construction and other education support as a top development priority in
southern Serbia.
ECONOMY
9. A substantial portion of international development aid for the FRY
should be earmarked for southern Serbia.
10. Disbursement of funds for essential infrastructure projects –
electricity, water, roads – should be accelerated to provide concrete
examples of progress.
11. International donors should insist that on infrastructure projects they
fund at least half the labour force is composed of ethnic Albanians.
POLITICAL REFORM
12. The international community should support legislation currently being
drafted in the Serbian parliament regarding minority protection and
decentralization.
13. The Serbian government should carry out a census in southern Serbia,
with international assistance, as quickly as possible, ideally as part of
the republic-wide census that is intended by the end of the year, but if
necessary separately for southern Serbia.
14. A commission of officials from the Coordinating Body for Presevo,
Bujanovac and Medvedja plus local representatives should draw new electoral
districts to redress Milosevic’s gerrymandering.
15. After the census and redistricting, the government should hold new
elections for municipal assemblies, and these results should supersede the
results of the municipal elections of December 2000.
16. To advance the Serbian government’s stated goal of integrating ethnic
Albanians into all aspects of the state, the three municipalities should be
unified into a special electoral district to enable election of ethnic
Albanians to parliament.
Pristina/Belgrade/Brussels, 10 August 2001



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#1470 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Thu Aug 16, 2001 12:11 pm
Subject: Conference: South-Eastern Europe and EU Enlargement, 16-18.9.2001, Cluj 		fbieber@...
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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
South-Eastern Europe and EU Enlargement
16-18 September 2001
Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Two years after the launch of the European Union's Accession
Process and the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe progress
is being made in the integration of the region with and into the
European Union. The speed of the integration and the contribution
which the EU is making to economic and political stability in the
region still, however, attracts much criticism
This conference will analyse and provide critical evaluation of
both the Stability Pact and current developments in the European
Union's enlargement process.
Speakers include: academics from South-Eastern Europe and
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#1471 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
Date: Thu Aug 16, 2001 4:12 pm
Subject: Book Review: Todorov, Voices from the Gulag, Reviewed by Dragos Petrescu 		fbieber@...
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Balkan Academic Book Review 17/2001
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Tzvetan Todorov, (ed.), Voices from the Gulag: Life and Death in Communist Bulgaria (University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999); 178 pp., 28.50 USD, ISBN 0271019611 (Cloth).

