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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · 1d

Our colleague, Martin Klatt, contributed to this piece of work (Chapter 23). Together with his colleague, @gabrielaneagu.bsky.social, he explores the constructive role that national minorities can play in cross-border governance coordination.

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · 14d

💡 How can teaching and learning resources (TLRs) – from textbooks to games – support the maintenance and revitalization of minority languages?

📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · 14d

💡 How can teaching and learning resources (TLRs) – from textbooks to games – support the maintenance and revitalization of minority languages?

📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · 16d

🌍 We’re hiring a Web Designer/Developer!

The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE), published by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), is looking for a creative expert to modernise our website and submission platform (Open Journal Systems).

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Web and User Experience Update for the Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe

The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is seeking a qualified web designer/developer to carry out a visual and functional update of our website, including our submission pl...

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GfbV Voices @gfbv-voices.bsky.social · 22d

werben in #Berlin für #Minderheitenrechte
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@stefanseidlerssw.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @gfbv.de, @spdfraktion.de, @sabinazwittergrilc.bsky.social, @retps.bsky.social

FUEN-Delegation zu politischen Gesprächen in Berlin

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · 29d

The new JEMIE Special Issue dives into Teaching & Learning Resources (TLRs) for linguistic minorities, exploring how to produce and share them even where institutional support is limited.

www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....

European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Sep 15

Call for Papers for researchers based in Poland or Germany (fully funded by the German-Polish Scientific Foundation)

Conference in Warsaw, Poland 5-6 March 2026

Narratives of Europe in uncertain times. Perceptions of Europe in trans-European, national, local discourses and borderlanders’ stories.

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Sep 12

National Minorities in Serbia’s ongoing anti-government protests

In their recent ECMI Minorities Blog post, Ljubica Djordjević, Katinka Beretka, and Jelena Mihajlov explore minority participation in the ongoing nationwide protests.

www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

ECMI Minorities Blog. National Minorities in Serbia’s Student Protests: Unpacking Intra- and Intergroup Dynamics

The collapse of the Novi Sad railway station canopy in November 2024, claiming 16 lives, sparked one of Serbia’s largest civic mobilizations in recent history. Mourning quickly turned into nationwide ...

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Sep 11

Statelessness remains a harsh reality for many Roma in North Macedonia, leading to a lack of rights, lack of recognition, and exclusion from society.

As Eugenia Ricciotti highlights in the ECMI Minorities Blog, recent legal reforms are promising but still insufficient.

www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

ECMI Minorities Blog. Legislative Reforms: A Turning Point in Ending Roma Statelessness in North Macedonia – But What’s Still Missing?

Despite recent legal reforms in North Macedonia, many Roma remain stateless (or at risk of statelessness) due to decades of systemic exclusion and discrimination which is also embedded in bureaucratic...

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Sep 2

👍Starting with Volume 23(1), 2024, all of our publications will be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

JEMIE is a fully open-access and free journal: no fees, and full editorial support throughout the process.

www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....

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GfbV Voices @gfbv-voices.bsky.social · Aug 27

#Tourismus und #Olympia überrollen #Minderheiten
gfbv-voices.org/italien-anpe...
@fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @sabinazwittergrilc.bsky.social, @31bbd.bsky.social, @retps.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @euracling.bsky.social, @overtourism.bsky.social

Voices • Italien-Anpezo: Olympia, Tourismus und die kleinen Minderheiten (1)

Italien, Ladinien, Unterricht deutsche italienische Sprache, Schule, Autonomie, Regionalrechte, Ladiner, Tourismus

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GfbV Voices @gfbv-voices.bsky.social · Aug 29

die #ladinische Minderheit in den #Dolomiten fordert #Sichtbarkeit bei den #olympischen Spielen #MilanoCortina2026
gfbv-voices.org/italien-anpe...
@fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @culturalsurvival.org

Voices • Italien-Anpezo: Olympia, Tourismus und die kleinen Minderheiten (2)

Italien, Ladinien, Unterricht deutsche italienische Sprache, Schule, Autonomie, Regionalrechte, Ladiner, Tourismus

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Aug 26

Digital storytelling for intercultural dialogue.
In the Denmark–Germany Border region, minorities share 2–5 min stories of identity & belonging. Personal, moving, authentic.

www.ecmi.de/multimedia/i...

