European Centre for Minority Issues
@ecmiflensburg.bsky.social
An independent and interdisciplinary research institution focusing on minority issues in Europe and beyond.
Because minorities matter.
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Because minorities matter.
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Another reading tip: This open-access chapter was written by our colleague Martin Klatt.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
October 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Another reading tip: This open-access chapter was written by our colleague Martin Klatt.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
We are happy to share with you an article by our colleague Dr. Elmira Muratova, published in Religion, State & Society.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FXDTS...
More about our research on Crimean Tatars :
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www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FXDTS...
More about our research on Crimean Tatars :
www.ecmi.de/events/repre...
‘How can you not fast?’: religiosity among Crimean Tatars in post-2014 Crimea
This article examines religiosity among Crimean Tatars in Crimea following the 2014 annexation by the Russian Federation, situating the analysis within broader theories linking existential insecuri...
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September 30, 2026 at 9:44 AM
We are happy to share with you an article by our colleague Dr. Elmira Muratova, published in Religion, State & Society.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FXDTS...
More about our research on Crimean Tatars :
www.ecmi.de/events/repre...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FXDTS...
More about our research on Crimean Tatars :
www.ecmi.de/events/repre...
What are the online breathing spaces and why are they important for minorities?
In Q&A#11, Viktoria Aygül, researcher at the ECMI, interviews Dr. Maggie Glass.
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In Q&A#11, Viktoria Aygül, researcher at the ECMI, interviews Dr. Maggie Glass.
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September 29, 2026 at 11:06 AM
What are the online breathing spaces and why are they important for minorities?
In Q&A#11, Viktoria Aygül, researcher at the ECMI, interviews Dr. Maggie Glass.
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In Q&A#11, Viktoria Aygül, researcher at the ECMI, interviews Dr. Maggie Glass.
www.ecmi.de/default-titl...
The European Centre for Minority Issues expresses public support for the call by the Council of Europe`s Safety of Journalists Platform for the Government of Serbia to release information about the expulsion of Massimo Moratti from Serbia.
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Public statement
The European Centre for Minority Issues expresses public support for the call by the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform for the Government of Serbia to release information about the ex...
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September 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The European Centre for Minority Issues expresses public support for the call by the Council of Europe`s Safety of Journalists Platform for the Government of Serbia to release information about the expulsion of Massimo Moratti from Serbia.
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Our latest online talk focuses on minority languages and documentary media. Watch the entire talk here:
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September 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Our latest online talk focuses on minority languages and documentary media. Watch the entire talk here:
www.ecmi.de/online-talks...
www.ecmi.de/online-talks...
What are the biggest challenges for Catalan?
In Q&A#10, we interview Dr. @jameshawkey.bsky.social (Associate Professor of Linguistics and Catalan Studies at the University of Bristol/ UK).
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In Q&A#10, we interview Dr. @jameshawkey.bsky.social (Associate Professor of Linguistics and Catalan Studies at the University of Bristol/ UK).
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September 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
What are the biggest challenges for Catalan?
In Q&A#10, we interview Dr. @jameshawkey.bsky.social (Associate Professor of Linguistics and Catalan Studies at the University of Bristol/ UK).
www.ecmi.de/default-titl...
In Q&A#10, we interview Dr. @jameshawkey.bsky.social (Associate Professor of Linguistics and Catalan Studies at the University of Bristol/ UK).
www.ecmi.de/default-titl...
Join us for the upcoming ECMI Research Seminar ‘Operationalising Virtual Breathing Spaces: a revised approach to an old idea’ featuring Maggie Glass
on September 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM (CEST)
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Meeting-ID: 897 8540 0338
Kenncode: 847954
on September 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM (CEST)
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Meeting-ID: 897 8540 0338
Kenncode: 847954
ECMI RESEARCH SEMINAR: Maggie Glass · Luma
Maggie Glass is a postdoctoral researcher in English Linguistics at TU-Dortmund University, Germany (Ph.D. 2021, University of Limerick, Ireland). Her…
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September 8, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Join us for the upcoming ECMI Research Seminar ‘Operationalising Virtual Breathing Spaces: a revised approach to an old idea’ featuring Maggie Glass
on September 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM (CEST)
us06web.zoom.us/j/8978540033...