Reviewed by: Dragos Petrescu (Central European University, History Department, Budapest, Hungary), Email: hphpet46@...
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The difficulties faced by Bulgaria and Romania during the first post-communist decade, not to mention the bloody dissolution of Yugoslavia, contrasted sharply with the successful stories of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. As many authors have pointed out, in the former communist countries of Southeastern Europe the transition to a democratic political system and to a market economy has been longer and more painful as compared with the democratic transformations in the former communist countries of Central Europe. This author agrees with those scholars who argue that, in order to understand the protracted process of democratic consolidation in post-communist Southeastern Europe, one has to analyze the communist legacies in that region and to focus on the specific aspects of Balkan communism, especially on the issue of communist terror.
The volume under scrutiny, edited by the well-known Bulgarian born French philosopher Tzvetan Todorov, and first published in 1992 in France under the title “Au nom du peuple: Temoignages sur les camps communistes,” focuses on a black chapter of communist Bulgaria’s history: the concentration camps. In his previous book, “Facing the Extreme” (New York: Henry Holt, 1996), Todorov has already explored the nature of totalitarianism and has examined from a comparative perspective the Nazi concentration camps and the Soviet Gulag. For the present volume, Todorov has written a lucid and insightful introductory essay in which he pursues his analyses of communist camps, emphasizing their fundamental role in the Soviet-type regimes. In his view, the concentration camp is an epitome of the “totalitarian experiment in its communist guise” (2), because it represents “both a part of the whole and an image of the whole.”(17) In other words, concentration camps represented the very essence of the Stalinist system, just as they symbolized the very essence of Nazism in the case of Hitler’s Germany.
The main focus of the book, that gathers testimonies of former inmates, officers and top communist officials in charge of the concentration camps, is the camp located nearby the Bulgarian town of Lovech. This concentration camp, which functioned between 1959 and 1962, was known as “a place that one might never leave alive.” (42) Indeed, for the present day reader the accounts of the former inmates are devastating, and it is really striking that the atrocities committed by the Bulgarian communists have received so little attention until now. To its credit, the present volume reveals many of the less known aspects of the communist terror in Bulgaria. 
The most terrifying stories, many of which are strikingly similar to those in the neighboring Romania, relate to the unbelievably harsh living conditions and to the extreme brutality of the officers who ran the camps. In this respect, Todorov quotes Boris Velchev, a member of the Politburo and a veteran of the Bulgarian antifascist resistance, who visited Lovech in March 1962. Thirty years after that visit, the former communist official, who had been imprisoned in a fascist concentration camp during WWII, affirmed: “The living conditions in the fascist camps were much better.”(22) Relentless beatings with clubs and sticks, inhumane work quotas and starvation represented the daily routine at Lovech. For instance, during the morning roll call at the men’s camp, one of the most brutal officers, Lieutenant Nikolas Gazdov, used to select some prisoners and show them a pocket mirror, with the order to take a look at themselves for one last time. The same day, those prisoners would be murdered at the rock quarry. (23, 67) According to the recollections of the former inmates, at the Lovech women’s camp the living conditions were similar. Prisoners were exposed to the same daily beatings, unbearable work quotas and humiliations. One of the most abominable stories from the women’s camp is perhaps that of Nadya Dunkin, who witnessed the assassination of a fellow prisoner, a young beautiful woman from Sofia. The former inmate saw how the guards started to hit that woman, then set her hair on fire and continued to beat her until she died in a terrible agony. (128) 
There is also another aspect that must be noted, which relates to the ongoing debate concerning the two radical ideologies of the 20th century: Fascism and Communism. As Istvan Deak states in his illuminating Foreword to the present volume, “whereas in ‘fascist’ Bulgaria no Jewish citizen was killed for being Jewish and from Bulgaria proper no Jews were handed over to the Germans, in Communist Bulgaria Jewish prisoners were handled with particular brutality.”(viii) Nevertheless, the issue of anti-Semitism and ethnic persecution under communist rule is far from being completely explored, and this is true not only for Bulgaria, but also for the other former communist countries in Southeastern Europe. Without addressing properly this issue one could not explain the outburst of ethnic nationalism and its most radical form, that is, ethnic cleansing, that followed the fall of communism in the Balkans.
To conclude, this volume provides, apart from the shocking details concerning the everyday life at the Lovech concentration camp, a long awaited and perceptive analysis of the communist terror in Bulgaria and, together with similar recent books on communist Romania [1], contributes to a better understanding of the nature of the Balkan communist regimes. Finally, one should be reminded Daniel Chirot’s insightful definition of communism: “It was a vast, utopian experiment in modernization that brought an extraordinary level of misery, conflict and human degradation to much of the world.”[2] The present volume is a terrifying proof of the level of misery and human degradation that communism brought to Bulgaria’s ordinary people and deserves therefore a thorough reading.
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Notes

[1] See Dennis Deletant, Communist Terror in Romania: Gheorghiu-Dej and the Police State, 1948-1965 (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999).
[2] Daniel Chirot, “What Was Communism All About?” East European Politics and Societies, Vol.14, No.3 (Fall 2000), pp. 674-675.
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#1472 From: Florian Bieber <fbieber@...>
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Ilina Slavova. I am last year student in Journalism and editor of
international news at Bulgarian National Television. My interest are
focused on international relations and politics. I speak fluent English and
German and I understand Russian, Serbian and Macedonian. Email:
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of jurists, sociologists, economists and historians which establishment on
July 3rd 1998 was initiated by the group professors of University of
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programs, projects and entire public activity, to the advancement and
practical implementation of ideas of the Rule of Law, Modern Market Economy
and an open and democratic society. Email: cups@...