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Aug 8

Anti-minority violence?
A new study finds: Military funerals staged as nationalist events in Turkey often precede anti-Syrian riots.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

Authors: @felixschulte.bsky.social, @dogukankarakus.bsky.social, Ibrahim Gökburun,

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · May 15

Call for Papers:
The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is now accepting submissions
✔️ Peer-reviewed
✔️ Open Access
✔️ Indexed (SCOPUS, DOAJ, ERIH+)
🔗 lnkd.in/dzfXkQA2
Questions? [email protected]
#MinorityRights #Ethnopolitics #JEMIE
#Minoritystudies #LinguisticDiversity

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · May 2

Wir suchen in Nordfriesland lebende Eltern, die Friesisch können: egal, wie gut — und egal, ob sie die Sprache an ihr Kind weitergeben oder nicht. Wichtig ist, dass die Eltern (mindestens) ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht.

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Apr 11

Hört mal wir sind im Radio 🎧
Falls ihr Eltern in Nordfriesland seid, Friesisch könnt (egal wie gut) und Kinder habt, die noch nicht zur Schule gehen, freuen wir uns riesig, wenn ihr auch an unserer Umfrage teilnehmt:

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Radio Interview:

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"Frasch for enarken" - Friesisch für alle

Es klingt vertraut und fremd. Mittwochs reisen wir mit "Frasch for enarken" in die einmalige friesische Sprachwelt zwischen Watt und Geest.

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Mar 28

📣 Umfrage: wir suchen in #Nordfriesland lebende #Eltern, die #Friesisch können und ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht — egal, ob sie mit dem Kind Friesisch sprechen oder nicht. Die Umfrage dauert ca. 20 Minuten. Bitte teilen! 🔗https://bit.ly/UmfrageElternNordfriesland

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Mar 28

📣 Umfrage: wir suchen in #Nordfriesland lebende #Eltern, die #Friesisch können und ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht — egal, ob sie mit dem Kind Friesisch sprechen oder nicht. Die Umfrage dauert ca. 20 Minuten. Bitte teilen! 🔗https://bit.ly/UmfrageElternNordfriesland

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Mar 18

Last week, our colleague @ruth_kircher visited the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and gave a talk about the interconnectedness of #LanguageAttitudes & #SocialJustice. She also met with #ECMI advisory board member Nicole Dołowy-Rybińska, who is based at the Academy 💬

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Robin Wilson @robinwilson250.bsky.social · Mar 13

I was recently interviewed by @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social on how the intercultural paradigm developed by the @coe.int for the management of cultural diversity applies to situations of autochthonous national minorities rather than those involving migrants and refugees: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAcs...

ECMI Conversations with Experts Ep.18: Intercultural Cities & National Minorities (Dr. Robin Wilson)

YouTube video by ECMI Flensburg

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Sep 10

Are you interested in #NorthFrisian sociolinguistics?
🗣️ You are warmly invited to this workshop!
📆 1st October
📍 Danish Library in Flensburg
👉 Attendance is free but registration is required: bit.ly/ECMI_Nordfri...
#MinorityLanguages #LanguageAttitudes #LanguageUse

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Craig Willis @craigwillis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Three excellent papers in our panel for UACES’ @uaces.bsky.social 54th annual conference, in Trento this week. Thanks to Jakob, Lara and Maddi for their fantastic papers on different audiences of minority language media! @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social @midas-press.bsky.social

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Apr 17

#SummerSchool
"Voices Unheard: The Future of Minority Language Rights".
🗓️ 25 Aug to 1 Sep in Bratislava, Slovakia
⏰ Submit your applications by 30 April 2024!

🔗 lnkd.in/dbvbhJ9

We will support the participation of 3 persons forced to flee conflict zones. All costs covered!

#polsky

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European Centre for Minority Issues @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social · Jan 10

💡 Explore the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) in our latest issue of Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues.

Uncover 30 years of impact, hidden dimensions, and the evolving role in conflict prevention.

🔗 www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....

polsky conflictsky