Meeting-ID: 897 8540 0338
Kenncode: 847954
on September 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM (CEST)
us06web.zoom.us/j/8978540033...
Meeting-ID: 897 8540 0338
Kenncode: 847954
Dr. Andreea Cârstocea, Senior Researcher and Head of the Equality and Inclusion Cluster at ECMI, has dedicated her career to social justice. In her interview, she reflects, among other things, how her personal background shaped her academic path.
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Minorities & Social Justice an Interview with Dr. Andreea Cârstocea
Dr. Andreea Cârstocea, Senior Researcher and Head of the Equality and Inclusion Cluster, has dedicated her career to social justice. In this exclusive interview, she shares how her personal background...
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September 7, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Dr. Andreea Cârstocea, Senior Researcher and Head of the Equality and Inclusion Cluster at ECMI, has dedicated her career to social justice. In her interview, she reflects, among other things, how her personal background shaped her academic path.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
Der Landesbeauftragte für politische Bildung Schleswig-Holstein has produced a film about the minorities in Schleswig-Holstein. Our colleague Martin Klatt contributed to the film with an interview on the Danish minority.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNmf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNmf...
Minderheiten in Schleswig-Holstein
YouTube video by Der Landesbeauftragte für politische Bildung Schleswig-Holstein
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September 4, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Der Landesbeauftragte für politische Bildung Schleswig-Holstein has produced a film about the minorities in Schleswig-Holstein. Our colleague Martin Klatt contributed to the film with an interview on the Danish minority.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNmf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNmf...
We would like to thank our outstanding speakers and the highly dedicated participants for taking part in the 16th edition of our annual summer school on national minorities. We hope to stay in touch with you and look forward to seeing you all again soon.
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The 16th Annual Summer School on National Minorities, themed "Europe’s Non-Kin-State Minorities: Profiles and Realities", took place from 23 to 28 August 2026 in Flensburg, Germany.
Organised as a joint initiative of the ECMI and the Coppieters Foundation, the program focused on minority communities that do not benefit from the backing of an external kin-state (Non-Kin-State Mino...
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September 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
We would like to thank our outstanding speakers and the highly dedicated participants for taking part in the 16th edition of our annual summer school on national minorities. We hope to stay in touch with you and look forward to seeing you all again soon.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
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The 16th Annual Summer School on National Minorities kicked off in Flensburg on August 23, 2026. Co-organised with the Coppieters Foundation and hosted by the Danish library this year's intensive program focuses on "Europe's Non-Kin-State Minorities: Profiles and Realities".
August 24, 2026 at 9:51 AM
The 16th Annual Summer School on National Minorities kicked off in Flensburg on August 23, 2026. Co-organised with the Coppieters Foundation and hosted by the Danish library this year's intensive program focuses on "Europe's Non-Kin-State Minorities: Profiles and Realities".
🌍 A New Benchmark for Minority Rights in Europe!
We are thrilled to announce that we will be a key partner in the pioneering EU Twinning project: the “National Minority Policy Index” (NMPI), set to launch in January 2027.
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We are thrilled to announce that we will be a key partner in the pioneering EU Twinning project: the “National Minority Policy Index” (NMPI), set to launch in January 2027.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
A New Benchmark for Minority Rights: EU Twinning Project NMPI to Launch in 2027
Starting in January 2027, the ECMI will serve as a key partner in a pioneering EU Twinning project: the creation of the “National Minority Policy Index” (NMPI). This three-year initiative aims to prov...
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August 13, 2026 at 10:40 AM
🌍 A New Benchmark for Minority Rights in Europe!
We are thrilled to announce that we will be a key partner in the pioneering EU Twinning project: the “National Minority Policy Index” (NMPI), set to launch in January 2027.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
We are thrilled to announce that we will be a key partner in the pioneering EU Twinning project: the “National Minority Policy Index” (NMPI), set to launch in January 2027.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
Great news! Our Head of the Minority Issues in the Denmark–Germany Border Region cluster, Assoc. Prof. Martin Klatt, has been appointed to the Management Committee of the COST Action European Democracies, Geographies, Ecologies, and Societies (EDGES). www.cost.eu/actions/CA25...