Danko Strahinic. I am at the end of the studies of history at the
Department of History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. The
history of relations of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the state
represents my major professional interest as well as the relations among
the Serbian Orthodox Church and other religious communities and religious
groups, so-called small religious communities. I have participated in a
number of seminars and conferences related to interethnic and
interreligious relations. I am also a local government representative of
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Adri Nurellari. I am from 22 years old and I study history in the
university of Tirana. Email: almanurellari@...

Lynne Alice. I am a Civic Education Project Fellow at the University of
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gender studies. Email: lynne.alice@...

Sandra Savanovic and Aleksandar Stevanovic. Well, actually there are two of us,
but only one computer and one e-mail. Our names are Aleksandar Stevanovic and
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Dobri Kutlev from Bulgaria. I am an assistant-professor at University of Veliko
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interests are in the field of conflict. I am also interested in
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Dorian Nuaj. Age: 30, Residential status: refugee from Kosovo, now resident of
Belgrade, Serbia. Ethnical origin: mixed Serbian-Albanian Education:
Graduated sociologist. Current occupation: Office Manager of software company
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Liljana Sekerinska. I am finishing my International Law studies at the
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Andreea Ogrezeanu, I have a bachelor degree in sociology, at University of
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#1473 From: Florian Bieber <bieberf@...>
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Dear TOL reader,

As you probably already know, TOL launched the Balkan Reconstruction
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and local efforts to transform southeastern Europe--has attracted from
our readers.

After an introduction period, the BRR is now fully operational, and as
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1. Balkan Human Rights
2. Managing Multiethnic Communities
3. MINELRES



Balkan Human Rights mailing list:

- This week on COMIR partner lists
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2637
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- New on Media Online
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2638
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- [Antiracist-rroma-gypsy] ROMA APPEAL FOR PEACE IN MACEDONIA
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2639
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- RFE/RL MEDIA MATTERS Vol. 1, No. 26, 13 August 2001
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2640
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- Forced displacement of population of two villages in Turkey
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2641
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- Turkey alert (BBC and Deutsche Welle programmes banned)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2642
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- RFE/RL: RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN MACEDONIA EXPRESS CONCERN OVER
SITUATION
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2643
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- AIM: Catholic Church of Croatia against International Tribunal
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2644
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- AP: Key events in Macedonia's standoff between rebels, government
forces
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2645
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- [wri-info] LET US STOP THE WAR IN MACEDONIA! AN APPEAL BY WOMEN IN
BLACK, BELGRADE
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2646
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- New at TOL - 13 August 2001
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2647
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- AIM: The Price of Roma Identity
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2648
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- B92: Bomb Attack Against Roma Association Center in Milosevic's Home
Town
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2649
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- [mkakademija] The Framework Agreement Signed in Macedonia on 13
August 2001
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2650
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- UN CERD Recommendations and Decision on Cyprus (10-8-2001)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2651
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- Joint Initiative between the European Agency for Reconstruction and
the Council of Europe to adapt the legal framework in the media field
in Montenegro
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2652
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- IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 271, Part I
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2653
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- IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 271, Part II
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2654
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- New book on OSCE HCNM: Quiet Diplomacy in Action
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2655
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- Greek courts refuse to become "detectives" of the ICTY
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2656
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- AI: Final Urgent Action Update on African national deported from
Istanbul
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2658
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- Macedonia (FYROM): A durable peace depends on respect for human
rights
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2659
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- C R I S I S W E B N E W S: New ICG report on Macedonia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2660
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- RFE/RL: ROMANIANS FEEL 'MARGINALIZED' IN COVASNA, HARGHITA COUNTIES
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2661
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- IFEX Auto List - FRY (ANEM media update, 4-10 August 2001)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2662
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- International alert (concern about media regulation tendencies in
WCAR papers)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2663
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- International press release (ARTICLE 19 publishes model freedom of
information law)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2664
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- Payment Available for Roma Victims of the Holocaust
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2665
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- [CDHRF_LIST] Weekly report No.557
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2666
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- RFE/RL: HUNGARIAN MINORITY LEADER DISSATISFIED WITH IMPLEMENTATION
OF ROMANIAN LAW
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2667
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- B92 & BETA: Milosevic letter to the ICTY
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2668
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- BETA: Profile of Vojvodina autonomist leader Nenad Canak
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2669
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- RFE/RL ON MACEDONIA PEACE DEAL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2670
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- REQUEST FOR URGENT ACTION TO PREVENT TURKISH SECURITY FORCES
INTERVENTION
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2671
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- New on Media Online
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2672
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- RFE/RL MEDIA MATTERS Vol. 1, No. 27, 17 August 2001
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2673
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- IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 272, Part I
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2674
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- IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 272, Part II
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/2675
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Managing Multiethnic Communities mailing list:

- This week on COMIR partner lists
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1558
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- RFE/RL: LATVIAN LAW ON BROADCASTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES PROTESTED
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1559
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- RFE/RL: NEW MOLDOVAN BASIC TREATY WITH RUSSIA FINALIZED
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1560
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- TOL: War in Peace: on peace agreement in Macedonia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1561
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- TOL: public service broadcasting in Kosovo
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1562
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- Contents of IWPR'S BALKAN CRISIS REPORT, NO. 271
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1563
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- RFE/RL: CZECH ROMA WANT OWN PARLIAMENT
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1564
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- RFE/RL: MACEDONIA: A TIME FOR TRUTH
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1565
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- Conference report "The desegregation of 'Romani Schools'"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1566
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- SAR: Early Warning Report, Romania
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1567
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- TOL launches Balkan Reconstruction Report (BRR) newsletter
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1568
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- FW: C R I S I S W E B N E W S: New ICG report on Macedonia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1569
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- Recent publications of USIP: Macedonia, Serbia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1570
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- Ethnic Conflicts and Their Solution: Models and Experiences
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1571
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- GEORGIA HOSTS 6000 OFFICIALLY REGISTERED REFUGEES
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1572
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- ERRC: Payment Available for Roma Victims of the Holocaust
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1573
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- New on Media Online, Sarajevo
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1574
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- SEE-ECN Newsletter: Educational News for South East Europe
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1575
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- RFE/RL: NEW RACIAL INCIDENT IN SLOVAKIA
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1576
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- RFE/RL: HUNGARIAN MINORITY LEADER DISSATISFIED WITH IMPLEMENTATION
OF ROMANIAN LAW
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multiethnic/message/1577
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MINELRES:

- MINELRES moderator
This week on COMIR partner lists
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08122001-16:22:01-2579.html
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- Petra Kovacs
Fwd: RFE/RL: Deputies in Estonian City Seek Equal Status for Russian
Language
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08132001-09:55:09-8636.html
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- Aleksejs Dimitrovs
Minority issues in Latvia, No. 34
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08132001-10:18:44-14805.html
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- Ariel Eliyahu
Fwd: RFE/RL: Czech Organization Launches AntiRacial Campaign
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08142001-12:43:29-11358.html
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- UCSJ
Bigotry Monitor, Volume 1, Number 7 (content)
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08142001-12:50:54-14425.html
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- Walter Kemp
New book on OSCE HCNM: Quiet Diplomacy in Action
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08152001-10:08:50-13071.html
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- Azer Hasret
Fwd: Mountain Jews: There Was No Anti-Semitism In Azerbaijan
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08152001-10:16:29-16608.html
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- Kathryn Tomlinson
Fwd: League of Caucasus Women; Georgia and Abkhazia
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08162001-18:11:13-7183.html
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- Vadim Poleshtshuk
Online: Report of ECMI workshops on integration in Estonia and Latvia
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08162001-18:19:25-10673.html
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- Panayote Elias Dimitras
Fwd: RFE/RL: Romanians Feel 'Marginalized' in Covasna, Harghita
Counties
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08172001-12:57:56-13272.html
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- European Roma Rights Center
Payment Available for Roma Victims of the Holocaust
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08172001-13:06:20-16404.html
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- Petra Kovacs
Fwd: Conference: Ethnic Conflicts and Their Solution: Models and
Experiences, October 4-7, 2001, Burg Schlainin, Austria
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08182001-16:22:58-21353.html
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- Emil Adelkhanov
Georgia: Jehova's Witnesses
http://racoon.riga.lv/minelres/archive//08182001-16:38:27-25127.html
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