European Democracies, Geographies, Ecologies, and Societies
Europe’s liberal civic identity and emphasis on procedural democracy has offered only a thin solidarity, fostering limited cohesion, affective bonds, and collective attachment. Many have turned ...
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July 23, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Great news! Our Head of the Minority Issues in the Denmark–Germany Border Region cluster, Assoc. Prof. Martin Klatt, has been appointed to the Management Committee of the COST Action European Democracies, Geographies, Ecologies, and Societies (EDGES). www.cost.eu/actions/CA25...
📢 Call for Contributions: National Minorities in Moldova & the Path to EU Accession
ECMI Headquarters, Flensburg, Germany/ 13 November 2026
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ECMI Headquarters, Flensburg, Germany/ 13 November 2026
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July 13, 2026 at 9:07 AM
📢 Call for Contributions: National Minorities in Moldova & the Path to EU Accession
ECMI Headquarters, Flensburg, Germany/ 13 November 2026
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ECMI Headquarters, Flensburg, Germany/ 13 November 2026
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How do minorities participate in economic life, and what structural barriers stand in their way?
ECMI’s Business and Minority Rights workshop explored the links between business, economic participation, and minority rights.
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ECMI’s Business and Minority Rights workshop explored the links between business, economic participation, and minority rights.
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July 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
How do minorities participate in economic life, and what structural barriers stand in their way?
ECMI’s Business and Minority Rights workshop explored the links between business, economic participation, and minority rights.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
ECMI’s Business and Minority Rights workshop explored the links between business, economic participation, and minority rights.
www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...
ECMI Researchers at IPSA Research Committees Colloquium 2026 in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy, which brought together scholars from around the world to discuss "Minorities Under Siege? Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges."
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July 2, 2026 at 12:44 PM
ECMI Researchers at IPSA Research Committees Colloquium 2026 in Bolzano/Bozen, Italy, which brought together scholars from around the world to discuss "Minorities Under Siege? Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges."
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What is Elfdalian?
In Q&A#9, Dr. Andreea Cârstocea, senior researcher at the ECMI, interviews Dr. Yair Sapir (Associate Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics at the Kristianstad University, Sweden, and the co-author of A Grammar of Elfdalian published by UCL Press).
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In Q&A#9, Dr. Andreea Cârstocea, senior researcher at the ECMI, interviews Dr. Yair Sapir (Associate Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics at the Kristianstad University, Sweden, and the co-author of A Grammar of Elfdalian published by UCL Press).
www.youtube.com/shorts/PIKFf...
Q&A#9: What is Elfdalian?
YouTube video by ECMI Flensburg
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June 23, 2026 at 11:52 AM
What is Elfdalian?
In Q&A#9, Dr. Andreea Cârstocea, senior researcher at the ECMI, interviews Dr. Yair Sapir (Associate Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics at the Kristianstad University, Sweden, and the co-author of A Grammar of Elfdalian published by UCL Press).
www.youtube.com/shorts/PIKFf...
In Q&A#9, Dr. Andreea Cârstocea, senior researcher at the ECMI, interviews Dr. Yair Sapir (Associate Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics at the Kristianstad University, Sweden, and the co-author of A Grammar of Elfdalian published by UCL Press).
www.youtube.com/shorts/PIKFf...
How do minority language restrictions lead to violent civil conflict? Watch the follow-up discussion to Q&A#7 with Matthias vom Hau.
www.youtube.com/shorts/D21RR...
www.youtube.com/shorts/D21RR...
Q&A#8: How do minority language restrictions lead to violent civil conflict?
YouTube video by ECMI Flensburg
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June 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM
How do minority language restrictions lead to violent civil conflict? Watch the follow-up discussion to Q&A#7 with Matthias vom Hau.
www.youtube.com/shorts/D21RR...
www.youtube.com/shorts/D21RR...
In Q&A#7, we interview Dr. Matthias vom Hau (associate professor of comparative politics at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals. He served as the Principal Investigator for @ethnicgoods.bsky.social - an ERC-funded project on global nation-building. www.youtube.com/shorts/nHkn6...
Q&A#7: What were the key goals and targets of the ERC Ethnic Goods project?
YouTube video by ECMI Flensburg
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June 2, 2026 at 10:21 AM
In Q&A#7, we interview Dr. Matthias vom Hau (associate professor of comparative politics at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals. He served as the Principal Investigator for @ethnicgoods.bsky.social - an ERC-funded project on global nation-building. www.youtube.com/shorts/nHkn6...
Read the newest blogpost from our colleague, senior researcher Dr. Andreea Carstocea, head of the Equality and Inclusion Cluster, published on the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) blog.
Could Moldova join the EU by unifying with Romania?
✍ @acarstocea.bsky.social @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
✍ @acarstocea.bsky.social @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
Could Moldova join the EU by unifying with Romania?
Unification with Romania could offer Moldova key advantages, but would be immensely challenging to implement due to sharp divisions in Moldovan society.
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June 2, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Read the newest blogpost from our colleague, senior researcher Dr. Andreea Carstocea, head of the Equality and Inclusion Cluster, published on the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) blog.
We were delighted to host Matthias vom Hau (@ibei.org ), who presented his research from the ERC @ethnicgoods.bsky.social on the “Politics of Cultural Exclusion: Language Status Loss and the Persistence of Ethnic Conflict”.
May 21, 2026 at 7:27 AM
We were delighted to host Matthias vom Hau (@ibei.org ), who presented his research from the ERC @ethnicgoods.bsky.social on the “Politics of Cultural Exclusion: Language Status Loss and the Persistence of Ethnic Conflict”.
Pomak Minority Women and the Fallout of Male Migration.
📖 Read the full ECMI Minorities Blog post here
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Author: Marta Averof
📖 Read the full ECMI Minorities Blog post here
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Author: Marta Averof
ECMI Minorities Blog. Pomak Minority Women and the Fallout of Male Migration
After decades of strict movement restrictions, socioeconomic and political isolation, widespread male migration has profoundly transformed the lifestyles of the Pomak minority in North-Eastern Greece....
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May 20, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Pomak Minority Women and the Fallout of Male Migration.
📖 Read the full ECMI Minorities Blog post here
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Author: Marta Averof
📖 Read the full ECMI Minorities Blog post here
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Author: Marta Averof
Call for papers:
We invite research articles, commentaries, and book reviews for our Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE)
more info here:
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
We invite research articles, commentaries, and book reviews for our Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE)
more info here:
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
May 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Call for papers:
We invite research articles, commentaries, and book reviews for our Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE)
more info here:
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
We invite research articles, commentaries, and book reviews for our Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE)
more info here:
www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....
Join us for the upcoming ECMI Research Seminar featuring Matthias vom Hau on May 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM (CEST)
Registration: To sign up and find further details, please visit the event page here: luma.com/yyszgbi4
Online Access: lnkd.in/diyGHR_9
Meeting ID: 885 0728 8410
Passcode: 935301
Registration: To sign up and find further details, please visit the event page here: luma.com/yyszgbi4
Online Access: lnkd.in/diyGHR_9
Meeting ID: 885 0728 8410
Passcode: 935301
May 12, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Join us for the upcoming ECMI Research Seminar featuring Matthias vom Hau on May 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM (CEST)
Registration: To sign up and find further details, please visit the event page here: luma.com/yyszgbi4
Online Access: lnkd.in/diyGHR_9
Meeting ID: 885 0728 8410
Passcode: 935301
Registration: To sign up and find further details, please visit the event page here: luma.com/yyszgbi4
Online Access: lnkd.in/diyGHR_9
Meeting ID: 885 0728 8410
Passcode: 935301
In der neuesten Ausgabe unseres dänisch-deutschsprachigen Magazins DISKURS interviewen wir Dr. Kyriaki Topidi, Leiterin des Bereichs Kultur & Diversität am ECMI. Sie erklärt, warum Frauen in Minderheitengruppen oft von einer „doppelten Verwundbarkeit“ betroffen sind.
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May 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
In der neuesten Ausgabe unseres dänisch-deutschsprachigen Magazins DISKURS interviewen wir Dr. Kyriaki Topidi, Leiterin des Bereichs Kultur & Diversität am ECMI. Sie erklärt, warum Frauen in Minderheitengruppen oft von einer „doppelten Verwundbarkeit“ betroffen sind.
www.ecmi.de/de-/-dk
www.ecmi.de/de-/-dk